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Making a difference for older people living in a long-term care home

In December 2018, the 18h news at ICI Radio-Canada broadcast an eloquent reportage on the work of nurses’ aides in long-term care homes.

The Canadian Academy of Health Sciences publish an assessment report on the Care for PersonsLiving with Dementia

On January 16, 2019, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) published the reportImproving the Quality of Life and Care of Persons Living with…

INESSS publishes a literature review on the quality of living environment in long-term care homes

To improve the evaluation process of the quality of living environments for older people living in long-term care homes (LTC), the Ministry of Health…

A Canadian Charter of Rights for People with Dementia

Last October, the Alzheimer Society of Canada launched the first Canadian Charter of Rights for People with Dementia. This Charter was developed in…

Touching testimonials from people living with Alzheimer’s disease

The société Alzheimer de Québec, with the financial support of the ministère de la Famille et des Aînés, has carried out the project “Bagage de vie,…

A unique friendship story!

Caroline Vincent, a nursing student at the Faculty of Nursing of the Université de Montréal, and André Chaput, an 80-year-old person who was lonely,…

Carpe Diem - Alzheimer Resources Centre

As part of the Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, Ms. Nicole Poirier, Founder and Director of Carpe Diem, a resource centre for people living with…

Sandy’s story… Life after a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease

This video and text tells the story of a man who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease at sixty-year-old. Rather than being depressed by that news,…

We want to hear from you! Survey on the themes of the action plan 2018-2023 Vieillir et vivre ensemble

On September 5, the Ministry of Health and Social Services launched an invitation to the public to participate in a survey

A powerful campaign on the reality of older people

The organization Little Brothers, whose mission is to support socially lonely older people, has launched an advertising campaign under the theme “Love…

Baluchon Alzheimer, a unique respite care service!

Founded in 1999, Baluchon Alzheimer is well established in the different regions of the province of Quebec. This organization offers respite care…

Octogenarian and sports competition? Why not!

Here are two examples of octogenarians respectively 83 and 85-years-old who still excel in their sport. Even today, they win medals and break records!

The intergenerational magic!

In Seattle, a unique program brings together preschoolers and older people in the same building.

Home sweet home!

Instead of rooms or care units, the CEO of a home-care facility for older people living with Alzheimer’s disease in the state of Ohio decided to offer…

Older people are gaining popularity!

On January 29, La Presse+ published a letter entitled “Les vieux, c’est sexy…” written by Doctor David Lussier, geriatrician at the Institut…