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Act on dementia: Open Letter to Health Ministers, Paradigm Shift needed: CARP Policy Paper released

September 29, 2014

IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, September 29, 2014 Toronto, ON: As the federal and provincial Health Ministers meet in Banff ...

Canadian Healthcare Needs to Tackle Dementia

September 9, 2014

Editor's Note: Susan Eng's latest column for the Huffington Post was published on September 8th, 2014.  You may ...

Playing for time: Can music stave off dementia?

April 4, 2014

At 101, Frank Iacono still plays the violin. The concertmaster for the Providence Civic Orchestra of Senior Citizens ...

Lanark County Alzheimer Society Free Presentations

August 22, 2013

The Lanark County Alzheimer Society is offering free presentations by local experts, educating you on the journey of ...

May 16, 2013 Health And Wellness Event at the Scarborough Hub

May 25, 2013

On May 16, 2013 The Scarborough Chapter of CARP hosted a Health and Wellness Event at the Hub in Scarborough. It was a ...

Help falls far short for ‘living widows’ of dementia patients

May 3, 2013

Help falls far short for living widows of dementia patient OTTAWA — They are prisoners of love who work 24 hours a ...

Dementia Care Cost Is Projected to Double by 2040

April 5, 2013

The most rigorous study to date of how much it costs to care for Americans with dementia found that the financial ...

MP3 players help people with dementia and Alzheimer's

April 2, 2013

University of Waterloo researchers are asking for people to donate their old MP3 players and iPods to help people ...

New Ways to Track Lost Seniors: Susan Eng on CTV News

January 27, 2012

On January 19th 2012 Susan Eng, CARP VP of Advocacy was featured on CTV News.  She discusses the Halifax Regional ...