Morgan, Debra G., Crossley, Margaret, Kirk, Andrew, D’Arcy, Carl, Stewart, Norma, Biem, Jay, Forbes, Dorothy, Harder, Sheri, Basran, Jenny, Dal Bello-Haas, Vanina, McBain, Lesley

The availability, accessibility and acceptability of services are critical factors in rural health service delivery. In Canada, the aging population and the consequent increase in prevalence of dementia challenge the ability of many rural communities to provide specialized dementia care. This paper describes the development, operation and evaluation of an interdisciplinary memory clinic designed to […]

Felten, Kristen, Duschene, Kathie, MacFarlane, Dana, Price, Susan, Zimmerman, Suanne, Hafez, Stephanie, La Rue, Asenath

Interventions that stimulate and engage individuals with dementia physically, cognitively, and socially offer promise for improving health and well-being and for potentially slowing functional losses with disease progression. We describe a volunteer-based intervention that combines physical exercise, cognitive-linguistic stimulation, and social outings for older persons living with dementia in rural communities. One-year follow-up data, although […]