Cochrane Committee for Alzheimer’s

06/10/2026

“We are proud to support the Ontario Dementia Task Force and its commitment to developing recommendations that will create a clearer, more coordinated pathway to care for people living with dementia in Ontario. We are especially encouraged that the voices of people with lived experience will help shape this work, marking a meaningful step toward improving the lives of people living with dementia and their care partners across the province.”
- Cathy Barrick, CEO, Alzheimer Society of Ontario

Learn more about the Task Force’s mission here: bit.ly/3RTVIOw

05/17/2026

05/17/2026

The Alzheimer Society of Canada has launched a new video at https://bit.ly/4eOQaho. This video supports health-care providers in putting the National Dementia Guidelines and CLEAR Communication Toolkit into practice. The CLEAR Communication Toolkit includes a flow diagram of the steps involved in communicating a dementia diagnosis and a script to help health-care providers communicate dementia diagnoses. Learn more at alzheimer.ca/ndg

The National Dementia Guidelines: Disclosing and Communicating a Diagnosis of Dementia were developed by the Alzheimer Society of Canada in partnership with the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Canadian Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia.

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La Société Alzheimer du Canada a lancé une nouvelle vidéo: https://bit.ly/4ud5Orq. Cette vidéo aide les prestataires de soins à mettre en pratique les Directives nationales sur les troubles neurocognitifs et la trousse à outils de communication CLEAR. La trousse à outils de communication CLEAR comporte un schéma des étapes de la communication d’un diagnostic de trouble neurocognitif et un script pour aider les prestataires de soins à le transmettre. Pour en savoir plus, consultez alzheimer.ca/dntn

Les Directives nationales sur la communication d’un diagnostic de trouble neurocognitif ont été élaborées par la Société Alzheimer du Canada en collaboration avec le Collège des médecins de famille du Canada et la Conférence consensuelle sur le diagnostic et le traitement de la démence.

05/06/2026

05/06/2026

another step forward

03/29/2026

Brain Health Awareness Month is a great time to reflect on how we can support our brain as we age. While some changes in memory and thinking are a normal part of aging, there’s a lot we can do to help keep our minds sharp and reduce the risk of cognitive decline.

03/11/2026

awareness, information, the highways pointing you in right direction

03/11/2026

Alzheimer does not discriminate with age , it is relentless and devastating

Though she made a conscious effort to ignore dementia, it wasn't until her husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer's that Lisa Raitt decided to learn more.

02/21/2026

Cochrane Lions support Alzheimer!!

A massive thank you to the Cochrane Lions Club for their generous $1000 donation towards our day program in Cochrane.

L-R: Alison Down, Yvette Larabee, Emily Moisan, Findlay Barr, Roxanne Ross.

01/26/2026

Alzheimer month ending soon, flower campaign honours loved ones, keep awareness as the key to coping with this horrific disease

💙❀ Stop by Your Independent Grocer in Cochrane today and talk to Sylvie & Madelaine about any of our services or make a donation to our flower campaign.