Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias - Renfrew County

Dementia is the loss of intellectual functions, such as thinking, remembering, and reasoning, impacting upon a person's daily functioning. It is not a disease in itself, but rather a group of symptoms that may accompany certain diseases or other conditions. Some of the better-known types of dementia include Alzheimer's, vascular, frontotemporal, and Lewy Body dementia. These terms may also be referred to by their new clinical grouping "neurocognitive disorders".

Support, education, and relief for caregivers become essential to optimize care for people living with dementia. Services are available that offer information, support, and respite care.

No Thanks, We're Fine - A video featuring caregivers to people with dementia appealing to their fellow caregivers to seek support and take respite.

From Home to Retirement Home: A Guide for Caregivers of Persons with Dementia
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Adapting your Home to Living with Dementia - A Resource Book for Living at Home and Guide to Home Adaptations - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Research Report - External Research program

Some of the better known diseases that produce dementia include Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, Huntington disease and Parkinson's disease.

Relief for the caregiver becomes essential when individuals with dementia are unable to care for themselves. Services are available that offer information, support and respite care.

See also Adult Day Programs and Residential Care for People with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias.

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These services are located outside of Renfrew County, but provide service to Renfrew County.
Alzheimer Society of Ontario 20 Eglinton Ave W, 16th Fl, Toronto, ON M4R 1K8	416-967-5900	Add to Clipboard
Aphasia Centre of Ottawa 2081 Merivale Rd, Suite 300, Ottawa, ON K2G 1G9	613-567-1119	Add to Clipboard
Carefor Health & Community Services - Corporate Office - Belfast Nursing Clinics 760 Belfast Rd, Ottawa, ON K1G 6M8	613-749-7557 ext 2156	Add to Clipboard
Dementia Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County (The) - Educational Programs 2327 St Laurent Blvd, Unit 500, Ottawa, ON K1G 4J8	613-523-4004	Add to Clipboard
Dementia Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County (The) - Ottawa 2327 St Laurent Blvd, Unit 500, Ottawa, ON K1G 4J8	613-523-4004	Add to Clipboard
Dementia Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County (The) - Ottawa - Social/Recreational Programs 2327 St Laurent Blvd, Unit 500, Ottawa, ON K1G 4J8	613-523-4004 Ottawa	Add to Clipboard
Perley Health - Respite House at Perley Health Building 5, 1750 Russell Rd, Ottawa, ON K1G 5Z6	613-526-7170	Add to Clipboard
Regional Geriatric Program of Eastern Ontario - Ottawa Hospital (The) - Civic Campus - Centralized Intake Geriatric Medicine The Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus, 1053 Carling Ave, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4E9	613-761-4458 * referrals by fax 613-761-4145	Add to Clipboard
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