A Saskatchewan Roughrider legend is battling dementia and his wife is doing what she can to help with Rider Nation coming through. Jack Abendschan, who played for the green-and-white in the 60’s and 70’s and was named to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2012, was diagnosed with dementia in 2008. The family and […]
A new social media campaign developed by a group from the University of Regina aims to build a bridge between better pain assessment for dementia patients. See Pain More Clearly was created by Dr. Thomas Hadjistavropoulos and his team after researching ways to improve the quality of life for patients who suffer pains and have […]
The group who developed a model for rural dementia care says their approach would be suitable for any interested community. The Rural Dementia Action Research Team facilitated Rural and Remote Memory Clinics in four southern Saskatchewan communities. The idea is to use local health care professionals for a team based look at dementia assessment and […]
The federal government is releasing a national strategy on dementia today that focuses on preventing the affliction, supporting caregivers and finding cures. According to federal statistics, more than 419,000 Canadian seniors have been diagnosed with some form of dementia, and they rely on an average of 26 hours a week of help from relatives and […]
