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Compassionate Care for Older Adults with Dementia

HN Summary • Baycrest’s interdisciplinary, resident-centred approach addresses the behavioural symptoms of dementia by identifying and responding to underlying physical, emotional, and environmental needs, rather than relying primarily on antipsychotic medications. • Staff are trained in non-pharmacological strategies, including Gentle Persuasive Approaches, therapeutic activities, and personalized...
Mental Health

Are we entering a new era of dementia treatment?

A Q&A with Sunnybrook Neurologists Over the next five years, researchers estimate that more than one million people in Canada will be living with some form of dementia. Dementia is a general term characterizing a decline in cognitive abilities like memory loss, problem-solving, language and...

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Oncology

Gene mutation in blood-forming cells may improve cancer immunotherapy results

Researchers at UHN’s Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have found that inactivation of the TET2...
Geriatrics and Aging

Research findings could improve outcomes for critically ill patients on ventilators, study findscutting-edge geriatric care insights

A seven-year international, multi-centre clinical trial led by London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute...
Emergency Medicine

New geriatric zone in the Emergency Department provides specialized care for seniors

Waiting and examination spaces in the new geriatric zone in the St. Joseph’s Emergency...
Geriatrics and Aging

Dementia resource consultant embedded in the ED enhances care

When older adults living with dementia arrive in the Emergency Department (ED), it’s not always because of a medical emergency. Often, it’s exhaustion, stress or caregivers who simply don’t know where else to turn. That’s where the DREAM program — Dementia, Resources, Education, Advocacy and Mentorship — comes in. Launched in 2024 through a partnership between Niagara Health and the Alzheimer Society of Niagara Region, DREAM places dementia resource consultants directly in EDs to support patients and families in real time. In just a few months, the program has helped more than 300 individuals and prevented over 100 unnecessary hospital admissions by connecting families with the right community supports.
Geriatrics and Aging

Smart wearables for faster cardiac arrest emergency response

Prototypes of smartwatches and rings are driving forward advances in wearable technology that instantly...
Geriatrics and Aging

New podcast delivers cutting-edge geriatric care insights

The Geras Centre for Aging Research based at Hamilton Health Sciences’ (HHS) St. Peter’s...
Geriatrics and Aging

Screening for malnutrition in community care

Malnutrition is high among seniors referred to home care service from hospital, but a...
Geriatrics and Aging

Redefining end-of-life care in Kingston

Providence Care recently opened AB Smith Homestead House, a 10-bed hospice residence dedicated to...
Geriatrics and Aging

Canadian first: Sunnybrook achieves second level of age-friendly health system designation

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is proud to announce a first-in-Canada recognition, as we received...
Geriatrics and Aging

Move more, age well: prescribing physical activity for older adults as a recipe for healthy aging

Can physical activity extend the lifespans of older adults? A review article published in CMAJ (Canadian...
Geriatrics and Aging

Antipsychotic use has been rising in long-term care homes, but we can do something about it – we’ve done it before

As health care providers working in long-term care (LTC), we’ve seen firsthand how antipsychotic...
Mental Health

Dementia and expressive behaviours capacity building through innovation and partnerships

The growing senior population in Ontario poses unique challenges to the healthcare system. By...
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Diseases

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HN Summary • New study reveals most Canadians don’t turn to AI for mental health...
eHealth

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eHealth

Still managing fax referrals manually?

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