Launch of the Dementia Interventions Playbook

Launched in early spring 2024, the Dementia Interventions Playbook highlights the successes and lessons learned from the Dementia Community Investment (DCI) projects. The Playbook includes essential knowledge for any dementia initiative and codenses the available training, tools, and strategies that have been identified by DCI projects. 

A Dementia Strategy for Canada: Together We Achieve 2024 Annual Report to Parliament



2024 marks five years since Canada’s national dementia strategy was released and funding was initiated for the Dementia Community Investment. The annual report to Parliament highlights promising results from interventions funded through federal funding, including the DCI. Read the report. 

CDLRN Annual Forum

The CDLRN Annual Forum, held September 24 and 25 at the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging in Waterloo, Ontario, brought together members of DCI project teams and the CDLRN Community Advisory Committee from across Canada to learn, network, and build capacity.

Upcoming Event:

Building Capacity: Dementia Research With Ethno-racial Communities

January 30, 2025 | 3-4 p.m. Eastern | Zoom

Learn about current DCI projects and ways to participate in your community.

Dementia Empowerment Network: led by the Hamilton Council on Aging, the Dementia Empowerment Network (DEN) is a key initiative of the Engagement & Empowerment Groups: Place-based community organizing for dementia inclusive communities, Six Nations, Hamilton, Haldimand, Halton project. The DEN supports the development of community-based empowerment groups led by people living with dementia. Groups actively engage in self-led activities designed to promote well-being and autonomy. There are 11 active groups to date, with more in development. 

Contact the DEN to explore how to join an active group or start a new one in your community. 

The Dementia Lifestyle Intervention for Getting Healthy Together (DELIGHT) project supports people living with dementia and care partners to live well with dementia through an 8-week lifestyle intervention program. DELIGHT uses group exercise, healthy eating and educational discussions on wellness topics to support participant well-being. The program is implemented with the support of community partners, with sessions offered virtually and in-person in various communities across Canada. 

Learn about where DELIGHT is offered in your community.

The Tech-Empowered Healthy Living for Seniors Living with Dementia project, led by Human Endeavour, offers accessible, pre-programmed tablets to support people living with dementia with activities of daily living, including medication management, mealtimes, reminders and socialization. Tablets are available in Ontario and Alberta through a variety of community organizations and partners. Tablets are available in 15 different languages and include training and support. 

Contact the Human Endeavour team.

Communities and Healthy Aging, led by Cape Breton University’s Centre of Excellence for Healthy Aging, offers programs for people and care partners who are at risk or living with dementia in four communities across Cape Breton. Programs are free and have been created with the unique cultural, geographic and language preferences of each community in mind. The activity calendar identifies the dates and locations in each of the four currently participating communities, with more communities to be added in 2025. 

See the current community calendar. 

To learn more about all of the Dementia Community Investment projects, visit the Current Dementia Projects web page.