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Maintaining Personhood – by Sheila Jones (Team Member)

Given a choice most of us would prefer to be treated by medical professionals as a person rather than as a case or condition. Nobody wants to be referred to …

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Ageism

Have you ever noticed how some individuals love to clump people into a box or category?  I can’t tell you the number of times that I’ve told people that I …

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Dementia and the Human Condition

Ann Dobbins, Founder and Executive Director of Memory Matters will be speaking at Hunt Club Manor, 1351 Hunt Club Road, Ottawa, ON on Thursday, March 25th at 2pm. This uplifting …

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A Human Approach to helping Individuals with Dementia!

Cognitive and physical exercises as well as social stimulation are all recommended as preventative measures to maintain brain health and we believe this should be extended and considered an integral …

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Sporting their new baseball caps, team members walk for memories.

Raising over $1000.00 for the Alzheimer’s Walk for Memories, the Memory Matters team logged in over 50kms in the two hours alloted for walking. Well done team!!

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Memory Matters Team all set to Walk for Memories

Memory Matters Team is getting ready to lace up their sneakers for the Alzheimer Society’s Walk for Memories on Sunday, January 31st at Carleton University. Up to this point the …

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Physical and cognitive health – Use it or Lose it

“Use It or Lose It” – More than ever before people are embracing the notion of  “use it or lose it” in relation to physcial and cognitive health. Research is …

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Dr. Andrew Frank addresses Memory Loss

Dr. Andrew Frank, a Cognitive and Behavioural Neurologist from the Memory Disorder Clinc  in Ottawa addressed the Council on Aging of Ottawa’s Lunch and Learn Event on Wednesday, November 25th, …

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Ann Dobbins Speaks to Senior Citizens’ Council

Ann Dobbins, Executive Director of Memory Matters gave an informative presentation on cognitive stimulation therapy to approximately 50 members of the Senior Citizen’s Council at its monthly meeting on November …

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Stimulation and engagement can retain abilities

Mid-stage dementia is for most people the longest stage and is the stage where stimulation and engagement has the greatest potential to really assist with retaining abilities. Once people are …

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