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Baycrest BrainMatters - Spring/Summer 2019

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BrainMatters SPRING/SUMMER 2019 11 Many products and services are already available to the public to help support families and individuals to better cope with dementia. These include innovations like the Dementia Talk app, which provides caregivers with the support they need by helping them track behaviours and develop care plans. Other promising and impactful technologies are: Linked Senior, a digital platform that helps recreation staff in long-term care facilities engage residents in meaningful activities; and Active Seniors, a website created to provide high-quality therapeutic recreation and creative arts activities through videos and online resources. These solutions are being brought to life with help from the Baycrest-led Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI). Established in 2015 through the largest brain health investment in Canadian history - a total of $124 million jointly from the Government of Canada, the province of Ontario and the Baycrest Foundation - CABHI helps both local and global innovators gain access to key user groups in order to test, develop, validate and accelerate their aging and brain health solutions. And this is only the beginning. In the coming months and years, Canadians will continue to feel the impact of the technological, medical and scientific advancements that are being developed today by researchers, inventors and doctors dedicating their work to the fight against dementia. For information visit baycrest.org.

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