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CONCERNED ABOUT
MEMORY LOSS?
HELPING OLDER ADULTS
BETTER REMEMBER EVENTS
BAYCREST
BUDDIES
SPRING CLEANING
FOR BETTER BRAIN HEALTH
CELEBRATING
TORONTO'S MOSAIC
SCENE AROUND
BAYCREST
SUPER SPRING VEGETABLES
FOR A HEALTHY BODY AND MIND
"MEMORY BOX" STORY
CONNECTS GENERATIONS
UNIQUE APPROACH TO DEMENTIA
CARE RECOGNIZES POSSIBILITIES
I N T H I S I S S U E
WHAT TO DO ABOUT MEMORY
CHANGES IN OLDER ADULTS
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LISA RAITT – STAYING HOPEFUL IN
THE FACE OF DEMENTIA
INNOVATIONS IN CAREGIVING
– A PORTAL TO CARE
BOOST YOUR BRAIN HEALTH
BY LEARNING A NEW LANGUAGE
GERRY DEE – USING COMEDY
TO DEFEAT DEMENTIA
THREE INNOVATIONS SUPPORTING
PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA
AND THEIR FAMILY CAREGIVERS
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