Care Programs

• Seniors Counselling and Referral Services - A good place to start
• Residences and long-term care
  • Apotex centre - long-term care
  • Reuben Cipin healthy living community
  • Terraces retirement residence
• Community programs
  • Adult day programs
  • Support groups
  • Holocaust Resource Program
  • Self-management programs
    • Moving on After Stroke (MOST)
    • Movement for health
    • Parkinson's Early Management Program (PEMP)
    • Parkinson's exercise groups
    • Parkinson's self-management program
    • Program for Arthritis Control through Education and Exercise (PACE-Ex)
    • Stroke recovery group
    • Water exercise classes
  • In-home and outreach services
    • Baycrest Lifeline
    • Community outreach team
    • Geriatric psychiatry community service
    • Home care services
  • Seniors Support Program
    • Who is eligible?
    • How to enroll
    • Languages
    • Testimonials
  • Wagman Centre
• Outpatient care and clinics
  • Audiology - Hearing Clinic
  • Day Treatment Centre
  • Medical clinics
  • Swallowing and nutritional assessment
  • Falls Prevention Program
• Inpatient care
  • Acute Care Transition Unit (ACT)
  • Behavioural neurology
  • Complex continuing care
  • Geriatric Assessment and Treatment Unit (GATU)
  • Inpatient psychiatry
  • Palliative care
• Rehabilitation
  • High intensity rehabilitation (inpatient)
  • Slow stream rehabilitation (inpatient)
  • Outpatient rehabilitation
    • MS clinic
    • Moving On After Stroke (MOST)
    • Parkinson's Early Management Program
    • Parkinson's Self-Management Program
    • Program for Arthritis Control through Education and
      Exercise (PACE-Ex)
  • Stroke Clinic
    • Helpful resources
    • Information for clients
    • Information for physicians
• Centre for Memory and Neurotherapeutics
  • Behavioural Neurology Program (Inpatient)
  • Memory and Aging Program
    • Detailed program content
    • Evaluation
    • Possible treatments
  • Memory clinic
    • Information for clients
    • Information for physicians
  • Memory Intervention Program
  • Memory Link Program
• Mental health
  • Inpatient psychiatry
  • Geriatric Psychiatry Community Service
  • Mood clinic
    • Information for clients
    • Information for physicians
  • Psychiatric Day Hospital for Depression

Alzheimer's Awareness Month

During Alzheimer's month and all year round, Baycrest continues to develop more effective early-interventions to delay the onset Alzheimer's disease, care for people with Alzheimer's, and provide support to caregivers. Below you will find information about our services, research and resources related to Alzheimer's and other dementias.

Clinics

Baycrest has several specialized programs and clinics for assessment, treatment, intervention of memory related disorders.

• The Centre for Memory & Neurotherapeutics
• Behavioural Neurology Unit (assessment and management)
• Memory and Aging Program (education and intervention)
• Sam and Ida Ross Memory Clinic (assessment)
• Memory Intervention Program (mild cognitive impairment)
• Geriatric Assessment Treatment Unit (GATU) (community)
• Adult Day Programs (respite care)
• Counselling and Referral Services (a good place to start)

Articles of interest

• When it comes to amyloid you should know that…
• Can what you eat affect your brain health? Our scientists say yes!
• Mind your memory
• Are my memory lapses a sign of Alzheimer's?
• Dealing with difficult choices in end-stage dementia

Research and news

• Bilingualism delays onset of Alzheimer's
• Older adults with too much salt in their diet and too little exercise at greater risk of cognitive decline
• Read more Baycrest news

For caregivers

• Technical Support - Baycrest's moderated e-support groups provide a sense of community and friendship for caregivers of relatives with chronic diseases
• Simple strategies can improve memory - This article talks about ways to combat memory loss, Baycrest's Memory Intervention Program and more
• Hi Mom, it's Anna - How to have quality time with a loved one who is suffering from Alzheimer's or dementia
• Caring for the caregiver - Helpful advice from our experts to help caregivers keep themselves healthy
• When dementia is in the house

Aging, Innovation and the Mind, the speaker series

• Flash-freezing the memory meltdown: Can you keep your brain fit longer in the lifespan?
  Watch this casual interview-style discussion between Rotman Research Institute senior scientists, Drs. Gordon Winocur and Kelly Murphy as they talk to Mary Ito, CBC Radio One host, about what's normal and what's not when it comes to forgetfulness, and the actions you can take to slow down cognitive decline as you age.
• Age-related memory changes: How your memory works
  Watch this casual interview-style discussion between Rotman Research Institute senior scientist Dr. Fergus Craik as he talks to Dr. Marla Shapiro about how the memory stores and retrieves information, the effects of aging on those processes and how certain types of memory hold up better than others later in life.
• Caring for aging parents: Wish there was a GPS for this journey!
  Of the more than nine million Canadians who are between the ages of 40 - 55, the majority have parents who are beginning to need help and support. Dr. Michael Gordon, one of Canada's best known geriatric medical specialists helps CTV National News Anchor, Sandie Rinaldo figure out how to navigate some of the bumps in the road and steer through unanticipated, sudden turns.

Publications

Over the years, Baycrest and its' experts have published many newsletters, books, manuals and videos. Some are general information publications and others have been written on specific topics. Here are some that may be helpful:

• Visiting with Elders
• Dementia: Managing Difficult Behaviours

For more information...

• Alzheimer Society of Canada - http://www.alzheimer.ca
• About the Gordie and Colleen Howe Fund for Alzheimer's

Support us

The 7th Annual Scotiabank Pro-Am Hockey Tournament, in support of the Gordie & Colleen Howe Fund for Alzheimer's at Baycrest, is the ultimate hockey experience for individuals aged 25 years and up. This one-of-a-kind event allows everyday hockey enthusiasts to team up with former NHL greats in the battle against Alzheimer's and related dementias.

Register to play today and help us stick it to Alzheimer's!