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General Health and Well-Being

Accessibility

Assistive devices

Preparing for your visit to Baycrest: Assistive devices for you

Aging

Intentional aging: A pretend "flash forward"

A student learns how it feels to age in this simulation

McMaster Optimal Aging portal

A trusted collection of information on aging

Healthy aging during the pandemic

How Baycrest's Virtual Day Treatment Centre can help

Baycrest healthcare professionals

Your Baycrest healthcare professionals

Learn more about the members on your care team

Baycrest Inpatient Hospital Services

Complex Continuing Care (CCC)

Learn about the program , goals of care and application process

Complex Continuing Care (CCC) brochure

Information about this important program for older adults

Inpatient Rehabilitation

Learn more about the program, goals of care and application process

Inpatient Psychiatry

Learn about the program, admission process and length of stay

Palliative Care

Learn about the program, goals of care and the application process

Baycrest programs and services

Programs and Services

Links to clinics, programs, staff and admission and referal information

Baycrest webinars (online seminars)

Baycrest webinars

Timely, expert information about brain health and aging and engaging COVID-relevant content in a webinar format

Books and Multimedia

Books and Multimedia

A collection of useful resources on Mild Cogntive Impairment, memory, nutrition and music

Cognitive Rehabilitation

Goal Management Training (GMT)

An evidence-based program for executive function rehabilitation.

Goal Management Training products

Materials for therapists administering the GMT program.

Goal Management Training website

A source for more information about GMT.

Memory Link (brochure)

A program for people with moderate to severe memory impairment

Classes and Events

Fall Prevention Program

Information about this helpful class and how to take part

Memory and Aging Program

Information about this in-person or online training program and who to call

Memory and Aging Online

Memory and aging online. Information about our self-guided e-learning memory program.

Clinics at Baycrest

Clinical Services

Find healthcare programs and services that are right for you

Cogniciti

Ask the Experts

Experts from the Cogniciti team answer your questions on brain health and memory

Cogniciti Brain Health Assessment tool

Check your brain health with this easy assessment tool

Cogniciti - Brain Health registry

Be first in line to connect with new brain health research studies

Cogniciti Brain health workshops

Cogniciti Brain health workshops

Cogniciti - Brain Health stories

Find out what others are saying about brain health and Cogniciti's workshops

Cogniciti - Regular exercise and brain health

Read about the link between brain health and exercise

COVID-19

Helpful resources on COVID-19

Information, tools and self-help guides from reliable sources

Culture and Arts at Baycrest

Baycrest Culture and Arts program

Health and well-being through spirituality, innovation and the arts

Culture and Arts at Baycrest

Learn more about programs that improve quality of life

Hearing and Hearing Loss

Communication Strategies for Use with Patients with Hearing Loss

Learn how to improve the hearing experience and use visual cues

Hearing Services

Information about the Audiology program services

Hearing is a social sense

How an audiologist can help with hearing loss

Managing your hearing loss

Information on this rehabilitation course

Tinnitus: Audiologists can help

Fact sheet with useful information

Health literacy roadmap

Health literacy roadmap

Use this to help you take part and manage your care and navigate the healthcare system.

Living at Baycrest

Living at Baycrest

Information about residential services, long-term care, independant living and more

Manuals, Guides and Checklists

Apotex admission checklist

Preparing you for a move to the Apotex Centre, Jewish Home for the Aged

Apotex Residents Handbook

A helpful resoruce for new residents

Manuals and Guides

A collection of useful resources from Baycrest

Welcome to the Baycrest Hospital guide

Useful information for patients and families

Memory and aging

Memory and Aging (brochure)

Information on the Baycrest Memory and Aging brain health workshop

Memory and Aging Program products

Tools for program facilitators

Memory and Aging Online

Memory and aging online. Information about our self-guided e-learning memory program.

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI)

Learning the Ropes for Living with MCI program

A program designed to improve cognitive health

Learning the Ropes for living with MCI program products

Resources for program facilitators

Nutrition for the brain

Brain Health Food Guide

Helpful, printable information about foods that support brain health

Book preview: 'Mindful'

Preview delicious recipes for brain health from this useful book

Cogniciti - Brain health recipes

Healthy recipes and resources to help you maintain your brain health as you age

Cogniciti - Eating habits and brain health

Healthy eating habits to help you maintain your brain health as you age

Cogniciti Smart Tracker tool

Keep track of your overall health by monitoring sleep, diet and excercise

Cogniciti - Stress and brain health

Tips and videos to manage your stress and improve your brain health

Nutrition during the COVID-19 pandemic

Helpful information on how to nourish yourself and your brain during the pandemic

• Also see Dementia and Memory

Program and Workshops

Memory Link (brochure)

A program for people with moderate to severe memory impairment

Memory and Aging (brochure)

Information on the Baycrest Memory and Aging brain health workshop

Learning the Ropes for Living with MCI program

A program designed to improve cognitive health

Goal Management Training (GMT)

An evidence-based, online brain-training program

Publications

Publications

A collection of resoruces, annual reports and other information

Spirituality and Spiritual Care

Baycrest Spiritual Care

Information about the services provided and how to contact the team

Chaplain services

Information about how to contact the on-call Baycrest chaplaincy service

Estrangement

Healing estrangment in our family relationships

Facing cancer as a family

Helpful information when facing an unexpected diagnosis

Finding a way to forgive

Supportive information about forgiveness

Finding help

Information on psycotherapy, pastoral counseling and spiritual direction

Life after life

Spiritual care: Does our soul survive after death?

Spiritual strength

Finding spiritual strength in pain or illness

Yearning for God

Spiritual care: Searching for God's presence

• Also see End of Life and Palliative Care
• Also see Dementia and Memory

Support programs

Adult Day Centres

Information about Baycrest's dynamic senior centres

Adult Day Program

About the program activities, eligibility and fees

Baycrest@Home

A service to prepare and support family caregivers of older adults experiencing declining cognitive health

Behavioural Support for Seniors program (BSSP)

About the program, services and how to get a referal

Behavioural Support for Seniors program (BSSP) - Helpful Links

Helpful links to answer your questions and find support

Behavioural Support for Seniors program (BSSP) services

BSSP program services and helpful links

Integrated Community Care Team (ICCT)

Program information, who can take part and more

Integrated Community Care Team (ICCT) brochure

Information about the team and how to get a referal

Programs, clinics and services at Baycrest

Find one that is right for you or a family member

Seniors Support program

Useful information about this important program

Seniors support program eligibility

Who is eligible for this social connection and support program

Seniors support program - How to enroll

Information on how to enroll in this program

Seniors support program (in other languages)

Volunteers talk about their experince with the program (in several languages)

Seniors support program testimonials

Testimonials about the program

Tips for Good Health

101 Tips for Good Health – A Harvard Medical School Guide

Tips for healthy living and aging-well from the experts of Harvard Health.

Virtual care

Before your virtual care appointment

How to get ready for your virtual care appointment

During your virtual care appointment

What to expect during your virtual care appointment

After your virtual care appointment

What to do after your virtual care appointment