About Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
Dementia is a term used to describe a collection of symptoms caused by a number of disorders that affect the brain such as Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia and frontotemporal dementia. Learn more here about the different types of dementia and their symptoms.
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The Non- pharmacological Approach
Nonpharmacological approaches to dementia comprise behavioural, communication and creative interventions, supportive environmental design, and technological tools that engage people with dementia. Learn more about how this approach can benefit people living with dementia.
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Interventions
Engaging in actions and activities meaningful to the person is the motor that drives the nonpharmacological approach. Learn more about how specific interventions can promote feelings of purpose and accomplishment in people with dementia.
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