The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:21:47 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Dementia advocates keep up pressure /item/30194-dementia-advocates-keep-up-pressure /item/30194-dementia-advocates-keep-up-pressure

OTTAWA -- Armed with a government commitment of $50 million to implement a National Dementia Strategy, advocates are not about to let up on efforts to keep the issue on the front burner.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Sat, 07 Sep 2019 07:00:00 -0400 The Church and dementia /item/29420-the-church-and-dementia /item/29420-the-church-and-dementia

As both a Catholic teacher and founding member of Dementia Advocacy Canada, Matt Dineen wants to visit parishes to explain what they should do to be dementia-ready and — perhaps more important — why they should do it.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Features Wed, 01 May 2019 13:00:54 -0400 A little boost for dementia strategy /item/29258-a-little-boost-for-dementia-strategy /item/29258-a-little-boost-for-dementia-strategy

OTTAWA - Matt DineenöÏÓãÊÓƵapp long pursuit of improving lives for people living with dementia took a small but significant step forward in the federal budget.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Fri, 29 Mar 2019 14:33:19 -0400