• We can help
• Education
  • Education for the person with dementia
  • Education for the caregiver
  • Education for health care professionals
  • Education Events Calendar
• Information and referral
  • Information for the person with dementia
  • Information for the caregiver
  • Information for health-care professionals
  • Self Referral
• Support
  • Individual Support
  • Support Groups
  • Caregiver Retreat 2012
• Public awareness
• Resources
  • Resources for the person with dementia
  • Resources for caregivers
  • For health-care professionals
    • Culture change towards person-centred care
    • Screening and diagnosis
      • Summary of cognitive screening tests
    • Driving
    • Training and e-learning
    • Research
    • Tough issues
  • Resource Centre
  • Brochures and publications
    • Recommended devices
  • Content in other languages
  • Multimedia
• Living safely
  • Safely Home
  • Tips on making your environment safe
• Alzheimer Society Message Board
• Other services in the community

Brochures and publications

The Alzheimer Society of Canada offers resources for people with dementia, caregivers, family members and health-care practitioners. View our programs and services brochure or visit your local Alzheimer Society for more information and resources in your area.

Please note that some of these documents are large, and depending on your browser and the speed of your computer, they could take a few minutes to download.

Programs & Services

• Programs and services
• First Link^®
• Safely Home^®  

Alzheimer's disease and dementia

• What is Alzheimer's disease?
• Dispelling the myths
• 10 warning signs
• Importance of early diagnosis
• Getting a diagnosis
• What to expect
• First steps
• Progression series
  • Overview
  • Early stage
  • Middle stage
  • Late stage
  • End-of-life
• Risk factors
• Genetics research
• A report on Alzheimer's disease and current research by Jack Diamond, former Scientific Director Emeritus of the Alzheimer Society of Canada

Living with Alzheimer's disease and dementia

• Communicating the diagnosis
• Communications
• Driving
• Quality of life
• Decision-making
• Locating devices
• Personal care
• Bathing
• Toiletting
• Meal time
• Living alone
• Intimacy and sexuality
• Genetic testing
• Adjusting to long-term care
• Restraints

Treatment

• Treatment options
• Drugs
  • Aricept^®
  • Memantine hydrochloride
  • Reminyl^®
  • Rivastigmine
  • Drug approval process
• Participating in research

Caring for someone with dementia

• First steps for families
• Ways to help
• Caregiving options
• Reducing caregiver stress
• Focus: Helping children understand Alzheimer's disease
• Focus: Helping teens understand Alzheimer's disease
• Search is an emergency: Pre-plan manual for the search and rescue of missing people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

Brochures about other dementias

• Vascular dementia
• Lewy body dementia
• Frontotemporal / Pick's dementia
• Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
• Down syndrome

Guidelines for care:

• Executive summary
• Project framework
• Person-centred language guidelines

Healthy living brochures

• Heads up for healthier living
• Heads up for healthier brains