A Family Guide to Dementia Care

This revised comprehensive 12 chapter guide provides information on commonly asked questions about the Alzheimer journey from beginning to end. Topics include: The Disease; Drugs and Research; Understanding the System; Daily Life; Paperwork and Planning; and When Living at Home is Not Possible.

First published by the Alzheimer Society of Ottawa in November 2001, the Alzheimer Society of Ontario has now adopted this guide as a provincial resource. A listing of local community resources available can be found in the front pocket of the guide. Relevant books, videos and website references are included in each of the chapters.

It is our hope that this guide will help make your journey a little easier. If you have any suggestions or ideas that would make the guide more helpful to you and others, please let us know.

To obtain a copy of this 2nd edition of A Family Guide to Dementia Care, contact our chapter at:

Info: Alzheimer Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County
1750 Russell Road, Suite 1742, Ottawa, ON K1G 5Z6

Phone: (613) 523-4004

Office hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Cost: $15.00 per copy