Dementia Friendly Communities
Learn how to support people living with dementia by building Dementia Friendly Communities.
What is a Dementia Friendly Community?
More people are diagnosed with dementia every year, many of whom choose to remain living at home in their community throughout their journey. A Dementia Friendly Community™ is one where people living with dementia are understood, respected, and supported, where they feel empowered to remain active, engaged, and included in community life.
It’s a place where individuals and businesses are aware of dementia and take simple but meaningful actions to ensure people living with dementia can live well with dignity and choice.
Together, we can build a Dementia Friendly Ontario as well as Dementia Friendly Region which includes the City of Thunder Bay.
Dementia Friendly Communities™ training will help you better understand the everyday experiences of people with dementia. Check out what training participants are saying:
“I was amazed with how much I was able to learn from our training session and I believe that it has benefited my performance in the workplace and also helped with my awareness overall…”
“We do have a patron who will often purchase more than one ticket to a concert, but they have now been flagged so our representatives will look to see if they already have a ticket before selling them a new one. It’s not a difficult thing for us, and it will help to prevent further confusion. This is the direction I’d like to see us head toward, one where we are able to make ticket-purchases easy for everyone, including those living with dementia.”