In June, the government of Canada released its long-awaited Dementia Strategy for Canada: Together We Aspire.
As a family caregiving researcher for more than two decades and a former family caregiver to my father, who had dementia, the strategy was welcome news. But my own research and personal experience suggest that we’re falling short of the aspiration to be “a Canada in which all people living with dementia and caregivers are valued and supported.”
I agree, perhaps selfishly, that research and innovation are…
