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Welcome to the brand new Dementia Support – Dov & Zipora Burstein Senior Centre blog! Allow us to introduce ourselves for those that may not know who we are. We are a senior’s day program located in Toronto that provides targeted support for those with dementia. We are the first day program in Toronto to focus on patients with dementia as well as the first day program utilizing the Montessori Methods for Dementia.

This means that we offer a day program that is specifically tailored to the individual needs of each person attending, ensuring health and well being: physically, emotionally, socially, intellectually, culturally, and artistically. We have seen tremendous improvements in seniors with dementia who entered our program, allowing them to maintain and even restore their capabilities to their optimal functioning potential.

Our activities involve the teaching of cognitive, social, and functional skills – breaking down tasks into steps that progress from simple to complex, and from concrete to abstract. They improve engagement, enhance mood, and reduce disturbance of people with dementia.

Our new blog is going to bring you information from around the internet and world, as well as local news and events that pertains directly to you. We want to bring you stories of hope and encouragement so that you know you aren’t alone in your struggles. We want to show you that hope, love, and laughter are still alive and well, even in the later stages of dementia. We want to inspire you to bring a ray of sunshine to your loved ones!

If you’ve got any questions or comments, whether about our program, the Montessori Methods for Dementia, or dementia in general, please feel free to contact us! We’d also love suggestions about what you’d like to read on our blog.

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