Regional Dementia Care Program (Oak Lodge)

The Regional Dementia Care Program provides comprehensive specialized assessment and treatment of older adults (usually >65 years old) and/or adults with an age-related dementia, which is complicated by behavioural and psychological symptoms, and/or medical comorbidities that exceed the capacity of the community, general hospital, complex continuing care and long-term care system.

• Alzheimer’s disease
• Vascular dementia
• Mixed dementia
• Frontotemporal dementia
• Lewy Body dementia

The goal is to facilitate change and improvement through activities that:

• Improve the patient’s overall quality of life by enhancing/retaining patient abilities;
• Promote patient, family and care partner engagement;
• Provide learning opportunities for increased community capacity;
• Successfully transition the patient to the most appropriate community discharge destination.