The federal government announced an investment to continue supporting Canada’s National Dementia Strategy.
$30-million will be provided to the Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation, to accelerate innovation in aging and brain health.
The additional funding will support innovations that help meet the needs of older people and people living with brain injuries, covering a range of issues from care coordination, to financial health and wellness.
Federal numbers show as of 2020, almost 474-thousand people aged 65-and-older have been diagnosed with dementia in Canada, and if trends continue, that number will nearly double by 2030.