Asian Canadian dementia rates climb, need for culturally safe services grows
Report underlines growing concern about appropriate care for those in need of it
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Report underlines growing concern about appropriate care for those in need of it
By 2050, almost one out of every four people who develop dementia in Canada will be of Asian origin, a 785 per cent increase from 2020, says a report released this week.
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VANCOUVER — Brenda Wong remembers her mother mixing up towels to clean the floor with those for scrubbing dishes.
VANCOUVER - Brenda Wong remembers her mother mixing up towels to clean the floor with those for scrubbing dishes. More confusing behaviour followed when a relative mentioned the family matriarch had called seven times within five minutes, each time seemingly unaware they'd already spoken.