January is Alzheimer's Awareness Month and a new national survey finds 50 per cent of Canadians lived with symptoms for a year or more before seeing a doctor.
Jamie Matthews of the Saint John office tells CHSJ News if you have a loved one exhibiting symptoms such as memory loss or trouble with language they should be assessed.
He says after a referral from your family doctor a patient would be assessed through the Department of Social Development with a standard test to dertermine the level of care and treatment required for the individual.
Matthews says they will be a starting a five-part series on dementia at Rocmaura nursing home with the first session on February 1st.
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