2026-06-14 from ctvnews.ca

A newly formed Ontario Dementia Task Force is bringing together more than 35 organizations from across the province to design a co-ordinated care model for people living with dementia and their care partners. The Alzheimer Society of Ontario and the Brainwell Institute are leading the partnership.

Saskia Sivananthan, chief executive officer of the Brainwell Institute, said people struggling to navigate the current system have driven the creation of the task force.

“What we heard, we speak to people living with dementia and their care partners every day is they are spending hours and hours on the phone trying to co-ordinate care for their loved ones, access the right services, when and how they need it, and they are struggling,” she said.

Sivananthan said families are waiting months, if not years, to receive a clear diagnosis and then to figure out what to do next.

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