Resources


Here you’ll find a collection of tools, guides, and research-informed materials designed to support dementia-friendly communities. These resources highlight shared learning and collaborative approaches to help foster meaningful action.

Explore our resources below. Click the black button to directly open a link.


Flipping Stigma Toolkit

A practical toolkit designed to challenge stereotypes and flip the stigma around dementia through awareness, reflection, and action.

flippingstigma.com

Island Health Eldercare Foundation

A local foundation dedicated to supporting innovative programs and services that enhance care, dignity, and quality of life for older adults across Vancouver Island.

eldercarefoundation.org

Call to Mind Podcast Series

A podcast series featuring those living with dementia and their caregivers.

calltomindpodcast.com

Emily Carr University Health Design Lab

A comprehensive roadmap of recommendations for how to ensure communities are dementia friendly, particularly for people with dementia who live on their own.

hdl.ecuad.ca

The CARING Collaborative

An initiative of Emily Carr University’s Health Design Lab that uses design thinking to co-create solutions supporting people living with dementia and their care partners.

OAC.uvic.ca/cdc/

Comox Valley Project

This guide will be shared with local businesses to help build awareness, reduce stigma, and foster a more dementia-friendly culture.

cvchn.ca

Lab Founder Website

Founder of the Dementia Action Co-Lab, Mariko Sakamoto, is advancing community-driven research and design to support dementia-friendly futures.

marikosakamoto.com