Transforming dementia care
What we do
MINT Memory Clinic is a not-for-profit organization that offers standardized nationally accredited training in dementia care for primary care providers.
Our training enables primary care teams to deliver comprehensive, compassionate care for people with memory concerns and their families within their own communities.
Not-for-profit
Canadian innovation
The MINT Memory Clinic model is built on a strong foundation of research evidence and best practices, integrating standardized, nationally accredited training. Our model enables close partnerships between primary care, specialist care and community service agencies. A rapidly growing network of MINT Memory Clinics is spreading across Canada!
2,000+
MINT trained health care professionals
100+
Primary care MINT sites established
6+
Provinces across Canada
MINT Memory Clinic
Model of care
Each comprehensive assessment involves the expertise of a multispecialty interprofessional team (MINT), which can include physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, occupational therapists, community agencies, and more.
Patients are provided an accurate diagnosis, appropriate treatment options, system navigation services, and ongoing care as their memory symptoms change.
Memory clinic teams works with family practitioners to ensure integrated, seamless, and accessible full-service care for individuals and families.
How does status-quo dementia care fail patients?
Inaccessible and inequitable care
Long wait times for diagnosis can delay treatment, which may be more effective if started earlier.. This issue is especially severe for people living in rural and remote parts of Canada where specialist care may not be locally available.
Specialist shortage
Many jurisdictions, including Canada, face a shortage of specialists in dementia care needed for the growing number of individuals with memory difficulties. Canada’s strong infrastructure of primary care providers must be leveraged and enabled to do much more.
Fragmented care
The current healthcare system is fragmented, forcing people to navigate a complex and confusing network of services, often without clear guidance or coordination.
Reactive care
Status quo care is reactive, responding after health care crises that often occur due to delayed diagnoses. Care should be proactive, anticipating and addressing the needs of individuals and families before they reach a crisis point.
Under-recognized
needs
The current health care system fails to adequately recognize and address the needs of individuals with dementia and neglects the needs of their care partners. Support for both is essential.
Our solution:
MINT Memory Clinic Model
Dementia care in primary care
Through MINT Memory Clinic training, primary care providers can deliver proactive multidisciplinary care that helps people:
Remain in their homes and communities
Avoid hospitalizations and long-term care facilities
Maintain the best quality of life for longer
Proactive care
The MINT Memory Clinic model has research evidence demonstrating these positive outcomes and more, including significant healthcare cost savings and improved care at a lower cost.
Learn about our mission & vision
Our goals and initiatives
Expand Accessibility
Increase the availability of full-service dementia care by training more primary care clinicians across Canada to deliver the MINT model of care, equipping them with the skills needed to accurately diagnose and treat dementia and other types of memory loss.
Research and Innovation
Contribute to dementia research to deepen our understanding of the condition and to continuously improve care and quality of life for those living with dementia and other types of memory loss.
Advocacy and Awareness
Allocate resources to raise awareness and educate communities about prevention, early detection, intervention, and the available care options for dementia and other types of memory loss.
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Our Partners
We gratefully acknowledge our funding partners who have supported implementation of MINT Memory Clinics across Canada and who continue to support the ongoing training needs of MINT Clinics, ensuring highest quality of care is delivered nationally.
Inquiries
Please use this form for non-medical inquiries only. DO NOT send us emails with patient information.
For referrals, please contact your local MINT Memory Clinic directly.
Patients and caregivers, please contact your family physician to ask for a referral to your local MINT Memory Clinic.