Dementia-friendly communities, as communities that enable people with dementia to remain involved and active and have control over their lives for as long as possible, centrally involve social support and social networks for people living with dementia. The purpose of this research was to explore and understand the context of dementia in rural northern communities in Ontario with an emphasis on understanding how dementia friendly the communities were.
Wiersma EC and Denton A (2013). From social network to safety net: Dementia-friendly communities in rural northern Ontario, Dementia.