New Alzheimer’s research is warning that Canada’s health care system is not ready for the growing number of people living with the disease and the advancements in treatment.

“Alzheimer’s is a disease of aging. As the population in Canada ages, Alzheimer’s is becoming more and more prevalent,” shared Dr. Jaspreet Bhangu. “Currently, we know there’s over 700,000 people in Canada affected by Alzheimer’s or some type of dementia, and that number is set to climb quite significantly to over a million by 2030, and up to almost 1.8 million by 2050.”

A new report from the Alzheimer Society of Ontario (ASO) says early diagnosis and access to testing remains inconsistent across the province.

It found that while new innovative therapies have demonstrated in clinical trials that they could slow cogn

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