Creating community for people
with young onset dementia
and their families
for active health and well-being.
What is Young Onset Dementia?
Young onset dementia (YOD) includes people diagnosed with dementia before age 65 or those who show symptoms before that age and are in the process of receiving a diagnosis.
Many individuals, care partners, and family members affected by YOD experience unique life challenges because they tend to be younger, work full-time, and may still be raising children.
YOD represents a growing number of dementia cases worldwide. YouQuest helps to fill a significant gap in community-based programs and services designed to support the nonmedical needs of those affected by YOD.
Dementia doesn’t just affect the elderly. It also impacts thousands of people in their 40s, 50s and 60s.
Tough to diagnose, incurable and on a sharp increase, families are left vulnerable, isolated and disrupted by the gap in services and resources.
Canadians with young-onset dementia and their families need access to relevant day-to-day services. Existing services are designed for seniors and do not meet the unique needs of people with young onset dementia.
FAMILY + FRIENDS
We can help support both you and your loved one. Contact us to inquire about our programming.
VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers assist recreation therapists to actively engage participants and families.
SUPPORTERS
Supporters help foster community-based services for practical daytime support.
Our organization is uniquely designed to support people with young-onset dementia.
The first of it’s kind, we need your help to continue to support Calgarians living with the effects of this disease.
Over 1,400 people (between 40-64 years of age) are living with young-onset dementia in the Calgary area (Alberta Health, 2018). Typically, people in this age group with this diagnosis are physically active and social. They are in the prime of their careers and family life.
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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
In the spirit of reconciliation, we acknowledge that we live, work and play on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), the Tsuut’ina, the Îyâxe Nakoda Nations, the Métis Nation (Region 3), and all people who make their homes in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta.
We honour the history of this land and continue to find ways to support the building of respectful relationships and reconciliation with Indigenous groups.