DELIGHT Project
The Dementia Lifestyle Intervention for Getting Healthy Together (DELIGHT) program aims to promote health and well-being for people living with dementia and care partners through physical activity, healthy eating, and strategies to navigate and live well with dementia. DELIGHT was developed in collaboration with people living with dementia, care partners, health care providers, community service providers, and researchers.
The University of Waterloo and the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA) are working together to implement and evaluate the DELIGHT program in diverse communities across Canada.
Are you interested in the DELIGHT program?
Access the resources below to learn more about DELIGHT, what is needed to deliver DELIGHT and how to deliver in your organization.
DELIGHT Participant Guide
This guide contains resource materials provided to each participant and are used during the shared learning portion of the program. These topics provide people living with dementia and their care partners the strategies and resources to improve their physical, social, and mental well-being and quality of life.
DELIGHT Participant Guide for the Chinese Community
Working along side members of the Chinese community, the DELIGHT Participant Guide has been adapted to be suitable for the needs of the Cantonese and Mandarin speaking communities.
DELIGHT Participant Guide for the South Asian Community
Working along side members of the South Asian community, the DELIGHT Participant Guide has been adapted to be suitable for the needs of the South Asian communities.
DELIGHT Team Members
Principal Investigator
- Laura Middleton – University of Waterloo
Co-Investigators
- Heather Keller – University of Waterloo
- Carrie McAiney – University of Waterloo
Project Manager
- Kassie Harker – Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging
Evaluation Coordinator
- Christopher Dinh – University of Waterloo
Steering Team Members
- Crystal Hughes – YMCA of Three Rivers
- Bill Heibein – Person with Lived Experience
- Megan O’ Connell – University of Saskatchewan
- Shoshana Green – University of Saskatchewan
- Gail Roth – Alzheimer Society Waterloo-Wellington
- Olivia Tupling – University of Waterloo
- Grace Liu – University of Waterloo
- Lloyd Schneider – Care partner
- Sana Aziz – Alzheimer Society of British Columbia
- Mabel Ho – Registered Social Worker
- Marg Shoemaker – Dementia Advocate
- Dr. Jasmine Mah – Dalhousie University
- Anjali Gupta – Care Partner
- Karen Shinn – Dementia Advocate
- Eileen Chung – Dementia Advocate
Advisory Team Members
- Cecilia Lui – Caregiver and Dementia Advocate
- Anisa Wu – Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care
- Jacqueline Vong – Dementia Advocate
- Olivia Vong – Dementia Advocate
- Wai Chan – Dementia Advocate
- Angela Liu – Dementia Advocate
- Georgette Gregoire – Dementia Advocate
- Mary Beth Wighton – Dementia Advocate
- Edna Parrott – Dementia Advocate
- Dr.Mohammad Siddiqui – Dementia Advocate
- Dr. Afhsin Siddiqui – Dementia Advocate
- Pasha Qureshi – Dementia Advocate
- Ruby Qureshi – Dementia Advocate
- Khush Saiyed- Alzheimer Society of Brant Haldimand Norfolk Hamilton and Halton
DELIGHT Partners
DELIGHT Funders
Production of this project has been made possible through funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA). The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the view of the Public Health Agency of Canada
Le présent projet a été produit grâce à la contribution financière de l’Agence de la santé publique du Canada et Le Consortium canadien en neurodégénérescence associée au vieillissement (CCNV). Les opinions exprimées ne représentent pas nécessairement celles de l’Agence de la santé publique du Canada.