West Coast Healthy Memory Society

Do you know which fMRI scan is which? Many people don't know what Dementia is. Some have never heard of Mild Cognitive Impairment. We all age, but some age differently. We need to open the gate and widen our knowledge on these topics as they may affect you or your loved one. Check out our latest post on our website to learn more!... https://wchealthymemory.com/ See more

In the last session, our facilitators talked about the importance of praising/complimenting to our participants. We even had our participants prepare compliments for each other. Although, it seemed easy for them as they are already such beautiful people inside and out. There is scientific evidence where is it proven receiving and complimenting others is amazing for our brain. Learn more about the importance and how it affects our brains on our website www.wchealthymemory.com... West Coast Healthy Memory Society makes sure achievements and showing improvements should always be celebrated! To that, would like to congratulate our Smile Brain Program -English Version- participants to the world! Celebrate your achievements and radiate positivity! See more

Week 4: final week. Congratulations to all of our participants, we have finished the Smile Brain Program -English Version-!! This group of participants is truly phenomenal. They have worked so hard to focus and learn on activating and stimulating their brain by doing cognisize, reading out loud, solving simple equations, and fun group games. Our group was truly special because we were all open in sharing and listening to each other's stories during our group discussion. It ...has been touching to hear that the participants have taken in their hands to meet each other as we have only met online. The facilitators are so grateful to have organized and help each participant with their memory. We will miss seeing everyone's faces. Keep up with cognisize and remember to make your brain red! See more

Week 3! This week was special as we were able to have a session on national self-care day. We did our regular cognitive exercises, reading out loud, and simple calculations. But with the special day, we all made BEAUTIFUL origami cranes and frogs :) Check it out!

WEEK 2! Check out what we have been up to ;) The participants are working hard and stimulating their brains. We are seeing some changes in our long and short term memory! Our group loves sharing stories. Wishing we all could see each other face to face. But this is a great solution for now.

Week 1 is over! Thank you to all the participants who have joined the program. We are so grateful for everyone and their smart smiling brains. It is amazing that we are able to organize this program online during this time and have participants join all over B.C. Let's keep stimulating our brains and having fun. Onto week 2 :)

The Smile Brain Program -English version- starts tomorrow! 10AM! We are super excited for everyone who has signed up and is joining the journey with us! We hope everyone will have fun and smile :) See you tomorrow!

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We would like to officially announce our amazing news! West Coast Healthy Memory Society has finally created an English Version of the Smile Brain Program. The program will officially start July 7th from 10:00am-11:30am, continuing every Tuesdays and Fridays. We would love seniors 60 and older to join us on ZOOM! ZOOM is an online-based video platform that we will be using for this program. If you or the senior does not know how to use ZOOM, we can provide easy-to-fo...llow instructions. The program is complimentary and has limited spaces available. If interested, or have any further questions please contact us asap. See more

Recently West Coast Healthy Memory Society finished our Smile Brain Japanese version. We are so excited and happy to announce it went successfully! We were so glad to continue the program through Zoom during the pandemic. It is very important to keep social connections and keep your brain moving, even if there is an obstacle like COVID. It is never a disappointment to see and hear the lovely senior's faces and voices every week. Here is an example of our last weekly repor...t: We love making these reports to recap what happened during the session and a few of our fun discussions with the group. Congrats to all of our participants who finished the Smile Brain Program!

Wow, we got a video of our showcase which was held on June 4th. We got a lot of positive comments on our program. Thank you for those who joined us that day. If you missed it, here is the video for you. It was our pleasure to work with other organizations in BC that loves to help seniors.

We introduce COGNICISE, which is the combination of physical and cognitive exercises such as walking by doing simple math . We will offer this activity in a part of our Smile Brain Program. You will love it. Our trial online course in English is available in July. A 4-weeks, twice a week, 90 minutes program is almost ready to open to the public! Stay tuned. We will have only a limited seat available for 10 BC people. Contact us for the detail: [email protected]

In our presentation at the showcase of Impact Evaluation, many participants wondered what Smile brain program is. Here is our presentation: Many participants were surprised with excitement that they could recall more than before. Some can remember more Japanese poems and even recall an old friend's name quicker. The data also proved that everyone who participated in the class understood our "simple" and "a little faster" brain training techniques and applied their learnings... to their daily lives, such as walking by doing simple math, reading a book aloud, and writing in a diary about the past. What can you see there? Keywords are " Simple (not too difficult), "do "Fast," and " Fun." Remember SFF As we said, in July, we plan to expand the Smile Brain Program online in English. You are very welcome to join us no matter where you live in BC! Please write a message to us: [email protected] if you are interested. We will limit the seat to 10 people across BC. The trial of a 4-week, 90 minutes per twice a week program consisting of brain exercise, cognicize, and tea party will be ready for you. As it is a trial, it is complimentary. Come join us and experience your fun time and memory improvement: The detail: [email protected]

Thank you very much for letting us work hard to complete the study " Impact evaluation " on our program " Smile Brain Program." The United Way kindly has supported this study. We had an excellent opportunity to talk in front of 150 people across BC. We also truly appreciate 20 people who answered our questions during the qualitative interview and 13 people who responded to our survey. We also congratulate our facilitators who conducted the interview and spent their valued time to make it happen. All the effort we made earned respect from many people in BC.

32866TED100... [email protected] On March 28th, we will be holding the 6th Health Show, a TED-style talk show by health experts. This is an annual event that we hold, and this time we will be inviting health experts to speak about 1) Deafness and hearing aids, 2) healthy living environment, 3) asset management, 4) medication, and 5) home care and dementia. It is a FREE event for up to 100 guests on a first-come-first-served basis, but you have to reserve your spot. Please contact us at 778-960-4735 or [email protected].

I visited our venue, Vancity at Oakridge and said " Hello". People there smiled and warmly welcomed. I am ready to commit myself for the brain exercise class for twelves weeks. I will teach and facilitate the class for those who want to improve their memory. It is FREE! This is my promise to our community. So feel free to stop by and say "hello" to me. The class will begin from Jan 7th at 1pm. Looking forward to meeting you there

Thank you very much for all your support. We are delighted to announce that we will have our Smile Brain Program at Tonarigumi in Vancouver from January 2020. This is our 3rd city following Burnaby and Surrey. We are very excited to expand the world of brain training all over Greater Vancouver area.

Wow! Our senior had great experiences in Victoria! Despites a bus strike announced in Vancouver, we were determined to visit the parliment of BC. MLA Anne Kang and other MLAs warmly welcomed us and showed us hidden places in the parliament. Christmas decoration is so beautfiul there! One of participants said" It's such an honor that my name was annouced before the debate". Indeed our experiences there were beyond our expectations. We really enjoyed the tour, lunch and free fe...rry. Thanks to Ms. Anne Kang, Eric and Eugine who organized such a great field trip for Japanese seniors. Your kind heart will be much appreciated forever!

OMG! Our new device can measure the brain activation level when the participant tries our brain exercise. Red spot shows how much the brain is actively working. Would you like your brain to be active? Come join us for our Smile Brain Program to get more blood flow into your brain!

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OMG! Packed! Our new brain class has reached our max participants. It is proof that they appreciate our brain exercise class and are willing to take in charge to improve their memory. Our three month intense program has just begun. Good luck for all!

West Coast Healthy Memory Society is a not for profit organization born in Vancouver in 2019. We offer the Smile Brain Program, a 12-week, 90 per week brain activation program consisting of reading aloud, simple arithmetic calculations, numbered board games, physical exercises, and tea party. Our focus is on improving cognitive functions and reducing the risk of dementia and symptoms such as forgetfulness and confusion. Programs are offered in Burnaby and Surrey in Japanese, English and Chinese. https://wchealthymemory.com

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WEST COAST HEALTHY MEMORY SOCIETY (WCHMS) is a not for profit society born in Vancouver, Canada, in May 2019. We dedicate ourselves to educate people in a community about dementia and its prevention. We develop and organize brain activation programs for culturally diverse populations. We are the membership fee-based organization. You could benefit from our programs and resources by becoming a member of WCHMS. Your support is much appreciated. The purposes of the Society are:... 1. To prolong or prevent the onset of dementia by providing the elderly with brain activation programs. 2. To create space for seniors to get together and prevent their isolation at home. 3. To expand awareness of dementia and mild cognitive impairment through health education. 4. To develop empowering memory programs for culturally diverse populations. 5. To build strong local community networks for seniors to reach proper resources. Please contact us for the detail: [email protected]