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May 1, 2019

The Church and dementia

Ottawa Catholic high school teacher Matt Dineen poses with his family around the time his wife received a diagnosis of early onset dementia in 2013.

As both a Catholic teacher and founding member of Dementia Advocacy Canada, Matt Dineen wants to visit parishes to explain what they should do to be dementia-ready and — perhaps more important — why they should do it.

Published in Features
March 29, 2019

A little boost for dementia strategy

Matt Dineen and his family.

OTTAWA - Matt Dineen’s long pursuit of improving lives for people living with dementia took a small but significant step forward in the federal budget.

Published in Canada
October 1, 2014

Bishops urged to support national dementia strategy

Matt Dineen, a teacher at an Ottawa Catholic high school, is calling on Canada’s bishops to help advance a national dementia strategy.

OTTAWA - An Ottawa Catholic husband and father whose wife suffers a rare, early onset form of dementia is calling on Canada’s bishops to help advance a national dementia strategy. 

Published in Canada