The slide into dementia is slow and painful, for those suffering directly and the loved ones on the periphery who must provide care while watching a trove of memories gradually erode.
It was a massive heart attack in the middle of a waiting room that scored a patient the attention he needed — and it was only after waiting more than five hours to be seen.
A new nurse practitioner-led clinic is bringing family health care services closer to home for residents in London, according to the Ministry of Health.
