The SMARTT (Sunnybrook Memory Assessment Research Treatment and Training) Program: planning for dementia care

Dementia is being recognized as a major public health challenge. Caring for those with dementia poses a unique problem for family and health care providers in community and institutional settings. This article describes the development of the Sunnybrook Memory Assessment Research Treatment and Training (SMARTT) Program at an academic health science centre. This program serves as a model for an integrated health system to meet the needs of dementia patients and their families.