Since its inception in 2005, Pro-Am for Alzheimer’s in support of Baycrest has raised over $35 million to support Baycrest, a global leader in brain health and aging. The Pro-Am is North America’s premier on ice hockey tournament, with over 500 players who take to the ice each year to help support research, innovation, care and education in the fields of Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

As the population ages, the number of people with dementia or cognitive impairment in Canada is expected to almost double to about 1.4 million by 2031.

At Baycrest, our work helps to preserve and extend the cognitive and emotional well-being of older adults.

Donors to the Baycrest Foundation play a critical role; government funding only makes up about 64% of revenues.

Contributions to the Foundation help support research, innovation, care and education in brain health and aging.

Research plays a vital role in the battle against Alzheimer’s, a devastating disease. For 19 years, sponsors, participants and donors of the Pro-Am for Alzheimer’s in support of Baycrest have actively invested in world-class Alzheimer’s disease research at Baycrest. Funds continue to be needed to support research that will have a meaningful impact on the lives of those with Alzheimer’s and their loved ones. Currently, funds raised through the Pro-Am support five leading researchers and their critical work.

Headquartered on a 22-acre campus and fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, Baycrest is unique in the world, combining a comprehensive system of care for aging adults and one of the world’s top research institutes in cognitive neuroscience (the Rotman Research Institute). Baycrest’s dedicated centres focus on mitigating the impact of age-related illness and impairment, and offer unmatched global knowledge exchange and commercialization capacity.

Baycrest incorporates a history and tradition of elder care that dates back almost a century. Baycrest is home to the Rotman Research Institute (RRI), one of the world’s top cognitive brain health research institutes.

Baycrest is rethinking brain health and aging – and working to realize a vision of a world in which people can age in the setting of their choice while maintaining their cognitive, emotional and physical well-being.

Baycrest is home to the new Canadian Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation, a truly transformative made- in-Canada venture aimed at tackling the challenges facing older adults and turning frontline ideas for senior’s care into reality.

The Baycrest Foundation supports programs and services that promote excellence in care, research, innovation and education in aging and brain health. For more information, visit baycrestfoundation.org.