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This scoping review aimed to understand the care priorities, service needs, and lived experiences of rural older adults with cognitive impairment and dementia in Canada.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Research Design and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Following Arksey and O\u2019Malley\u2019s scoping review framework, we searched CINAHL, PubMed, PsycINFO, Scopus, and Web of Science for journal articles published from January 2015 to January 2025. 2 reviewers independently screened the articles and extracted data from the relevant articles. We used reflexive thematic analysis to analyze the data.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The scoping review identified 616 initial articles, with 16 relevant studies included in our review. 4 interconnected themes were identified: (a) complex navigational pathways and barriers in rural dementia care; (b) limited dementia knowledge creates challenges across the disease trajectory; (c) gaps in access to dementia-related services and supports; and (d) dementia-related stigma, fear, and social isolation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion and Implications<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The findings revealed critical challenges in navigating rural dementia care, where geographical distance, misinformation, limited services, and dementia-related stigma exacerbate cognitive care disparities. Addressing these challenges requires ingenuity and prioritizing lived experience research to inform community-relevant solutions. Strategic investment and implementation science are needed to co-design, implement, and evaluate navigational support models and interdisciplinary dementia care hubs to improve rural access. 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