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The aim of this study is to examine the effects of community-based ambulation training on cognition, gait and activity of daily living for patients with dementia. Three patients with dementia participated in this study. We used a single-subject multiple baseline design to identify intervention effects. The 10 meter walk test (10MWT) and stair up and down test were measured during 19 sessions, and the mini-mental state examination (MMSE), Berg balance scale (BBS), timed up and go test (TUG), 6 minutes walk test (6MWT), community walk test (CWT), and modified Barthel index (MBI) were measured before and after the intervention period. Subjects of 1, 2, and 3 measured 4, 7, and 9 sessions during the baseline phase respectively, and 15, 12, and 10 sessions during the intervention phase respectively. For three patients, all the measurements was remarkably improved post test scores than pre-test scores. These results suggest that the community-based ambulation training may be helpful to increase cognition, gait and activity of daily living for patients with dementia. Further studies needs to warrant our resulting.