A group of psychologists and a social worker at Baycrest Health Sciences in Toronto designed an intervention program for people living with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) called Learning the Ropes for Living with MCI. With an award of $49,675 from CABHI, they are scaling up the program to reach beyond the research setting to help more people with the brain disorder living in the community.
A project team of geriatric psychiatry experts at Dalhousie University in the Nova Scotia Health Authority has developed the Fountain of Health (FoH) Initiative for Optimal Aging. It is one of the first educational initiatives of its kind in the world looking to translate the current science of healthy aging, well-being and resilience into practical tools for use by clinicians and the public.
Seniors with cognitive challenges benefit from leisure activities. However, research has shown that those living in institutional settings participate in far fewer activities and spend more time alone than in community settings.