Parent Program: Spark

Developing and Piloting a Deprescribing Mobile App — Developing and Piloting a Deprescribing Mobile App
Deprescribing is an important innovation that ensures medication efficacy and reduces harms by reducing doses or stopping medications […]

21 May, 2020 tagged Spark v3 / Cognitive Health / deprescribing / medications / patient care / Spark

Perspectives Program: Bringing together resources to scale — Perspectives Program: Bringing together resources to scale
The Perspectives Program brings together people in long-term care homes with students, creating a platform for meaningful intergenerational […]

14 May, 2020 tagged Spark v4 / Cognitive Health / art media / intergenerational / storytelling / Spark

Words at Your Fingertips Website Validation — Words at Your Fingertips Website Validation
This project will validate wordfinding.ca, a website that contains evidence-based activities for improving word retrieval in healthy older […]

14 May, 2020 tagged Spark v4 / Aging in Place / ageing / forgetfulness / Spark

VRCHIVE: Workshop to Co-create Meaningful Memories by People with Dementia and their Caregivers using Virtual Reality Technology — VRCHIVE: Workshop to Co-create Meaningful Memories by People with Dementia ...
VRCHIVE is a six-week workshop at the Toronto Public Library, whereby older adults with dementia and their family […]

14 May, 2020 tagged Spark v4 / Caregiver Support / caregiver burnout / Cognitive health / memory capsule / QOL / VR / Spark

Virtual-Gym – A serious game platform to personalise exercise sessions for seniors at home — Virtual-Gym – A serious game platform to personalise exercise sessions ...
Virtual-Gym was conceived to enable older adults and people living with dementia to exercise regularly and safely at […]

14 May, 2020 tagged Spark v4 / Aging in Place / aging at home / therapy / Virtual-Gym / Spark

Virtual Reality Training for Caregivers of Persons with Dementia: Towards Greater Safety, Compassionate Care, and Scalability — Virtual Reality Training for Caregivers of Persons with Dementia: Towards ...
This project aims to refine and scale a Virtual Reality (VR) platform and simulation curriculum to maximize opportunities […]

14 May, 2020 tagged Spark v4 / Care Coordination and Navigation / formal caregivers / live simulation / virtual reality / Spark

Virtual Reality Fall Prevention and Health Support System — Virtual Reality Fall Prevention and Health Support System
This project endeavours to build a virtual reality software system in support of gait and balance health services […]

13 May, 2020 tagged Spark v4 / Falls Prevention / ageing / balance assessment / gait / LTC / virtual reality / Spark

Virtual Reality as an Adjunct in Management of Pain and Anxiety in the Palliative Care Setting — Virtual Reality as an Adjunct in Management of Pain and ...
This project explores virtual reality (VR) as an additional treatment option in a palliative care setting to divert […]

13 May, 2020 tagged Spark v4 / Care Coordination and Navigation / cognitive deterioration / palliative care / virtual reality / VR / Spark

Virtual Care Conferences: Driving Collaborative Care Planning Through Technology — Virtual Care Conferences: Driving Collaborative Care Planning Through Technology
This project aims to address the logistical challenges of caregivers for seniors and persons living with dementia that […]

13 May, 2020 tagged Spark v4 / Care Coordination and Navigation / care coordination / caregivers / virtual care / Spark

Video-based gait assessment to monitor changes in health status and reduce hospital visits in older adults with dementia — Video-based gait assessment to monitor changes in health status and ...
This project aims to use information about individuals’ walking to predict medical events and unplanned hospital visits in […]

13 May, 2020 tagged Spark v4 / ER Avoidance / AI / er avoidance / gait / Spark

Using sensors in long term care to reduce falls and improve quality of life — Using sensors in long term care to reduce falls and ...
The project team plans to incorporate sensors in clients’ individual units that will track activities of daily living […]

13 May, 2020 tagged Spark v4 / Care Coordination and Navigation / artificial intelligence / behaviour changes / dementia / PLWD / Spark

Using Mobile EEG to Track Changes in Cognitive Impairment Over Time — Using Mobile EEG to Track Changes in Cognitive Impairment Over ...
The aim of this project is to develop mobile EEG capability to monitor mild cognitive impact and predict […]

13 May, 2020 tagged Spark v4 / Cognitive Health / dementia / mild cognitive impact / patient monitoring / Spark