Parent Program: Spark

Multicultural Inter-generational Dementia Friendly Community Choir — Multicultural Inter-generational Dementia Friendly Community Choir
Led by a certified music therapist, this project aims to bridge diverse communities and ages to reduce stigma […]

13 May, 2020 tagged Spark v4 / Cognitive Health / dementia / diverse communities / multiculturalism / music therapy / stigma / Spark

Memory Care Experience Stations for assisted living memory care community — Memory Care Experience Stations for assisted living memory care community
This project is building memory care experience stations for people living with dementia to create an immersive sensory […]

13 May, 2020 tagged Spark v4 / Cognitive Health / cognition / immersive sensory experience / memory care / Spark

Intergenerational Music Therapy to Address Caregiver Burden in Long Term Care — Intergenerational Music Therapy to Address Caregiver Burden in Long Term ...
This project will build on pilot investigations by our team into the benefits of intergenerational music therapy on […]

13 May, 2020 tagged Spark v4 / Caregiver Support / caregivers / intergenerational / long-term care / music / therapy / Spark

Increasing Self-Care Behaviours in Family Caregivers with a Rewards-based Health Behaviour Change System (BestLifeRewarded Innovations) — Increasing Self-Care Behaviours in Family Caregivers with a Rewards-based Health ...
This project partners Baycrest social workers with BestLifeRewarded system to support adherence of self-care behaviours of family caregivers, […]

13 May, 2020 tagged Spark v4 / Caregiver Support / BestLifeRewarded / family caregivers / self-care / Spark

Improving Access to Dementia Friendly Resources — Improving Access to Dementia Friendly Resources
This project aims to create an application that helps caregivers, healthcare providers, and people living with dementia improve […]

13 May, 2020 tagged Spark v4 / Care Coordination and Navigation / caregivers / dementia-friendly / healthcare providers / Spark

Implementing an automated clinical surveillance tool in a rural hospital to screen for unmet palliative needs in the final year of life — Implementing an automated clinical surveillance tool in a rural hospital ...
This project will implement and evaluate a computer application that uses electronic health record data to identify people […]

13 May, 2020 tagged Spark v4 / Care Coordination and Navigation / dementia / frailty / palliative care / Spark

Implementation of a remotely supervised exercise program for healthy aging in rural communities for adults with brain injury — Implementation of a remotely supervised exercise program for healthy aging ...
This project aims to improve accessibility of physical rehabilitation care for adults in rural and remote communities by […]

13 May, 2020 tagged Spark v4 / Aging in Place / Cognitive health / physical rehabilitation / physical well-being / rural communities / Spark

High Intensity Exercise Programs for Seniors with Middle to Late Stage Dementia — High Intensity Exercise Programs for Seniors with Middle to Late ...
This project is creating exercise programs for residents in long-term care living with dementia to help them maximize […]

13 May, 2020 tagged Spark v4 / Aging in Place / dementia / exercise programs / rehabilitation / Spark

HeartWatch Pilot – Feasibility of broad use of a novel method of preventing dementia from stroke — HeartWatch Pilot – Feasibility of broad use of a novel ...
Many people suffer vascular dementia without knowing they had a stroke, since the regions of the brain responsible […]

13 May, 2020 tagged Spark v4 / Cognitive Health / heart rhythm data / stroke / vascular dementia / Spark

Heart in Mind: Changing the Culture of Dementia Care in the Home — Heart in Mind: Changing the Culture of Dementia Care in ...
This project will refine and teach a nurturing approach to providing care to older adults with dementia that […]

13 May, 2020 tagged Spark v4 / Falls Prevention / caregivers / falls reduction / person-centred care / Spark

GERAS to Go: An online platform to age well and wisely — GERAS to Go: An online platform to age well and ...
This project aims to develop an experiential online platform with peer motivational coaching and participant materials that is […]

13 May, 2020 tagged Spark v4 / Cognitive Health / healthy aging / nutrition / peer motivational coaching / Spark

Family-centered information for caregivers — Family-centered information for caregivers
This project aims to develop two accessible information sources for informal caregivers of older adults and persons living […]

13 May, 2020 tagged Spark v4 / Caregiver Support / caregiver support / dementia / end-of-life care / informal caregivers / Spark