NEW PROJECT FUNDING - NSCA has received funding from CIHR to conduct research on resident quality of life in Nova Scotia nursing homes. The project takes a multi-disciplinary, multi-sectoral approach and is comprised of a diversity of perspectives including research, practice and policy. The team consists of key stakeholders such as nursing homes, non-profit organizations and health associations along with specialists from a variety of disciplines such as social work, sociology, family studies, health administration, management, psychology, occupational therapy and physiotherapy. Click here for more information.
REPORT ON SENIORS HOUSING RELEASED- The final report for the research project entitled, Projecting the Housing Needs of Aging Atlantic Canadians is now available on the Atlantic Seniors Housing Research Alliance (ASHRA) website. This research project is based at Mount Saint Vincent University and examined the housing needs and choices, both existing and emerging, of our aging population, then developed policy recommendations on how these needs can be better met in the future. Dr. Janice Keefe is co-investigator on this project.
NEW RESOURCE - "It's in Your Hands: Legal Information for Seniors and their Families" is a resource to help plan your legal and financial affairs and is available from the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia. To access this document visit www.legalinfo.org/seniors for more information.
Our Centre's Fall 2011 Newsletter