2017 Recipient of The Global Ageing Network for Excellence in Applied Research Award
NSCA Fall Newsletter
WHAT’S HAPPENING!
STUDENT AND POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS PRESENTING AT NATIONAL GERONTOLOGY CONFERENCE: A number of our graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are presenting at the Canadian Association on Gerontology Annual Conference in Montreal, October 23-25, 2025. Presentations include results from the Long-Term Care Quality of Work Life study as well as the Home Care Pathways project. Our Centre also has an exhibit at the Conference providing a great opportunity to raise awareness about the Centre’s work to delegates from across the country. Good luck team!
THERE IS A BURNOUT CRISIS AMONG LTC WORKERS ARTICLE NOW AVAILABLE: The Hill Times article, There is a burnout crisis among LTC workers by Carole Estabrooks and Janice Keefe is now available online. Click here to view.
PUBLIC EVENT – A CONVERSATION ABOUT AGING WELL IN THE FACE OF AGEISM: Our public event held on October 6 to raise awareness about ageism was a success. Thanks to our speakers for raising important points about the impact of ageism and what we can do to combat it in our lives, programs and systems. Special thanks to our moderator Jean Laroche and the Halifax Central Library for hosting this event. If you missed the event you can watch it here. This event was in recognition of United Nations’ International Day of Older Persons (Oct 1), National Seniors Day in Canada (Oct 1) and Nova Scotia Seniors Week (Oct 2-9).
RECRUITING FOR SHANNEX RESEARCH CHAIR IN LONG TERM CARE WORKFORCE WELLBEING: The Department of Aging and Family Science is seeking applicants for a new tenure-track position and the successful candidate will also hold the Research Chair in Long Term Care for Workforce Wellbeing. Click here for more information.
DR. KEEFE RECEIVES UPEI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION’S DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD: Dr. Janice Keefe was recently honored with the UPEI Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award in recognition of her dedication to the field of gerontology, research on healthy aging, and public policy
leadership. Congratulations Dr. Keefe! https://www.msvu.ca/msvu-professor-dr-janice-keefe-presented-with-distinguished-alumni-award-from-university-of-prince-edward-island/
SHANNEX SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS: Leading the way to a healthier future for aging adults, Shannex Incorporated has established this scholarship to enhance research capacity related to long-term care. Awarded annually to students who are focusing their research in an area related to long-term care who are enrolled in a thesis-based graduate degree program in Aging and Family Science or Applied Human Nutrition at Mount Saint Vincent University. Congratulations to the 2025 Shannex Graduate Scholarship in Aging and Nutrition recipients, Sara Mafla and Hend Eldlk!
SCHOLARSHIPS AND ASSISTANTSHIPS AVAILABLE: Full time students pursuing a thesis-based graduate degree in the Mount’s Department of Aging and Family Science or Applied Human Nutrition with a research focus in an area related to long-term care are encouraged to apply for scholarships and assistantship opportunities (up to $10,000 per year) made possible by the Shannex-MSVU Partnership. Contact the respective department for more information about eligibility and application process for these funding opportunities. More: https://www.msvu.ca/shannex-donates-500000-to-msvu-for-healthy-aging-research-innovation/#HealthyAgingNow
OUR FUTURE IS AGING CONFERENCE JUNE 3-4: Our Future is Aging Conference has wrapped up! Thanks to all those who helped make the conference a success. If you missed our conference, here’s a recap video.
VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE OF JUNE 2 PUBLIC EVENT: – For those of you who missed our free public event, A Fireside Chat… Aging Is Our Future: Navigating the Next 50 Years on Monday, June 2, 2025, it is now available to watch online. Click here to view.
ATLANTIC RESEARCH COLLABORATION IN LONG-TERM CARE SHARING RESULTS: The ARC-LTC team is busy with analysis and dissemination activities. Stay up to date about the latest releases at Stay up to date on the project activities at www.arcltc.ca
HOME CARE PATHWAYS TEAM SHARING RESULTS: The Pathways team is sharing results to various audiences and working on a number of manuscripts. Stay up to date with news at www.homecarepathways.ca