2017 Recipient of The Global Ageing Network for Excellence in Applied Research Award

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THANK YOU FROM CAG2026 CO-CHAIRS: Co-chairs Dr. Janice Keefe (MSVU) and Dr. Jessica Strong (UPEI) would like to extend a big THANK YOU to all those who made the CAG2026 conference held in Charlottetown last week a huge success!

 

 

NSCA RELEASES 2nd AGE RECONSIDERED PODCAST: On Oct. 7, the NSCA launched Age Reconsidered: Starting with Strength – Rethinking Rural Aging. This is the 2nd podcast of a series of 9 podcasts which will be produced over the next year featuring researchers and older adults and aimed to encourage a more engaged dialogue about the experience of growing older. Communities across Canada are talking about challenging ageism. Our latest episode of Age, Reconsidered takes that conversation to rural Nova Scotia. Listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2634820/episodes/19831324. For more information go to agereconsidered.ca  Follow our socials for updates on upcoming podcasts. More: https://www.msvu.ca/new-podcast-invites-listeners-to-rethink-aging/

SHANNEX GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP 2026-27 RECIPIENTS: Congratulations to Danielle Gagne and Claire MacIntyre for receiving this year’s Shannex Graduate Scholarship in Aging and Nutrition. Both Danielle and Claire are students in the Master of Arts Aging and Family Science program. The $10,000 scholarship that each will receive was made possible by Shannex Incorporated as part of the Shannex Centre for Workforce Wellbeing Partnership with MSVU. For more information on Claire and Danielle and their research interests in long term care click here for Claire and here for Danielle.

DR. KEEFE FEATURED ON CBC MARITIME NOON: Dr. Janice Keefe joined CBC Maritime Noon on August 24 to discuss making decisions in later life. Listen to the conversation here.

DR. KEEFE ON EXPERT PANEL ON ASSESSING TECHNOLOGIES FOR AGING IN PLACE: Dr. Janice Keefe, Centre Director is part of an expert panel tasked with assessing effective ways to increase the take up of technologies that support aging in place. This panel is being led by the Council of Canadian Academies, with the panel expected to release its final report in spring of 2027. https://cca-reports.ca/reports/supporting-the-use-of-technologies-for-aging-in-place/

ARC LTC PROJECT RELEASES FIFTH VIDEO: We are happy to share our fifth animated video! COVID-19 was a difficult time for people living and working in long-term care homes with many homes under-staffed and workers feeling stressed and overwhelmed. But have things improved since then? Our research explored this question by speaking with staff in 7 long-term care homes across Nova Scotia in 2021 and again in 2024. While we recognize there are still many challenges, our research shows there have been some improvements since the COVID-19 pandemic. Care aides report feeling less rushed when providing care and feeling less anxious and exhausted in 2024 compared to 2021. You can watch the video here: click here  We would love to hear your feedback! Complete our 2-minute questionnaire to help us improve our videos and tell us what topics you want us to explore next. https://surveys.msvu.ca/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=518618&lang=en This video was produced with funding from the Long-Term Care Innovation Pilot Fund, Mount Saint Vincent University made possible by Shannex Incorporated and The Reciprocity Foundation.

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

ATLANTIC RESEARCH COLLABORATION IN LONG-TERM CARE SHARING RESULTS: The ARC-LTC team is busy with analysis and dissemination activities. 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