Launch of Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity (May 2020)

The Government of Canada is pleased to announce the launch of a new rapid research funding opportunity to continue to mobilize science to fight COVID-19. This funding opportunity is a partnership between the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, Alberta Innovates, the Saskatchewan Health Research…

Tragic death toll among seniors in nursing homes was half a century in the making, says elder care expert.

By MICHAEL BROWN

Canadians are witnessing a tragedy unfold in the nation’s long-term care system that’s been a half-century in the making, according to a University of Alberta elder care expert.

Carole Estabrooks said blame for the mounting COVID-19 seniors’ home death toll should not be placed on front-line workers otherwise known as care aides or personal support workers.

“We’ve been…

From CBC Website:

April 16, Part 1: COVID-19 and staff concerns at elder care facilities; Threats to WHO funding; Gender equality in the pandemic

The Current

We talk to staff and management of long-term care facilities; hearing their concerns and distress about the rising COVID-19 death toll in the facilities.

Then, warnings of deadly consequences followed U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to cut funding to the World Health Organization — but some argue the organization has serious…

CANCELLING THE SPRING 2020 PROJECT GRANT COMPETITION
A message from CIHR President Dr. Michael Strong

Dear colleagues,

I am writing to you today to announce that, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, CIHR has cancelled the Spring 2020 Project Grant competition.

CIHR made the decision to cancel the spring competition following consultations with Governing Council, Science Council, partners at the U-15, Universities Canada, HealthCareCAN, and the University Delegates Network, among others.…

Improved work environments could improve quality of care and quality of life for residents and staff

(Edmonton) – About 80 per cent of nursing home residents in Canada live with some level of cognitive impairment, which means the care needs of this population are increasingly complex.  Missed or rushed care is an on-going concern.

Researchers from Translating Research in Elder Care (TREC) based at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Nursing, interviewed over 4000 care aides from 93 urban…

A funding opportunity offered by: CIHR’s Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (IHSPR), with collaboration from the Institute of Aging (IA), Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH), the Institute of Infection and Immunity (III), the Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (INMD), the Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA), the Institute of Population and Public Health (IPPH), and the Healthy Cities Research Initiative (HCRI), in…

The CIHR Institute of Population & Public Health is contributing funding towards four pools related to our strategic priority areas in the 2020 Health System Impact Fellowship call.

The Health System Impact (HSI) Fellowship (for doctoral trainees and post-doctoral fellows) provides highly-qualified doctoral trainees and post-doctoral fellows with a unique opportunity to apply their research and analytic talents to critical health challenges that are being addressed by health system and…

By Laura D. Aloisio and Carole A. Estabrooks
Published originally: Wed., November 27, 2019 in The Winnipeg Free Press

More than 220,000 Canadians currently reside in a nursing home or long-term care facility, with the number projected to increase steadily as the Canadian population ages. This may include our parents, other relatives or friends, and it could include us too.

Unfortunately, staffing shortages have become a perpetual concern for long-term care facilities across the country.…

The CADTH bulletin on dementia villages that was reviewed by Dr. Estabrooks can now be found on their website:

Dementia Villages: Innovative Residential Care for People with Dementia

https://www.cadth.ca/sites/default/files/hs-eh/eh0071-dementia-villages.pdf