Eldercare aims to bring comfort, familiarity and support to long-term care residents

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wwSSf0Fbcc October 2024 – Eldercare has launched the Can You Imagine campaign to bring innovative solutions, like interactive murals and wearable technology, to seniors with dementia and vision loss, ensuring they navigate long-term care with dignity. “In long-term care, seniors are out-of-sight and, for many, out-of-mind,” says Tom Arnold, executive director at Eldercare Foundation. “Our work is to shine …

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Eldercare research award winner presents at medical conference in Europe

Congratulations to Junko Fukui Innes, the 2022 recipient of the Funke-Furber Gerontological Research Award, who presented at the Medical Informatics Europe Conference in Athens, Greece in August 2024. Junko presented on Predicting the Risk of Transition to a Higher Level of Care for Home Support Service Recipients – the topic of her primary research as …

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Annual Report 2023-24

Eldercare Foundation is at an exciting turning point in our long history of enhancing quality of life for local seniors. We are expanding our scope throughout Island Health’s geography, opening doors to new partnerships, and increasing our focus on investing in systems-level change. Supporting research and education has always been core to Eldercare’s work. Now, …

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