Celebrations of the TREC team:
Our congratulations to Yasin Barbakh, who recently received an Al-Quds Award from the Al Rashid Education Foundation (AREF)!
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Members of the Atlantic Research Collaboration on Long-Term Care (ARC LTC) also attended CAG2025, where they presented on the ARC-LTC quality of work life project, and hosted a booth in the Exhibitor's Hall.
The poster highlighted findings from TREC's qualitative study on trauma, as well as the 2024 Trauma Policy Forum.
TREC Research Assistant, Hadiya H.uijer, presented a poster entitled Trauma and continuing care homes: understanding current context and developing a framework for implementing trauma-informed care at the Canadian Association on Gerontology conference in Montreal.
What have some of our team been up to?
TREC and ARC-LTC staff presented at the CAG2025 Conference (more below)
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The Current with Matt Galloway: Long-term care workers on strike in Nova Scotia; the future cost of air travel; and why we watch reality TV www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
ICYMI: Canadians are living longer than ever — but are we prepared for the real costs of ageing?
In this webinar, featuring finance columnist Rob Carrick, we explore how the NIA’s Cost of Ageing Calculator can help Canadians better understand & plan for retirement.
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The Endless Goodbye. More than a decade before my dad died, I lost him to dementia, by @ashleyrparker.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/... via @theatlantic.com
The Human Cost of Failing to Name COVID ‘Airborne.’ Safety laws are being sidestepped. One doctor’s nightmare shows how health-care workers pay the price, by @jvipondmd.bsky.social @dickzoutman.bsky.social @smbilodeau.bsky.social thetyee.ca/Analysis/202... via @thetyee.ca
Loger les aînés devrait être un projet de société, par Hélène David www.lapresse.ca/dialogue/chr... via @lapresse.ca
Health care is Canada’s prime job creator – and not only because of an aging population. For both Canada and the U.S., hiring in health care is propping up otherwise sluggish job numbers, by @mattlundy.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... via @theglobeandmail.com
Province promises to add 624 new nursing home beds by 2030
Association says timelines in the plan, level of funding don't reflect the crisis in long-term care
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💡 New data from CIHI shows inappropriate antipsychotic use in long-term care remains high: nearly 1 in 4 residents in Canada receive them without a psychosis diagnosis. Reducing to the 15% national target will take time and greater support for LTC staff.
Read more: www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Long-term care workers represented by CUPE have been without a contract since October 2023.
N.S. long-term care staff prepare for strike after talks with province break off www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/... @cbcnews.ca
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“There is a desire to move on. But even today…there continue to be outbreaks in hospitals and long-term care facilities in Alberta & elsewhere in North America.
In Canada, govt data shows that in the week ending March 8, 2026, 34% of COVID patients in hospital acquired the virus while in hospital.”
Did you know that heart health and brain health are closely connected?
New recommendations are calling for a more integrated approach to reduce both cardiovascular risk and cognitive decline.
🔗 www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Congratulations to TREC postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Tatiana Penconek who joined the @ualberta.bsky.social Faculty of Nursing as an Assistant Professor in January 2026!
In partnership with LTC leaders, policymakers and community partners, the project aims to understand how LTC leaders use knowledge-sharing and advice networks to spread innovations and initiatives to improve quality of care and quality of life for residents and staff in #Alberta #LTC homes
Our congratulations to TREC Investigator, Yinfei Duan
Dr. Yinfei Duan recently received a Project Grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for a project entitled Harnessing Advice Networks for Innovation Diffusion and System-Level Transformation in Long-Term Care (the Network Project).
During National Shingles Awareness Week, The Medical Record on Fight Back with Libby Znaimer explores these issues with leading experts, including general internists, a family physician and an oncologist.
Watch the discussion www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDTV...
Retirement planning often focuses on income — but overlooks how costs change with age.
Developed by the National Institute on Ageing, the Cost of Ageing Calculator supports better planning, policy analysis, and informed conversations about ageing in Canada.
👉 Try it: coacalculator.ca
What to know about shingles, a painful infection that vaccination can prevent.
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I love this piece. It actually works for those who are grieving as well.
Opinion: Aging in place needs more than good intentions, it needs smart infrastructure
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Interview participants provided insights and recommendations for future AASPs, including understanding the challenges, such as the fear of animals.
Interview findings will inform the design of an AASP intervention and pilot study to implement and evaluate the intervention in LTC.
What we found:
AASPs have many potential benefits for residents and staff in LTC homes, including perceived improvements in mood and social engagement.
Our secondary aim was to supplement the perspectives of the LTC staff with interviews from LTC residents and community members.
Few studies have explored perspectives of residents and LTC staff regarding AASPs for older adults. This study aimed to identify the initial perspectives of LTC staff regarding the feasibility, acceptability, and other factors influencing the implementation of a live AASP within Canadian LTC homes.
New TREC Research:
Animal-assisted support programs (AASPs, #pettherapy, animal-assisted therapy, animal-assisted activities), are promising programs that may improve the #mentalhealth and overall well-being of #olderadults living with and without #dementia in #longtermcare (LTC) homes.
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We are encouraged by the strong interest on both of the projects from our sector partners. We look forward to sharing further progress as the work continues.