TRANSLATING RESEARCH IN ELDER CARE
WHATElder care research partnership among researchers, policy makers, and citizens.
WHYTo improve the quality of elder care, the work environment for caregivers and the effectiveness of long-term care.
WHERETranslating Research in Elder Care.
Faculty of Nursing,
University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Faculty of Nursing,
University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Program Description
“TREC is a pan-Canadian health services research program concentrated in Western Canada, Ontario, and the Atlantic provinces, with some activity in Canada's North. This partnership ensures that the research meets the needs of everyone in the residential long-term care sector.”
-trecresearch.ca
Translating Research in Elder Care is aiming to improve long-term care by:
-Empowering front line care providers to lead changes.
-Spreading innovation in the long-term care sector.
-Measuring staff and caregiver job satisfaction, burnout, physical and mental health.
-Engaging with older adults, residents and caregivers in long-term care settings to create change.
source:trecresearch.ca
Aging Programs
Elderly Nursing
Improving Nursing Care for Elderly