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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Search for high-tech dementia support takes on new urgency amid rising rates, aging population

See the full article. This is a story about our work with esprit.ai at Greystone.... More

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Innovation at the Bedside with Able Innovations

Link to Bruyère story Our frontline teams make hundreds of lateral transfers each year when helping patients move. Whether it is to move patients between units or appointments, or to facilitate bathing or changes to bedding, these transfers are a routine part of any hospital’s day. Yet, despite their commonality, transfers can pose challenges... More

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Using technology to keep seniors in their homes longer – CBC Radio Moncton

Here the story of our work in this CBC Radio Interview.... More

Monday, February 7, 2022

Smart Home Solutions Supportive Home Automation to Help Seniors Age in Place

See this story and video about our work from SAM3 founding partner Carleton University.... More

Thursday, November 11, 2021

Smart Homes for Health Monitoring – Throwback 2021 Online Panel Recording

Link to the recording of the event With more than a fifth of all Canadians projected to be aged 65 or older prior to 2030 (according to Statistics Canada) and up to 6% of the population anticipated to be aged 80 or older within that same period, experts at Carleton University, the Bruyère Research... More

Monday, November 8, 2021

Dr. Frank Knoefel Appointed as Chair in Primary Care Dementia Research

Link to original story With an aging population in Canada, we can expect the number of older adults who will experience dementia will increase, making dementia and brain health research a critical focus at Bruyère. We are pleased to announce Dr. Frank Knoefel has been appointed as the University of Ottawa Brain and Mind... More

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Tochtech solutions powering research for improved senior care

Tochtech’s seniors-focused solutions are the basis for two significant research projects taking place this October. Both these Mitacs sponsored projects are looking to understand how the senior care industry which has faced many challenges in the last two years, can benefit from technology and innovation. Night Time Bed Occupancy Project is... More

Friday, October 8, 2021

When you care about care: Homesmart Tech helps those living with dementia

CTV News story about a SAM3 project in a Carefor care home in Richmond. Link to the story... More

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

SAM3 GPS Tracker Team wins Systems and Computer Engineering 4th Year Project video competition

A big congratulations to our students who won 1st place in the Systems and Computer Engineering 4th Year Project video competition, for their project titled 'Emergency GPS tracker'. A special thank you to Dr. Andrew Frank from Bruyère who acted as a medical advisory through-out the project. See the winning video here... More

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Best Buy Health, AGE-WELL, Bruyère Research Institute and Carleton University Partner on Aging in Place Research

Best Buy Health and AGE-WELL are partnering with the Bruyère Research Institute and Carleton University in new research that will help older adults continue to live independently—and give their family and caregivers peace of mind. Carleton and Bruyère researchers, with financial and technology contributions from Best Buy Health and AGE-WELL,... More

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Ingenious Talks Online: Design of Long-Term Care Homes (LTC): Learning for the Future

Join us on Wednesday, January 20! Replay Link The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the vulnerability of Long Term Care (LTC) homes throughout the world, with many countries reporting a troubling number of cases and deaths in LTC. Infection prevention and control protocols for hospital settings are relatively well-established to support hand hygiene,... More

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Industrial Design Grant to Study Long-Term Care Homes

Infection prevention and control in clinical settings is challenging enough. What about in long-term care and retirement homes – places that are designed to have communal and open spaces? Chantal Trudel of Carleton University’s School of Industrial Design is working with investigators from the Bruyère Research Institute and the Ontario... More

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