{"id":398,"date":"2021-12-16T08:11:47","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T13:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sam3\/?p=398"},"modified":"2026-01-27T14:35:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T19:35:16","slug":"new-research-cutting-edge-technology-may-help-seniors-age-in-place-with-their-loved-ones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sam3\/2021\/new-research-cutting-edge-technology-may-help-seniors-age-in-place-with-their-loved-ones\/","title":{"rendered":"New research, cutting-edge technology may help seniors age in place with their loved ones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n New research, cutting-edge technology may help seniors age in place with their loved ones\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

See full article at this link.<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Most people want to grow old at home with the people they love. And, says Dr. Frank Knoefel, technology can help them do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clinician and researcher Dr. Knoefel, recently appointed as the University of Ottawa Brain and Mind \u2013 Bruy\u00e8re Research Institute Chair in Primary Health Care Dementia Research, has been caring for older adults at the \u00c9lisabeth Bruy\u00e8re Hospital for some 27 years. For much of the time, he has also been conducting research on memory and the use of technology in caring for older adults.\u201cWe support our aging population. We look at declines in mobility, cognition and the presence of multiple medical issues,\u201d he says. \u201cThen we ask how these conditions affect their day-to-day functioning and how technology can support them to regain this function.\u201dEmphasizing that \u201cBruy\u00e8re is very much about improving quality of life for people,\u201d his focus on dementia care has led to using adapted smart technology, involving motion sensors and speakers, to guide people living with dementia and give support and peace of mind to their caregivers. For example, the sensors can be used to keep people who wander \u2014 due to their illness \u2014 safely indoors, a particular concern during Ottawa\u2019s cold winter months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sensor technology has evolved from testing in the AGE-WELL SAM 3 apartment at Bruy\u00e8re and has now been implemented in private homes and seniors\u2019 residences, including the Richmond Care Home and Greystone Retirement Transitional Care Unit, which is managed by Bruy\u00e8re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Dr. Knoefel continues making a meaningful difference to the lives of patients and caregivers, you, too, can be part of the effort to improve daily living by offering your support. Please consider adding the Bruy\u00e8re to your end-of-year charitable giving plans \u2013 your gift will be put to good use for the benefit of their patients and residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information or to contact one of Bruy\u00e8re Foundation staff members directly about their priority equipment list and research priorities, please email Brittney Waldroff at bwaldroff@bruyere.org . If you prefer to make your gift online, please visit at www.bruyere.org\/give .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you. Wishing you health and happiness on behalf of the Bruy\u00e8re family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

See full article at this link. Most people want to grow old at home with the people they love. And, says Dr. Frank Knoefel, technology can help them do that. Clinician and researcher Dr. Knoefel, recently appointed as the University of Ottawa Brain and Mind \u2013 Bruy\u00e8re Research Institute Chair in Primary Health Care Dementia […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sam3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sam3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sam3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sam3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sam3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=398"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sam3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":404,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sam3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398\/revisions\/404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sam3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sam3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sam3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}