A message from the Executive Director
This past year was one of celebration, growth, and momentum at the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA).
We celebrated our 20th anniversary, recognizing two decades of research, innovation, and collaboration dedicated to improving the quality of life and care for older adults. Reaching this milestone was not only a chance to reflect on how far we have come, but also to look ahead with confidence and ambition as we enter the third year of our strategic plan.
As we look to the next chapter, I want to acknowledge a significant transition with the retirement of Dr. Tina Mah. We are grateful for her dedication, leadership, and many contributions as our Executive Director over the last five years. I am honoured to serve as the Acting Executive Director.
Through research, partnerships, and knowledge mobilization, we shape practice, inform policy, and improve outcomes for older adults and their care partners. This past year brought significant progress across our organization, including:
- Celebrating 20 Years of Innovation: We hosted a series of events that welcomed partners, collaborators, and community members behind the scenes to experience our research firsthand and see how we help older adults live well.
- Strengthening Governance: The Right Honourable David Johnston joined our Board of Directors, bringing unparalleled leadership, vision, and wisdom to our strategic oversight.
- Growing the Workforce Pipeline: Expanding the Living Classroom program to include Practical Nursing students and launching the Nursing PLEDGE mentorship program to create a more robust pipeline of skilled healthcare professionals in long-term care (LTC).
We came together to shape three impact areas where the RIA is making a difference: helping older adults live well, strengthening the workforce that supports them, and changing the perceptions of aging.
Thank you to Conestoga College, Schlegel Villages, the University of Waterloo, and people with lived experience for your ongoing collaboration in advancing research and redefining aging. We appreciate the support of the Schlegel family and our donors, whose commitment has sustained the RIA for 20 years. A special thank you to the RIA staff, researchers, and partners for your hard work and commitment to putting older adults first. Your support and partnership are essential to advancing our mission.
“As the RIA enters its next chapter, the team remains focused on conducting research that matters most. From medication management to fall prevention to nutrition, researchers and staff are bridging the gap between innovation and the real world. I am honoured to support the team as they develop evidence-based research and solutions that will help older adults thrive, strengthen the senior care workforce, and redefine what it means to age well.”
2025-26 Board of Directors (20 members)
- James Schlegel, MAcc, CPA, CA, President and CEO, RBJ Schlegel; Board Chair, RIA
- Dr. Cathy Morris, Retired Regional Assistant Dean, McMaster University, Waterloo Regional Campus
- The Right Honourable David Johnston, Canada’s 28th Governor General
- Elizabeth Witmer, Community Member
- Dr. Geoff Fernie, Emeritus Scientist, KITE Research Institute, University Health Network
- John Milloy, Assistant Professor, Public Ethics, Wilfrid Laurier University
- Dr. Kate Dupuis, Schlegel Innovation Leader in Arts and Aging; Professor, Sheridan Centre for Elder Research, Sheridan College
- Dr. Laura Middleton, Schlegel Research Chair in Dementia and Active Living; Associate Professor, University of Waterloo
- Dr. Lili Liu, Dean, Faculty of Health, University of Waterloo
- Dr. Lisa Aultman-Hall, Professor and Chair, Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo
- Dr. Michelle Chrétien, Vice President, Research and Innovation, Conestoga College
- Dr. Natalia Ronda, Dean, Health and Life Sciences, Conestoga College
- Paul Brown, Chief Operating Officer, Schlegel Villages Inc.
- Dr. Ron Schlegel, Founder, RBJ Schlegel Holdings Inc. and RIA
- Dr. Samir Sinha, Geriatrician and Clinician Specialist, Sinai Health Systems and University Health Network
- Dr. Sidney Kennedy, Executive Director, Homewood Research Institute
- Dr. Steven Mock, Associate Professor, Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Waterloo
- Tammy Cumming, Acting Executive Director, RIA
- Dr. Tina M. Mah, Former Executive Director, RIA
- Dr. Tom Stewart, Chief Medical Officer, Deloitte Canada
By the Numbers: A Year in Review
Advancing Research
- $56.6Min research and program funding
- 154researchers and trainees
- 2,416provincial, national, and international collaborators
- 93new peer-reviewed publications
Fueling Evidence
- Better Together: 11 Ontario LTC homes and 254 team memberstrained in Better Together Dementia Care
- 49Living Classroom partnerships are supported between Ontario LTC homes and educators
- 28community networks were engaged by our team to support inclusive, diverse perspectives in research and programming
Mobilizing Knowledge
- 120,000+RIA courses/eCourses and workshops completed
- 91per centof surveyed learners intend to apply what they learned from RIA courses
- 232,502RIA resources distributed
Strengthening Capacity
- 1,213visitors welcomed to the RIA Centre of Excellence
- 9new projects made possible by RIA Impact Grants, funded by your donations
- 12community events
To learn more about the RIA’s strategic aims, visit the-ria.ca/strategy.
More Than a Meal: How Cooking Together is Connecting Generations
When people spend time together in the kitchen, the environment shifts from a place of food preparation to one of connection. Beyond the recipes and ingredients, conversations flow, memories are shared, and skills are exchanged.
Cooking Together is an intergenerational program that fosters meaningful connections between young adults and older adults living with dementia or memory loss. Launched in 2025 under the direction of Dr. Heather Keller, Schlegel Research Chair in Nutrition and Aging at the RIA, the program uses food to create connections, share healthy recipes, support skill development and independence, and change the perceptions of aging and dementia.
“The act of working and eating together builds connection, understanding, and identity,” said Dr. Keller. “Cooking Together is more than a nutrition program; it is a model for how we can transform the culture of aging through relationship-centred innovation.”
Beyond the Kitchen
Through a series of hands-on cooking sessions spanning six to eight weeks, Cooking Together uses the social and sensory nature of preparing food to foster relationships and learn or maintain culinary skills. Led by trained staff or volunteers, the sessions support:
- Learning and skill development: Young people gain practical, hands-on experience in the kitchen, while older adults share recipes, techniques, stories, and traditions.
- Enhancing minds and moods: Research shows that cooking and eating together can improve mood, memory, and cognitive function.
- Reducing loneliness: The program helps people connect with their community, reducing the isolation often felt by youth and those living with dementia.
“The connection between older adults and younger generations was insightful,” said Heather Walker, a Cooking Together session participant. “I participated in the eight-week course and enjoyed the camaraderie and new [cooking] tips.”
Tools for Sustainable Impact
Supported by a Knowledge Translation and Exchange (KTE) Accelerator Grant, co-funded by Brain Canada and the Alzheimer Society of Canada, Cooking Together has transitioned from research to a scalable community initiative. To ensure the program’s sustainability and generate community interest, Dr. Keller and the team developed:
- A comprehensive manual featuring 32 recipes to help community organizations host their own Cooking Together program.
- Five demonstration videos, with more than 60,000 views, designed to help participants recreate meals and master skills at home.
By moving the conversation into the kitchen, Cooking Together helps to transform the culture of aging through the simple yet powerful act of preparing and sharing a meal.
To learn more about Cooking Together and access the resources, visit the-ria.ca/cookingtogether.
Living Classroom’s Province-Wide Evolution
At its heart, healthcare education isn’t just about textbooks—it’s about people. The Living Classroom (LC) model redefines traditional curriculum by integrating student learning directly into the heart of LTC homes allowing students to move beyond the four walls of a classroom and immerse themselves in the daily rhythm and realities of resident life. Through hands-on mentorship and real-world interaction, students develop the confidence, clinical excellence and deep compassion required to become the next generation of healthcare leaders.
A Program that Meets Community Needs
Since receiving provincial funding in 2023, the LC program, which initially focused on developing and training Personal Support Workers (PSWs), has seen extraordinary growth across Ontario. Driven by a Government of Ontario-funded collaboration led by the RIA, in partnership with the Ontario Association of Adult and Continuing Education School Board Administrators (CESBA), the program achieved a significant milestone in 2025. Within just three years, LCs now operate in every health region across Ontario.
This expansion is rooted in the program’s intentional versatility. The LC model adapts to the unique cultural, geographic, and language needs of the communities it serves, from urban centres to rural townships. The program thrives because of its ability to adapt to the needs of a diverse range of LTC homes and their partners at public colleges, career colleges, school boards, and Indigenous learning organizations.
The Power of the Numbers
The LC model’s success is best reflected in its students’ success. By learning “early and often” alongside residents and interprofessional care teams, these learners graduate as workplace-ready professionals from day one.
April 2023 – March 2026
- 2,841PSW studentsTotal Enrollment
- 97per centGraduates who would recommend the LC program
- 92per centGraduates who indicate they plan on working in LTC
Looking Ahead: Practical Nursing Expansion
The momentum continues to build as the program enters its second phase. Building on the success of the PSW model, the LC has expanded to include Practical Nursing (PN) students. The first government-funded LC for PN students started this past spring. This expansion recognizes the program’s ability to better prepare students for the evolving complexities of a career in senior care and ensure a pipeline of highly skilled nurses dedicated to the LTC sector.
A Win-Win Ecosystem
The LC is more than a training program; it is a collaborative ecosystem where everyone benefits. Students become workforce-ready, LTC teams stay connected to current clinical practices and mentorship opportunities, LTC homes gain direct access to a pool of skilled graduates, and residents find joy in coaching the next generation of professional caregivers.
As we look toward the second phase of the program for 2026-2029, the LC remains a vital catalyst for accelerating knowledge sharing and developing skilled recruits for the future of senior care across Ontario.
The initial Living Classroom model for long-term care education was established in 2009 through a pioneering partnership between Conestoga College, Schlegel Villages, and the RIA. Building on that success and to spread the model across the province, the RIA launched a Living Classroom program in 2023 with funding from the Ministry of Long-Term Care.
Visit livingclassroom.ca to learn more.
Building Belonging: Advancing Culturally Inclusive Dementia Support
Across Hamilton and Halton, older adults living with dementia from diverse ethno-racial communities tell us a similar story: services can be hard to find and are not always a good cultural fit. Building Belonging is changing that.
Led by the RIA, Building Belonging is a multi-year, collective effort to increase social inclusion and improve well-being for people living with dementia from ethno-racial communities. With guidance from people with lived experience and care partners, the RIA is helping local organizations reduce barriers to access, promote inclusion, and strengthen collaboration across communities.
To turn this vision into action, Building Belonging has invested in five community partners that will develop and deliver culturally responsive programs for people living with dementia and their care partners.
Five Community Partners
YWeBelong: Building Social Inclusion for Diverse Seniors Living with Dementia
YWeBelong at the YWCA Hamilton supports people living with dementia from the Punjabi, Somali, and Afghan communities. The program offers cultural cafés, cross-community events, care partner information sessions, and support from Cultural Navigators.
Empowering Older Indigenous Adults Living with Dementia Through Community and Connection
Hamilton Council on Aging, with Six Nations of the Grand River and De dwa da dehs nye>s Aboriginal Health Centre, has expanded dementia empowerment groups. It will also launch a new peer-led group focusing on Elders, students, care partners, and lived experience.
Hope for Dementia
Hope for Dementia by Human Endeavour delivers co-designed weekly programming for South Asian older adults in Milton and Oakville, alternating between in-person sessions and online via dementia-friendly tablets. Activities include gentle physical activity, cultural arts, and resource navigation.
The Unforgotten: Black Seniors and Dementia Matters
Unforgotten, a program by the Afro-Canadian Caribbean Association, works to normalize conversations about memory loss and co-designs supportive spaces. The program includes memory-based and recreational activities, intergenerational events, and peer groups, all guided by a Lived-Experience Advisory Circle.
Building Belonging: Dementia and Caregiver Support in the Halton Chinese Community
Building Belonging at Redleaf Cultural Integration in the Halton Chinese Community offers Mandarin-language, hybrid programming, and system-navigation support. It reduces stigma through education and care partner training, and runs weekend sessions (inspired by DELIGHT, a program led by RIA researcher Dr. Laura Middleton) featuring singing, harmonica, gentle exercise, arts, and more, with meaningful leadership roles for participants.
Over the next three years, the collaborating organizations will continue to share learnings, build capacity, and amplify culturally relevant supports across communities so that no one faces dementia alone.
Building Belonging is funded by the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program.
Learn more about Building Belonging at the-ria.ca/building-belonging.
Supporting a Local Gem: Why Tom Galloway Invests in the RIA
Aren’t we all aging? And shouldn’t we all benefit from better support, services, and resources as we get older?
These are just a few of the questions that drive Tom Galloway’s support for the RIA.
People may know him for his decades of thoughtful leadership on Waterloo Region and Kitchener city councils. Now, Tom has taken on a more personal mission to help ensure our community is a leader in supporting the aging population.
He has a keen understanding of the pressures an aging society places on public health resources and the important role institutes like the RIA have in helping older adults live well, supporting workforce development, and changing perceptions of aging.
Tom first learned about the RIA around 2014, after working with the Schlegel family in his roles as a city and regional councillor and as director of plant operations at the University of Waterloo, where he was responsible for building roads and sewers on university-owned land where the RIA now sits.
“When the RIA came along, what interested me was that it’s one of just a very few research facilities in aging,” said Galloway. “As the population in Waterloo Region continues to grow and age, the RIA is well-positioned to support older adults in the community.”
“We’ve got this gem in our community, as almost no other community in the world has,” he said about the RIA. “It puts the Region on the map.”
Join a Community Leader and Make a Lasting Impact
When Tom supports a cause, people take notice—not just because of his reputation, but because he does the research to find and give back to organizations that are meaningful to him and drive change.
His criteria for support are high: he looks for a compelling cause and excellent organizational management. He found both at the RIA. “You only have to come to the RIA once, and you’re in awe of what’s going on here,” he said. “Isn’t this going to benefit us as we get older?”
Tom started donating to the RIA nearly 10 years ago and was one of the first to join the Change AGEnts, the RIA’s monthly giving program. He encourages friends and family, no matter what the amount, to sign up for monthly giving to the causes they care about.
For Tom, being a Change AGEnt is as practical as it is meaningful. “First of all, [donating monthly] it’s convenient,” he explains, noting that it simplifies his giving while ensuring his support is more than just a one-time gesture. It is also a vote of confidence in the RIA’s mission and leadership. “I’m really impressed with their cause and also how they’re managed.”
Your monthly gift helps researchers address the toughest questions related to aging. To become a Change AGEnt visit the-ria.ca/give-monthly.
Research in the Real World
The Importance of Spiritual Care As We Age
Research shows that as we age, spirituality often takes on a more prominent role in our lives. Spirituality provides the hope, comfort, and inner strength needed to navigate life’s challenges and changes.
Individual experiences and our unique history, communities, culture, religion, and traditions shape our spirituality. For people living in LTC and retirement homes, staying connected to their roots is essential for maintaining identity and dignity and creating a sense of community. To support this journey, Dr. Jane Kuepfer, Schlegel Specialist in Spirituality and Aging at the RIA, developed four resources for residents, families, and staff. The resources highlight the importance of spiritual care, offer tips for hiring a spiritual care provider, and support care to people living with dementia and at the end of life.
“Spiritual care recognizes, validates, and responds to the various needs of the human spirit, including the need for love, hope, peace, and joy,” said Dr. Kuepfer. “Attention to spirituality can help steady and lift a person’s spirits and support inner strength at the end of life.”
Providing Spiritual Care in Long-Term Care was generously made possible by community donors.
To learn more about these resources, visit the-ria.ca/providing-spiritual-care-in-ltc.
Award-Winning Dementia Training, Refreshed for 2026
By 2030, nearly 1 million people in Canada will be living with dementia. That reality makes one thing clear: we need education that helps people provide compassionate, practical, inclusive, and truly person-centred support.
That’s why we updated LIVING the Dementia Journey (LDJ), an award-winning, evidence-informed training program for formal care partners who support people living with dementia.
For years, LDJ has been transforming care by helping learners shift from a task-based mindset to a relationship-focused approach grounded in dignity, individual strengths, and everyday moments of connection. Now, it’s been thoughtfully updated to reflect better practices.
Over the last year, the program content was updated to ensure ongoing relevance, incorporate new research, and better represent diverse voices. The refresh strengthens equity, diversity, inclusion, and cultural safety throughout the learning experience. It also adds more real-world case studies, expands visuals and learning resources, and updates examples to help participants apply the training across different settings.
“It helps us to see a person living with dementia as a whole person. It focuses on abilities, not inabilities. Helps us find a pathway to well-being for every person, regardless of their condition.”
Dr. Allen Power, Schlegel Chair in Aging and Dementia Innovation
With more than 6,000 learners across Ontario trained to date, LDJ continues to help care partners build confidence and provide compassionate, person-centred support for people living with dementia.
Visit the-ria.ca/ldj to learn more.
Practical Tools for Dementia-Inclusive Communities
Creating communities where people living with dementia feel safe, supported, and included takes more than awareness—it takes practical tools and collective action.
That is the goal of the Dementia Capable Communities (DCC) initiative, a collaborative project co-led by Dr. Laura Middleton, Schlegel Research Chair in Dementia and Active Aging, and Dr. Samantha Biglieri, associate professor, Toronto Metropolitan University. The project brings together researchers, people living with dementia, care partners, service providers, and community members to help communities become more supportive and inclusive.
DCC offers concrete, evidence-based resources that organizations, municipalities, and community groups can use to plan and implement change. These resources include learning modules to build knowledge and skills, as well as journey maps that showcase real-world examples of how our physical environment and social interactions can help people living with dementia navigate daily routines, such as grocery shopping.
The project was built using a participatory approach, where people living with dementia were involved throughout. By translating research into practical resources, DCC is helping move the idea of dementia inclusion into everyday spaces—libraries, transit, public services, neighbourhood organizations, and beyond—so people living with dementia can participate more fully in community life.
Helping Peel Region Senior Services Support Workplace Mental Health
Right now, the LTC sector is facing a mental health crisis, with staff experiencing high levels of depression, anxiety, grief, and post-traumatic stress. Left unaddressed, these conditions impact the lives of staff and residents, and contribute to staffing challenges.
Recognizing this, Peel Region’s Senior Services is putting staff first. They understand that workplace mental health is the key to delivering safe, high-quality, compassionate care across their five LTC centres and co-located Adult Day Service programs.
In 2022, they began implementing the Workplace Mental Health in LTC training program, a free, specialized training program led by the Ontario CLRI at the RIA, that helps LTC homes adopt the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace. To date, nearly 35 employees and leaders have completed the training program and are applying evidence-informed strategies to foster a psychologically safe culture for team members.
“We are beginning to see the intended improvements take shape,” said Leah Crosby, Advisor – Culture & Well-being, Peel Region Seniors Services. “Employees and leaders are demonstrating greater confidence and a shared language when discussing workplace mental health, psychological safety, and early support strategies.”
Together, these shifts are supporting a more stable and engaged workforce, contributing to continuity of care and a positive environment for residents, clients, and families.
Next, Peel Region’s Seniors Services Culture & Well-being team is exploring a Mental Health Champion model to incorporate these practices across the organization and align with the National Standard.
For more resources on Workplace Mental Health in LTC, visit clri-ltc.ca/resource/mentalhealth-standard.
RIA Yearly Highlights
A month-by-month look at the year, April 2025 to March 2026.
The RIA celebrated 20 years of innovation. Through community events, research rallies, and guided tours, we showcased two decades of research that has been transformed into practical solutions to improve the quality of life and care for older adults.
Announced Building Belonging, a program that over the next four years will support more than 500 older adults, launch awareness campaigns, train volunteers, and create resources to increase social inclusion and improve well-being for people living with dementia from ethno-racial communities.
Marked Seniors Month with a Research Rally that connected researchers, community leaders, and older adults. This event addressed Waterloo Region’s shifting demographics and explored how collaborative research can help older adults age well.
Dr. Heather Keller, Schlegel Research Chair in Nutrition and Aging, was named to the prestigious Lancet Commission on Frailty.
Launched Youth in Action: A Toolkit for Young Dementia Supporters, a toolkit that empowers youth to become compassionate Dementia Supporters. It includes essential education, practical community engagement strategies, and interactive games, fostering a generation better equipped to support people living with dementia.
Aging Well in Place: Over 200 virtual and in-person attendees joined our community conversation event on healthy aging. The event featured expert insights on nutrition, exercise, and medication management, anchored by a dynamic panel of RIA researchers including Richard Hughson, Tejal Patel, Heather Keller, and Lora Giangregorio. Aging Well in Place: A Community Conversation was funded by the Government of Ontario.
During the 2025 holiday season, generous folks across Canada donated over $75,000 to the RIA. These caring gifts will help people age well with knowledge and tools grounded in world-class research. The RIA is grateful for the community’s belief in the power of research to help older adults thrive.
After five years, Dr. Tina Mah retired from her role as Executive Director of the RIA. Her tenure was marked by a new strategic plan, national advocacy awards, and significant growth in research partnerships.
The RIA hosted Transitions in Care, a two-day hybrid event that welcomed 23 attendees. The event featured presentations from eight research groups that conducted simultaneous yet independent projects during a 14-day head-down bed rest intervention at McGill University. The event produced a set of findings from across all eight projects as well as recommendations for the application and dissemination of those findings. The CIHR-IA, the Canadian Space Agency, and the Canadian Frailty Network funded this research and the event.
Meet our Researchers
Researchers continue to make significant contributions to the quality of life and care for older adults.
Here are some notable successes from 2025-2026.
Research Chairs
Dr. Aaron JonesSchlegel Chair in Clinical Epidemiology and Aging, McMaster University
Research findings received international recognition and informed policies at Public Health Ontario, Statistics Canada, the Institut national d’excellence en santé et services sociaux, and the World Health Organization.
Dr. Cosmin MunteanuSchlegel Research Chair in Technology for Healthy Aging, University of Waterloo
Engaged in a process of legacy creation with older adults and/or their families, using participatory methods and novel technology to capture life stories, curate photos, and design a virtual legacy exhibit.
Dr. Allen Power, FACPSchlegel Chair in Aging and Dementia Innovation
Results from the new Antipsychotic Medication Reduction Program showed early success in reducing the use of unnecessary antipsychotic medications in LTC residents.
Dr. Heather Keller, RDSchlegel Research Chair in Nutrition and Aging, University of Waterloo
Selected for the prestigious Lancet Commission on Frailty, an international collaboration of 20 experts developing critical strategies and policy recommendations to prevent frailty and improve outcomes for older adults.
Dr. Carrie McAineySchlegel Research Chair in Dementia, University of Waterloo
Launched Building Belonging, an RIA program that aims to increase social inclusion and improve well-being for older adults living with dementia from diverse ethno-racial communities in Hamilton and Halton.
Dr. Joanne Ho, FRCPCSchlegel Chair in Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, McMaster University
Lead author on the Best Possible Medication History Interview Guide with the Institute for Safe Medication Practice Canada, covering evidence-based questions and procedures to understand medication history and prevent medication errors across the continuum of care.
Dr. Laura MiddletonSchlegel Research Chair in Dementia and Active Living, University of Waterloo
Collaborated with youth, people living with dementia, care partners, teachers, the Alzheimer Society of Ontario, and RIA staff and researchers to co-design the Youth Dementia Supporters Toolkit. This resource helps youth support people living with dementia.
Dr. Linda Lee, MCISc(FM), CCFP(COE), FCFPSchlegel Research Chair in Primary Care for Elders, McMaster University
Trained new MINT® Memory Clinics to support the delivery of comprehensive, high-quality memory care services across Canada. There are about 130 MINT Memory Clinics across seven provinces, including the first in Newfoundland.
Dr. Richard HughsonSchlegel Research Chair in Vascular Aging and Brain Health; Senior Director of Research, RIA
Following the successful Unexplained Falls Think Tank, which brought together thought leaders from across Canada to better understand why 25 per cent of falls can’t be explained, a pilot study will monitor blood pressure throughout the day to investigate why some older adults become dizzy or lose consciousness and fall.
Dr. Sophiya Benjamin, MBBS, FRCPCSchlegel Chair in Mental Health and Aging, McMaster University
Awarded the 2026 PSI Mid-Career Knowledge Translation Fellowship to mobilize Ontario’s new insomnia quality standard into practical tools, resources, and programs. This work will improve sleep health, reduce reliance on inappropriate medications, and enable equitable access to evidence-informed care.
Research Specialists
Dr. Jane Kuepfer, MDiv, RPSchlegel Specialist in Spirituality and Aging, Conrad Grebel University College
Delivered 18 presentations across Canada, focused on improving spiritual care practices in LTC and retirement homes.
Dr. Kate Dupuis, C.PsychSchlegel Innovation Leader in Arts and Aging, Sheridan College
Completed a two-year project in collaboration with Concerts in Care Ontario, which held 222 professional concerts at 12 Schlegel Villages. This collaboration brought the arts to more people and collected data demonstrating the benefits for residents, team members, and artists.
Dr. Tejal PatelSchlegel Specialist in Medication Management and Aging, University of WaterlooNew Chair as of May 2026
Led the development of Problem Solving Medication Management: A Workbook for Care Partners. This practical resource equips care partners to navigate common medication management and adherence challenges, reduce stress, and support safer, more confident medication use.
Our Partners
Collaboration is key to driving innovation and accelerating impact. We are pleased to partner with many organizations, academic institutions, and networks to enhance the quality of life and care for older adults.
Thank you to all our partners and collaborators.