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Research Connections across Baycrest Exploration of the benefits of a personal meditation assistant with clients and caregivers at the Sam and Ida Ross Memory Clinic Investigation into the effectiveness of falls detection technology to reduce falls among residents of the Apotex Centre, Jewish Home for the Aged Evaluation of the use of a social robot to address social isolation and loneliness among residents of the Terraces of Baycrest and Two Neptune Drive, as well as older adults in the community Exploration of the use of mobile technology to measure engagement and attention among clients in the Neuropsychology and Cognitive Health Programs and the Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs Examination of a digital health app to provide community-based clients of our Sydney and Florence Cooper Outpatient Clinics with 24/7 access to healthcare professionals Validation of the impact of a Baycrest-developed mobile application to bridge language barriers between point-of-care staff and residents who speak Russian in the Apotex Centre, Jewish Home for the Aged Evaluation of a Baycrest-developed workshop to assist nursing students in the Baycrest Hospital and Apotex Centre, Jewish Home for the Aged with communicating with individuals with dementia Assessment of the impact of virtual educational lectures among older adult residents in the Apotex Centre, Jewish Home for the Aged and the Terraces of Baycrest Collaboration with the Academic Education team to provide medical and nursing students from China experience with research activities Collaboration on the planning of a unique Baycrest Memory Model specific to the needs of individuals with dementia, which will be evaluated in the upcoming Memory Care floors of the Terraces of Baycrest All clients in the Apotex Centre, Jewish Home for the Aged; Terraces of Baycrest; Two Neptune Drive; and the Baycrest Hospital have an opportunity to become engaged in research as members of the Baycrest Client Registry. 1 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 The Rotman Research Institute is building bridges across the campus. Our scientists, clinicians, and staff collaborate on various projects to improve aging and brain health, as well as dementia prevention, detection, and care for our clients at Baycrest, in the community, and beyond. Here are a few examples of research that can be found across the organization. 16 ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE

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