Baycrest Health Sciences & Baycrest Foundation Publications
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T H E B R A I N P R O J E C T 2 0 1 9 6 ABOUT BAYCREST Baycrest has earned an international reputation for responding to the needs of an aging population through exceptional healthcare, residential living, research, education and innovation, with a special focus on brain health and aging. We offer a wide array of programs and services for older adults, including a long-term care home, residences for assisted and independent living, a hospital, outpatient clinics and community services. Fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, Baycrest also offers an extensive clinical training program for the next generation of healthcare professionals and the Rotman Research Institute has become one of the world's top research institutes in cognitive neuroscience. Baycrest is also home to the Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI), which funds and facilitates the development of innovative products, services and best practices to support brain health and aging, aiming to improve the quality of life for the world's aging population. Baycrest is also home to the scientific headquarters for the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA). The CCNA, the national component of the Government of Canada's dementia research strategy, brings together 311 researchers across the country to collaboratively investigate various areas of the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of dementia and other age-related neurodegenerative diseases. Building on this strong foundation, Baycrest's vision for the future is a world where every older adult enjoys a life of purpose, inspiration and fulfilment. The growing senior population and the challenges that confront it — dementia, social isolation and loneliness – demand urgent solutions, and we are committed to not only continually enhancing our best-in-class care but to actively lead the charge to tackle dementia and transform the aging experience. We intend to pave the way for better approaches to healthy aging for the large baby boomer population and the generations that follow. The Yogen Früz Brain Project exemplifies this commitment. Founded in 1918 as the Toronto Jewish Old Folks Home, Baycrest continues to embrace the long- standing tradition of all great Jewish healthcare institutions to improve the well-being of people in their local communities and around the globe.