Age with dignity

Vision of the Age with Dignity Campus of Care and Best Practices Research Centre

The Age with Dignity Research Centre is timely and the result of the intersection between pressing, unprecedented and complex aging needs, on the one side, and our University’s research expertise and unique strengths on the other side. For this reason, we believe that the Centre has the potential to make a significant contribution to the science of aging as well as inform policies,
decision making and best practices.

Goals and Objectives for the Age with Dignity Campus of Care and Best Practices Research Centre

1. Advance the science of aging by conducting interdisciplinary research.
2. Inform best practices and decision-making in aging based on research evidence.
3. Integrate high-impact technologies and innovations that help transform care.
4. Employ patient-centered and family-centered engagement principles.
5. Impact communities and contribute to more age-friendly initiatives.
6. Foster longer and healthier lives for older adults.
7. Ensure a sustainable model of collaboration.
8. Respect and build upon a diversity of knowledge and opinions.
9. Increase the visibility of the research and expertise at Ontario Tech University.
10. Provide unique training and capacity building opportunities for students/trainees.

Purpose

The Age with Dignity Research Centre brings together expertise from a wide range of disciplines, spanning health, social sciences and humanities, and natural sciences and engineering, to build a strong evidence base to inform aging research and best practices. Our approach to researching aging with dignity centers around healthy aging, the concept of optimizing opportunities to maintain and improve physical, mental and spiritual health, independence and quality of life throughout one's lifespan. Creating healthy aging programs leads to improved health, mobility, social connectivity, financial security, personal dignity, safety, security, and additional life skills and knowledge.