Age-Well NCE Inc

Have you ever heard of AGE-WELL NCE Inc.? I haven’t and I have been writing about senior issues for about 10 years and have been involved in creating and delivering workshops on senior health and wellness. I guess they are not promoting themselves to senior populations but only to academics and technology companies. I suspect that there are some who know what they do, but I didn’t and for that, I take responsibility and will introduce you to them, as they might be doing some good for seniors. The following is from their report published in 2018.

AGE-WELL is a federally-funded Network of Centres of Excellence established in 2015 to support Canadian research and innovation in the area of technology and ageing. AGE-WELL is dedicated to the development and delivery of technologies, services and policies/practices that benefit older adults and caregivers.

Our aim is to help older Canadians maintain their independence, health and quality of life through technology-based solutions that increase their safety and security, support their independent living, and enhance their social participation. As Canada’s technology and ageing network, AGE-WELL brings together more than 200 funded and affiliated researchers from 40 universities and research centres across Canada.

Over 250 industry, government and non-profit partners work closely with us on solutions for healthy ageing.

AGE-WELL also trains the next generation of leaders in the field of technology and ageing, with almost 500 trainees now in our ranks. Our research projects are organized into eight research themes (called Workpackages), supported by four Crosscutting Activities in knowledge mobilization, commercialization, team-working and training.

Age Well is the only pan-Canadian network that brings everyone together—researchers, older adults, caregivers, partner organizations and future leaders— to accelerate the delivery of technology-based solutions that make a meaningful difference in the lives of Canadians. In three short years, AGE-WELL has tripled in size. Today, our network includes more than 200 researchers from 40 universities and research centres across Canada.

We have over 250 industry, community, government and academic partners who share our vision that Canada’s leadership in technology and ageing benefits the world. These are meaningful partnerships. Consider that every research project has at least one industry or community partner who makes a significant in-kind or cash investment. End-users take part in these projects. In fact, more than 4,500 older adults and caregivers are involved. This is how we ensure our products are practical and useful.