With the Canadian population getting older, the number of people with declining cognitive skills is on the rise. These skills include our ability to process spatial information.
Birds are an excellent model for understanding why, as people age, they get lost in environments, even ones that are quite familiar. A University of Manitoba researcher has implemented […]
Lecture: A ‘Birds-Eye’ View
March 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Advisory, News, Research
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New Research Helps Plan for Manitoba’s Aging Population
February 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Medicine, News Release
A new study from the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Medicine aims to help healthcare planners provide Manitobans the care they need as they grow older.
The report, “Population Aging and the Continuum of Older Adult Care in Manitoba”, is intended to build upon Manitoba’s Aging in Place Strategy. Led by Malcolm Doupe, the research provides […]
Tags:aging·care·Doupe·elderly·facility·Healthcare·homes·Manitoba Centre for Health Policy·MCHP·Medicine·population·Population Aging and the Continuum of Older Adult Care