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AGE-WELL releases its 2020-2021 Annual Report

AGE-WELL releases its 2020-2021 Annual Report
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In this report, you can read about:
– Products like smart-home sensors, remote therapies and virtual exercise programs that support healthy aging and independent living
– Innovations designed to improve safety and quality of life for people who live in long-term care, and to assist caregivers
– Dedicated network members who are working to change the future of aging
– Older adults and caregivers who can personally attest to the value of AGE-WELL’s work.

Hot off the press, the latest AGE-WELL annual reportDriving Canada’s Leadership in AgeTech, highlights recent activities and accomplishments from across the network.

Find out how AGE-WELL is accelerating the delivery of technology-based solutions that benefit older adults and caregivers ‒ and generate economic returns for Canadians.

In this report, you can read about:

  • Products like smart-home sensors, remote therapies and virtual exercise programs that support healthy aging and independent living
  • Innovations designed to improve safety and quality of life for people who live in long-term care, and to assist caregivers
  • Dedicated network members who are working to change the future of aging
  • Older adults and caregivers who can personally attest to the value of AGE-WELL’s work.

Read the report in English here and in French here.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has underlined the need for technologies and services that support older adults and those who care for them, now and in the future,”

Dr. Alex Mihailidis, AGE-WELL’s Scientific Director and CEO, writes at the start of the report.

“These difficult times have also highlighted serious gaps in care and services for seniors. More than ever, technology is needed to enable aging in place, and to transform care and support across all settings.”

For the last six years, AGE-WELL has served as a catalyst for technological innovation that empowers older adults to live healthy, independent and engaged lives, while driving forward Canada’s growing AgeTech sector.

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