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Baycrest Falls Prevention Program supporting aging in place

July 14, 2023

Einat Danieli, clinical manager of Ambulatory Services at Baycrest Hospital, wants to bring the Community Falls Prevention Program to everyone’s doorstep, starting with Toronto’s seniors. “We want to spread the...

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Baycrest Receives Funding to Enhance Care for Older Adults with Complex Needs

June 27, 2023

TORONTO – June 27, 2023 Baycrest was honoured to host Paul Calandra, Minister of Long-Term Care for a visit at the Apotex Centre, Jewish Home for the Aged. This was...

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New, free online language course helps you learn Ojibwe

May 11, 2023

TORONTO – May 11, 2023 – With funding from Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Baycrest, the Kingston Indigenous Language Nest (KILN) and the University of Toronto have...

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Celebrating Our Administrative Professionals

April 26, 2023

Every year on Administrative Professionals Day, we recognize and celebrate the more than 100 administrative professionals at Baycrest. They are a crucial part of our operations, and we wish to...

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Baycrest’s Goal Management Training Now Offered Through Telus Health’s Abiliticbt Platform

April 20, 2023

Baycrest is pleased to announce an exclusive collaboration with TELUS Health (formerly LifeWorks) to make its Goal Management Training TM (GMT) program available to more people in Canada and the United States....

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Baycrest and CABHI featured in Technology’s Golden Age, produced by BBC StoryWorks

April 19, 2023

Baycrest’s use of cutting-edge technology through Possibilities by Baycrest TM was included in a new series, Technology’s Golden Age, presented by Consumer Technology Association and produced for Baycrest by BBC...

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Older adults perceive artificial intelligence as more human-like than younger adults do

March 31, 2023

Toronto, April 3, 2023 – Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly present in all of our lives, from newer offerings like ChatGPT to more established voice systems such as automated phone...

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International Women’s Day at Baycrest

March 8, 2023

Every day, women who work at Baycrest play an integral role in the organization’s success. They lead teams, care for residents, research brain health and create and innovate new ways...

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Ontario Hospitals Recognized for Excellence in Health Research

February 1, 2023

TORONTO, Jan. 31, 2023 /CNW/ – Today, 19 Ontario hospitals have been recognized for excellence in research by being named to Research Infosource Inc.’s annual list of the Top 40 Research Hospitals...

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New smartphone app designed by University of Toronto researchers shown to significantly improve memory recall

January 18, 2023

TORONTO, ON – In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , University of Toronto (U of T) researchers have demonstrated that their new smartphone...