Together with our partners we formed an advisory committee. Committee members include older adults living with dementia; their family/friend caregivers; representatives of organizations who advocate for older adults and their families (Alzheimer Societies, family caregiver organizations, CanAge); day program staff, managers, and operators; and health policy decision makers. This advisory committee has agreed on the research questions and design and will collaborate with researchers on informing each phase of the research.
| Committee role: | Name of committee member: |
| Helen Carswell Chair in Dementia Care, chair of committee | Matthias Hoben |
| Dean of YorkU Faculty of Health or designate | Chris Ardern (Associate Dean, Research and Innovation) |
| Representatives of the Alzheimer Society of York | Kari Quinn-Humphrey (CEO) Andrea Ubell (Program Director, ASY dementia day programs, co-chair of committee) |
| Representative of the Alzheimer Society of Ontario | Cathy Barrick (CEO) |
| ON Ministry of Health | Maria Singh |
| ON Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility | Don Embuldeniya (Director, Policy & Partnerships Branch, Policy Programs & Strategic Partnerships Division) |
| Individuals living with dementia | Jim Mann |
| Family Caregiver Advocates | Sam Peck (CEO, Family Councils of Ontario) Lauren Bates (Chair, Ontario Caregiver Coalition) |
| Family Caregivers | Shelley Resaul-Nowrattan Anne Vatistas Patti Reed |
| Research scientist | Tamara Daly, Professor, Director, York University Centre for Aging Research and Education (YU-CARE), Director, SSHRC Partnership for Age-Friendly Communities within Communities |
| Day program representatives | Melanie Rowe, Vice President, Client Care and Services, CHATS-Community & Home Assistance to Seniors Becky Clark, Director, McCormick Dementia Services in London, Ontario Chantelle Morello, Thornhill D.A.Y. Centre Program Manager Laura Letassey, Aurora D.A.Y. Centre Program Manager Cassandra Calbert, MSW, RSW, Senior Social Worker |
| Carswell Fellows (trainees); ex officio members | Hung Nguyen (post-doctoral trainee) Atiqur Rahman (post-doctoral trainee) Genevieve Odoom (PhD student) Behnoush Zarandi (PhD student) |
| Caregiver Advisors: | Name of Caregiver Advisor: |
| Linda Woo Katrina Prescott Bernie McCracken Patricia Kostyk Kevin Lazaruk Ron Beleno |
Our work is supported by a number of Cross-Provincial Partners including:
| Name | Organization |
| Heather Cooke | Alzheimer Society of British Columbia |
| Sarah Wu | Alzheimer Society of British Columbia |
| Barb MacLean | Family Caregivers of British Columbia |
| Aaron Miller | Interior Health Authority |
| Michelle Smith | Interior Health Authority |
| Jessica Howard | Interior Health Authority |
| Karen Littleton | Interior Health Authority |
| Ali Cada | Alzheimer Society of Calgary |
| Barb Ferguson | Alzheimer Society of Calgary |
| Cassi Wadsworth | Alberta Health Services |
| Michelle Podmore | Alberta Health Services |
| Jennifer Salt | Alberta Health Services |
| Suzanne Maisey | Alberta Health |
| Allison Lacey | Government of Alberta |
| Erin Crawford | Alzheimer Society of Manitoba |
| Agnieszka San Juan | Winnipeg Regional Health Authority |
| Joanne Di Nicola | Winnipeg Regional Health Authority |
| Laurel Rose | Winnipeg Regional Health Authority |