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An image of a patient leaving hospital with Bruyère and Carefor logos
May 8, 2024 | Long-Term Care

Bruyère is helping older adults transition home, safter and faster following a hospital stay, with Carefor as the care service provider in newly expanded Bruyère@Home program.

An image of hands cradled in comfort to illustrate an article about palliative care
Apr 29, 2024 | Long-Term Care

A researcher with Bruyère Research Institute has co-authored a study into people with opiod use disorder and their access to palliative care.

overflowing pill box
Apr 23, 2024 | Long-Term Care

Barbara Farrell, PharmD, spoke with the New York Times on polypharmacy – the use of multiple prescription drugs.

computer screen with images of brain scans
Apr 16, 2024 | Long-Term Care

New therapies would mean change at all levels.

Apr 10, 2024 | Long-Term Care

On April 11, 2024, Bruyère will be updating our masking practices and removing our current red and teal masking zones.

Apr 4, 2024 | Long-Term Care

This year, on April 8, we get to experience a rare and exciting cosmic event: a solar eclipse!

woman in wheelchair
Apr 3, 2024 | Long-Term Care

A new systematic review analyzing care outcomes in long-term care, found 62% of included studies demonstrated disparities in care outcomes for minoritized groups.

Vivian Welch Applied Public Health Chair
Mar 26, 2024 | Long-Term Care

Vivian Welch, PhD, Senior Investigator at Bruyère Research Institute was awarded an Applied Public Health Chair by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Feb 26, 2024 | Long-Term Care

Many older adults living at home do not receive any palliative home care before death, suggesting we need better methods to identify people who need this support.

Feb 22, 2024 | Long-Term Care

Ottawa researcher develops bilingual healthcare app to help Canadians stay healthy in face of healthcare crisis.