CCAA-City of London Recreation exercise program participants, Desh and Ladi Malhotra, recently donated their home (designed by Desh) to Western University to host world-class scholars and visitors to the school. The couple have a long-standing connection to Western through their careers and philanthropy and as CCAA exercise program participants ..read more

Western and Lawson Health Research Institute researchers, including co-author and kinesiology professor Kevin Shoemaker, have found that a combination of computerized cognitive training and aerobic-resistance exercises (such as walking and cycling along with weight training) can significantly improve cognitive functions, such as memory, attention, recognition and orientation, in older adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI ..read more

Micro-certification is an ideal way to future-proof careers and build extra skills into a workplace or resumé. The CCAA and partners in the care-home sector are designing a four-course micro-certificate in aging well, with the aim of improving senior fitness and mobility, preventing falls and improving well-being ..read more

Across Canada and the US, more than two million people are living with aphasia and its associated challenges in communication and in using and understanding language. Until the recent news that Bruce Willis had been diagnosed with aphasia and was retiring from acting, many people were unfamiliar with the condition ..read more

A new international study that draws data from over 65,000 patients and has a Western University connection has found that moderate physical activity in adults is associated with significant protective effects from severe COVID-19 outcomes ..read more

HIGH FIVE® would like to offer individuals affiliated with the Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging a special promotion for the month of May. They are offering a one-time $30.00 discount only until May 31, 2022 ..read more

Older adults may face a number of difficult transitions in late life, such as retirement, health decline and loss of a spouse. Leisure has been known to help adults cope with these changes, as a way of maintaining and continuing their sense of identity ..read more

A unique virtual-reality (VR) program to be developed at Western has received a $1-million innovation grant from Future Skills Centre, aiming to provide personal support workers (PSWs) access to innovative communication training to help care for people living with dementia ..read more

This new publication in The Conversation Canada, co-authored by nursing professor and CCAA Research Associate, Anna Garnett, discusses how improvements to policy and programs to support stroke caregivers and help them maintain their health and well-being are necessary ..read more

This information applies to individuals with Senior Fitness Instructor certification (SFIC) that expired in 2020, 2021, or is set to expire in 2022. These instructions will help lapsed instructors reinstate their certifications if they lapsed over the pandemic years of 2020-21, or if their certifications expire before the end of 2022 ..read more