Upcoming Courses and Programs
News and Updates
Dementia care at home: Western researchers help design new program for care partners
Faculty of Health Sciences researchers Marie Savundranayagam and Anna Garnett helped design the McCormick Mobile study to provide in-home dementia education and training for care partners of people living with dementia.
- Western researchers unlocking secrets to healthy aging
- Exploring the Western research on aging that’s helping us live better, longer
- They weren’t looking for love in their 70s, but their late-in-life romance may just have prolonged their lives
Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that Western University is located on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek (Ah-nish-in-a-bek), Haudenosaunee (Ho-den-no-show-nee), Lūnaapéewak (Len-ahpay- wuk) and Attawandaron (Add-a-won-da-run) peoples, on lands connected with the London Township and Sombra Treaties of 1796 and the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum. This land continues to be home to diverse Indigenous peoples (e.g. First Nations, Métis and Inuit) whom we recognize as contemporary stewards of the land and vital contributors of our society.
Instructor Recertification
Older, Faster, Stronger
The CCAA is a not-for-profit national research and education centre within the Faculty of Health Sciences at Western University. It is unique in Canada as it promotes physical activity and the well-being of older adults through a combination of basic and applied research, educational resources and community-based programs.
