Project Overview

The Northern Health Authority’s newest facility showcasing the use of AgeTech to support high-quality care and enhanced quality of life for persons living with dementia will open in April 2022. This new and innovative approach to the integration of technology is the first of its kind in rural and northern British Columbia. Our interdisciplinary team worked together to identify client and community-specific needs and various AgeTech solutions to maximize the quality of care and life for persons living with dementia, reduce workload demands, and enhance the working environment for those who support them. Together, we seek to embed AgeTech in a small-sized facility using a person-centred model of care where persons are supported through various technologies to remain more active, engaged, and live well. The goal of this project is to describe the development, implementation, and functioning of a smart technology approach in this new facility during its first year of opera on. We will focus on three types of AgeTech prioritized by our partners: 1) Non-invasive technology (Nano-Lit), 2) Technology to enhance environment and wellbeing (Just Vertical), and 3) Technology to enhance physical health (Centivizer). Data gathered over the first year of opera on will highlight areas for ongoing technology innovation and inform policy decisions for future planned initiatives across northern BC.