Community Advancing Resources and Initiative for Nurturing Generations
A University of Victoria Aspiration 2030 Research Cluster
About us
We are a diverse team of interdisciplinary experts from the University of Victoria, hosted within the Institute for Aging and Lifelong Health (IALH), working together with persons with lived experience, care partners, and health and social care providers to enhance quality of life and improve the living environments of people with dementia and their families.
The Researchers behind the C.A.R.I.N.G. Dementia Collaborative: From L to R: Dr. Mariko Sakamoto, Dr. Denise Cloutier, Dr. Stuart MacDonald, and Dr. Jodie Gawryluk.
Mission
To build capacity for interdisciplinary research that supports the quality of life and health of persons living with dementia, their family members, and care providers across diverse community settings with impact at local, regional, national, and international levels.
Vision
A collaborative transdisciplinary network working together with people with dementia to develop and spread knowledge and innovative practices
Values
- Co-production with people with lived experience and knowledge users
- Community engaged methods
- Interdisciplinary & collaborative
- Building on global best practice
- Planning for sustainability