Seniors’ facility in Waterloo-Wellington to make life better for seniors across Ontario

The new RBJ Schlegel-University of Waterloo Research Institute for Aging will be receiving provincial funding of $500,000 and has been selected to co-lead a province-wide program that develops new and better ways to provide care for Ontario’s seniors. Waterloo-Wellington MPP Ted Arnott attended the announcement at Winston Park seniors’ community in Kitchener on August 2nd.

“I am pleased that Winston Park in Waterloo-Wellington will take a leading role in research that will lead to better care for our seniors throughout Ontario,” said Mr. Arnott. “I want to congratulate Ron Schlegel for having the vision, generosity, and determination to see this project through.”

The Provincial Government has made the Research Institute for Aging a lead agency in building the Seniors’ Health Research Transfer Network in Ontario. The other co-lead agency is located in Ottawa.

The Institute will do comprehensive research working with the University of Waterloo, Conestoga College and others to continuously improve the way seniors receive care. Best practices of care, developed at places like Winston Park, can then be transferred to benefit seniors at homes throughout the province.

In his remarks at the announcement, Mr. Arnott congratulated and thanked MPP Elizabeth Witmer for her contribution to the Research Institute for Aging.

“Elizabeth has worked very hard on this initiative. Her knowledge of how the Ministry of Health works and her positive relationship with senior officials was the key to getting the Province on board. The work of this Institute is very important because it will help give Ontario’s seniors a better quality of life,” Mr. Arnott remarked later.