“My classmates and I are helping seniors combat loneliness”: This U of T neuroscience student puts the care in health care “My classmates and I are helping seniors combat loneliness”: This U of T neuroscience student puts the care in health care
By Rowaida Hussein | Photography By Erin Leydon |
January 12, 2021
01/12/2021 As told to Isabel B. Slone
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“When I heard about all the Covid outbreaks in long-term care homes, I was finishing my final year at U of T studying neuroscience, and I’d recently taken a course on dementia. I wanted to use the knowledge I had. In May, I co-founded SAGE Student Association for Geriatric Empowerment with some fellow students. Our mission was to connect with seniors and staff in long-term care.