Project CARE Update 3
The project is currently underway across three provinces of Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Alberta, with meaningful progress already achieved and recruitment actively expanding.
In Saskatchewan, data collection is well advanced. A total of 11 interviews have been completed, including interviews with both older adults and key informants. Additional interviews are scheduled, and outreach efforts continue to expand through both direct engagement and institutional collaboration.
In Ontario, fieldwork is in the early stages. Initial interviews have been conducted, with several more progress or scheduled. Efforts are currently focused on expanding outreach through targeted engagement with organizations and potential participants to build momentum in the coming weeks.
In Alberta, preparations for data collection are ongoing. Interviews are scheduled to begin shortly, while recruitment strategies are being developed to ensure steady participation. This includes exploring new approaches to engagement, such as digital outreach and progress tracking tools.
Overall, the project is progressing steadily, with Saskatchewan serving as a strong foundation for scaling recruitment strategies in other regions. As outreach continues to expand, we anticipate a significant increase in interview completion across all provinces. Additionally, the research assistants plan to conduct scoping reviews to generate evidence and identify gaps that will serve as a foundation for the project. More details to come!
Project CARE Update 2
Project CARE is continuing to gain momentum! To date, a total of 11 interviews have been completed, including 9 older adults and 4 key informants. Saskatchewan has conducted the majority of these interviews (n = 10), while Ontario has completed 1. The teams across all three provinces are actively engaged with both key informants and older adults considering their participation but have not yet interviewed.
Given Saskatchewan’s progress in data collection, they are working closely with research members in Alberta and Ontario to share emerging insights to help inform and strengthen ongoing interview processes across sites. Additionally, the research assistants are also collaborating on a number of comprehensive reviews of the academic literature related to end-of-life planning, with the goal of synthesizing the known literature.
In the coming weeks, we aim to build on this progress by conducting additional interviews across Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Alberta. We continue to invite adults aged 60 and older living with at least one chronic condition, as well as individuals who work with older adults in end-of-life planning, to participate in this study. Those interested in learning more or want to review the full project information form are encouraged to contact the research team at endoflife.conversations@uregina.ca.
Project CARE Update
The CARE project team has made steady progress over the past few weeks. In Saskatchewan, the team connected with seven organizations to support recruitment and engagement. So far, three interviews have been completed (two with older adults and one with a key informant), and two additional interviews with older adults and one interview with an additional key informant are scheduled. Initial communication has also been initiated with one older adult and five key informants for future participation.
In Ontario, one key informant interview has been scheduled, and the team is continuing discussions to plan the next steps for recruitment.
In Alberta, preparations are underway to connect with potential collaborators to support participant recruitment.
Overall, these efforts are helping the project build strong connections with organizations and participants across provinces while continuing to gather valuable insights through interviews.
As always, we welcome adults over the age of 60 with one chronic condition or those who work with older adults in the care planning/end-of-life space to reach out to the team at endoflife.conversations@uregina.ca if you wish to see the full project information form.
Ready, set…..
Welcome to our site. We have our team populated and in the coming weeks we will begin active recruitment. Please visit the Our Team and About the Project Page to know who we are and what we are undertaking. We are ready to begin the conversation!