Over the next 20 years, Canada’s senior population is expected to grow by 68 per cent, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information. Geras, located at HHS St. Peter’s Hospital, has a decades-long track record of making discoveries that change how health care is delivered to older adults locally and globally.
Our Mission
To make life better for older adults with high impact research tackling the biggest challenges facing our aging population
Our Vision
Promoting healthy aging to help people age with dignity and independence
Our Strategic Directions
Research excellence to advance research innovations, new models of geriatric care, and clinical interventions
Collaboration among healthcare professionals, researchers, older adults, and caregivers
Training the next generation of leaders in aging research
Canadian Research Centre on Aging
We are an official CIHR Canadian Research Centre on Aging involved in a community of researchers, scientists, students, community groups, policy makers and individuals from Canada and around the world that share an interest in the field of research on aging.
HHSC Research Training
Harmonized Research Training Framework between Hamilton Health Sciences, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton/The Research Institute of St. Joe’s Hamilton, McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences.
