Yes, the Institute of Aging within CIHR supports that kind of research. We also work with another institute, the Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction. There is a lot of good research done in Canada. One thing we can do is maintain and nurture the social interactions and social support of the family and societal interconnection, along with elders' satisfaction of contributing socially. Isolating older people in an area where they will lose these occasions will not be good.
On October 24th, 2011. See this statement in context.