Discover and Adopt

CABHI’s Discover and Adopt (D+A) program helps healthcare and community-based organizations (e.g., long-term care homes, hospitals, home healthcare organizations, etc.) build their skills and receptivity to adopt innovation.

Organizations face many barriers to sourcing, testing, and adopting innovations (e.g., products, programs, or services) that can improve the quality of care and quality of life of those they serve.

The D+A program supports organizations with funding and training to build the skills and capacity required to introduce, implement, and sustain innovations in their own settings.

NEW | Call for Innovation

The Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation is seeking high quality solutions on behalf of healthcare organizations participating in Discover + Adopt. 

Apply by October 24, 2025.
CLICK HERE FOR APPLICATION FORM

Healthcare Organizations' Pain Points

If you are an innovator with a solution that can target any of the pain points below.
Apply now by completing this intake form by 5pm EST October 24, 2025.

  • A - Cognitive + Mental Health
    A1 - Enhancing Social Engagement and Leisure Opportunities for Patients and Residents in Senior Care Settings 

    We are seeking a solution that enhances engagement, education, and independent leisure opportunities for those with cognitive and physical limitations. 

    The solution should be easy to use, safe, interactive, customizable, integrable, and accessible for older adults and care partners at the bedside, fostering a supportive environment. 

    A2 - Improving Monitoring of Care and Health Status in Homecare 

    We are seeking a solution to help identify and monitor current and emerging care and health status in homecare settings. 

    The solution should be cost-effective, reliable, AI based, monitor physical, mental, and social statuses. 

  • B - Quality of Care + Healthcare Delivery

    B1 - Improving Staff Well-Being and Retention

    We are seeking a solution to improve and enhance staff well-being and retention by reducing burnout, turnover, and improving morale.

    The solution should foster a healthy, supportive, and sustainable workplace culture.

    B2 - Reducing Administrative Burden In Care Planning and Delivery

    We are seeking a solution that reduces administrative burden of multidisciplinary staff to allow staff to access resident insights across different clinical settings, including long-term care, home, care, and physicians.

    The solution should be AI-based, easy to use, minimize administrative burden, ensure privacy, support a focused, proactive, data-informed care planning.

    B3 - Enhancing and Promoting Medication Management Autonomy in Homecare

    We are seeking a solution to promote the autonomy of medication management in homecare clients.

    The solution should enhance medication management, improve home visit efficiencies, and ideally be remote during mornings and evenings to allow staff to spend more time on complex cases.

    B4 - Enhancing Care Coordination and Planning

    We are seeking a solution that enhances care coordination, planning, information sharing, and patient transfer process shared across multiple stakeholders and entities.

    The solution should meet privacy and consent requirements, be easy to use, have an integrated approach, and be accessible by multiple organizations and entities; including an alternate level of care program.

  • C - Quality of Life + Client Experience

    C1 - Preventing and Reducing Falls In Senior Care Settings

    We are seeking a solution to assist point of care staff in the notification and prevention of falls.

    The solution should ideally provide real-time alerts and notifications and inform workflows and tracking procedures to enhance falls prevention, overall safety and well-being of residents.

    C2 - Enhancing Activities of Daily Living Support

    We are seeking a solution that enhances ADL support related to transfers, walking, and propelling for residents in long-term care, including those with complex needs.

    The solution should be cost-effective, adaptable, and enhance quality of life while being safe and easy to use.

    C3 - Enhancing Real-Time Translation for Improved Communication

    We are seeking a solution that provides real-time translation to improve communication between staff and residents in LTC or assisted living environments, including those with diverse communication needs.

    The solution should improve engagement, bridge language barriers between residents, staff, and families; enhancing care delivery, interaction, and overall well-being.

    C4 - Improving Cognitive Functioning Assessment of LTC Residents

    We are seeking a solution to assess cognitive functioning accurately and reliably in long-term care residents.

    The solution should provide reliable information to staff, and proven to provide accurate screening results, enabling staff to take appropriate action based on the assessed levels resulting in enhanced overall care quality.

  • D - Skills Assessment + Training + Education

    D1 - Enhancing Living Environment Approach in LTC

    We are seeking a solution to improve resident living approach and model in long-term care.

    The solution should address change resistance, promote cultural transformation, clinical training, and improve resident well-being and staff engagement and skills.

    D2 - Providing Competence Assessment of Core Skills needed for LTC Staff

    We are seeking a solution to enhance assessment of LTC staff core skills, including IPAC, person-centredness, PHIPA, etc. These assessments will then inform next steps in education or training.

    The solution should be able to assess competence, provide personalized training according to individual needs and abilities. It should also be cost-effective, sustainable, and scalable.

    D3 - Enhancing Care Staff Skills to Recognize Elder Abuse

    We are seeking a solution that enables staff to step directly into the lived experiences of residents with dementia to build empathy and understanding.

    The solution should be immersive, feature virtual reality environments to simulate scenarios, have compassionate approaches, and help reduce harm to older adults.

    D4 - Improving Hydration for Residents in LTC

    We are seeking a solution to improve safe and adequate hydration for residents in long-term care, including those with dementia or swallowing difficulties.

    The solution should be safe for staff and residents, decrease staff workload, while providing a comfortable experience to residents.

  • E - Mobility + Physical Activity

    E1 – Enhancing Inpatient Rehabilitation Physical Activity

    We are seeking a solution to enhance monitoring and improve motivation of patients' physical activity during inpatient rehabilitation through gamification.

    The solution should motivate patients, keep patients engaged, and encourage independence.

Please Note:

  • Intake forms will take approximately 20 minutes to complete and can be completed in English or French. 

  • A “solution” can be a product, program, or service, and is not limited to technological products. 

  • We welcome all innovators to apply, but due to high volume of applicants, only select innovators will be contacted by the host organization to move forward in the selection process. 

Questions about the program?

CONTACT Johan Chen, Project Manager, Knowledge Mobilization