10/08/2026
Today, with the support of Minister Nathan Neudorf, AgeCare officially opened the AgeCare Innovation Lab at AgeCare Seton (Calgary, AB), a living lab where new technology can be explored within a fully operating continuing care community.
Developed in partnership with Mount Royal University’s School of Nursing and Midwifery and the AgeCare Research Chair in Aging, the Lab will support research, pilot programs and the testing of AI, robotics and automation designed for continuing care.
The focus is not technology for technology’s sake. It is about exploring tools that can support care teams, improve the quality and efficiency of care and services, and give employees more time to focus on the people they care for.
Residents and team members will be an important part of that work. Ideas will be tested in a real care environment, supported by research and reviewed through the new AgeCare Innovation Steering Committee before being put into practice. Safety, dignity and quality of care remain central to the process.
AgeCare has spent the past 18 months researching and building partnerships in AI, automation and robotics, while more than 200 AgeCare leaders have received training and education to help build knowledge within the organization.
Today’s opening is an important next step in that work, and an opportunity to learn alongside residents, employees, researchers, partners and the broader continuing care sector.
Because even as technology changes, care remains human.