An internationally recognized aging and health-care researcher, her work has particularly benefited the elderly in Manitoba and across Canada. A member of the Order of Canada, her career has included academic, research, advisory and government positions. Among a long list, she is a professor and senior scholar in the Department of Community Health Sciences and research associate of the aging in Manitoba Longitudinal Study. She is also a former chair of the Manitoba Health Services Commission. One of her most valued contributions to the public health of Manitobans was as director of the Office of Continuing Care where she was responsible for the development and implementation of its single point of access Continuing Care program, the first provincewide home care program in Canada. This program has served as the model for subsequent programs in other Canadian provinces and elsewhere in the world.
