Core Partners

Major funding bodies and Core Participants in the Centre are:

Western Australian Government

The Centre is a collaborative research initiative funded by the State Government under the Western Australian Centres of Excellence in Science and Innovation Program. 

   

Edith Cowan University (ECU) is the Lead Organisation in this collaborative research venture.  ECU brings expertise and infrastructure to the Centre in the areas of molecular diagnostics, models of disease pathogenesis, exercise science (including laboratories equal to any in Australia, particularly in terms of interventions for the aged), health promotion and palliative care. 

Edith Cowan University

   

Hall & Prior

Hall & Prior Aged Care Organisation is committed to the pursuit of excellence in the provision of care and accommodation to the Aged in our Community.  Hall & Prior have a continuing need for world-class research findings to improve the delivery of aged care. 

   

Amana Living, formally Anglican Homes, is one of the State’s largest care providers.  Amana Living has been caring for the elderly for 42 years and continues to proactively research the needs of older people in order to provide facilities and services that meet expectations.

Amana Living
   

Hollywood Private Hospital

Hollywood Private Hospital is part of Ramsay Health Care, an Australia-wide network of 36 private hospitals. Ramsay Health Care is also in the process of expanding into residential aged care through acquisition and green fields development. 

   

The McCusker Foundation for Alzheimer’s Disease Research Inc, based in Western Australia, promotes and supports research into Alzheimer’s disease to develop effective ways to treat this currently incurable condition. 

McCusker Foundation

   

McCusker Learning and Development

McCusker Learning and Development, is an innovative training initiative developed by Anglican Homes through the generosity of Sir James McCusker and his family.  MLD is committed to developing knowledge and skills in personnel involved in the care of people with dementia. 

   

The University of Western Australia bring extensive experience and expertise to the Centre particularly with regards to animal models for dementia, clinical assessment of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions in Alzheimer’s disease and genotyping.  

The University of Western Australia

Dr Richard (Dick) Lefroy joined the Centre as Patron in 2006.  Dr Lefroy graduated from medicine at the University of Melbourne, and entered a period in general practice.  He was appointed assistant to the director of the Clinical Research Unit that began at Royal Perth Hospital in 1954 and Associate Professor of Medicine when The University of Western Australia established its medical school in 1957.  Dr Lefroy was the inaugural director of the Public Health Department’s Geriatric Service, and although now retired from active medical practice, is an honorary research fellow at UWA’s School of Population Health.