Kathy McGilton is a Senior Scientist at KITE Research Institute: Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Health Network and a Professor at the Lawrence S. Bloomberg, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto. Her research focuses on improving the lives of older adults in facility-based settings while also studying the staff and the contextual factors that influence their care. Her work has led to innovations in models of care and positive outcomes for older adults, care partners and staff. She does this by working in an integrated model with health care practitioners, administrators, and policy decision makers.