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Luke Turcotte

Assistant Professor, Health Sciences, Brock University

Press citations

3

Topics

2

Elderly care & frailty

Last quoted

Sept 2026

first cited Aug 2026

Luke Turcotte: key facts

Kind of voice
Academic
Role
Assistant Professor, Health Sciences
Organisation
Brock University
Quoted on
Elderly care & frailty, Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
Tracked press citations
3
Most recently quoted
30 Sept 2026
First quoted
27 Aug 2026

Who Luke Turcotte is

Luke Turcotte is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Sciences at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. His research focuses on the development and application of health information systems to support clinical decision-making and improve the quality of care for older adults with complex health conditions across hospital, long-term care, and community-based settings. He completed an MSc in Health Studies and Gerontology and a PhD in Aging, Health and Wellbeing at the University of Waterloo, and subsequently held a Health System Impact Fellowship from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research embedded at the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), followed by roles as Senior Researcher and Senior Methodologist at CIHI. He is an Associate Fellow with interRAI, an international not-for-profit that develops comprehensive health assessment systems for vulnerable populations, and holds an adjunct appointment at the University of Waterloo. His current CIHR-funded work argues that hospital discharge planning tools focus too narrowly on medical diagnoses and should incorporate social determinants of health and caregiver well-being to reduce unplanned readmissions among frail older adults.

“When someone leaves hospital, do they have support at home? Can their caregiver manage? Can they afford essentials? Is their home safe and accessible? Those factors can shape whether a transition home succeeds.”

References for this biography

  1. 1.Luke Turcotte, PhD – Health Sciences, Brock University — Confirms current role as Assistant Professor, Health Sciences, Brock University; states research goal of improving care for older adults with complex health needs in hospital, long-term care, and community settings; lists departmental contact details.
  2. 2.Luke Turcotte – personal academic website — Confirms he is a health services researcher at Brock University; details research focus on health information systems, clinical decision-making, and care for older adults with complex conditions; lists core faculty membership in the Masters of Applied Gerontology programme.
  3. 3.Researchers aim to strengthen hospital discharge supports for older adults – The Brock News — Evidences current CIHR-funded research project on hospital discharge planning for frail older adults; quotes Turcotte arguing that social determinants of health and caregiver well-being are overlooked in current discharge tools; confirms international team including Finnish and New Zealand partners.
  4. 4.External validation of the hospital frailty risk score among hospitalised home care clients in Canada – Age and Ageing — Confirms ORCID 0000-0001-5678-7234 and publication record; establishes expertise in frailty measurement and validation in care settings relevant to UK-facing journal.
  5. 5.Luke Turcotte – AcademicJobs profile — Confirms appointment at Brock University from 2023; details CIHR Health System Impact Fellowship, CIHI roles as Senior Researcher and Senior Methodologist (2020–2022), Associate Fellow status at interRAI, and Affiliate Investigator status at Bruyère Research Institute.
  6. 6.Long-Term Care Resident Health and Quality of Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Health Services Insights — Confirms institutional affiliation (Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines), ORCID, and peer-reviewed publication record on long-term care quality during COVID-19.

Notable achievements

  • Led a CIHR Project Grant-funded study working with Niagara Health and Ontario Health atHome to incorporate interRAI assessments into hospital discharge planning to reduce readmissions among frail older adults (2026). Source ↗
  • Published external validation of the Hospital Frailty Risk Score among hospitalised home care clients in Canada in Age and Ageing (2023), co-authored with Kenneth Rockwood and colleagues. Source ↗
  • Co-authored peer-reviewed study on long-term care resident health and quality of care during the COVID-19 pandemic using CIHI data, published in Health Services Insights (2023). Source ↗
  • Co-authored study on antipsychotic medication use among newly admitted long-term care residents during the COVID-19 pandemic, published in Health Services Insights (2024). Source ↗

What Luke Turcotte has said

Where Luke Turcotte has been quoted

  1. Researchers aim to strengthen hospital discharge supports for older adultsbrocku.ca · 30 Sept 2026
  2. In the News: A solar eclipse, the rise of sports access lockers, Hans Island’s whisky war and West Jet’s labour disputebrocku.ca · 27 Aug 2026
  3. Brock University - Researchers aim to strengthen hospital discharge supports for older adultseducationnewscanada.com · 10 Aug 2026

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