Karen and Lily discuss their experiences collaborating on research projects at the UBC IDEA Lab related to aging and dementia in different settings, such as long-term care and the hospital. One example they raise is the dementia-friendly video project which introduced dementia-friendly videos to older adults with moderate to severe dementia in care settings to support their psychosocial well-being. Another example they raise is the Overcoming Loneliness project. The team interviewed residents in long-term care remotely about their experience of loneliness during COVID-19. They referred to the de Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale and found that residents had challenges answering the questions on the scale. They then came up with an idea to let people, especially healthcare providers, know about the challenges for residents using the scale and to propose recommendations by publishing and presenting at international conferences. Their paper was awarded Publication of the Year 2023 by Health Policy PIA of the International Society to Advance Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment (ISTAART) and ImpactBC Scholarship in Health Care Research and Development 2024 by UBC Health, recognizing its implications in practice.