Translating Research in Elder Care (TREC) is an applied health services research program that partners researchers, knowledge users, policy makers and those most affected -- older adults living in long-term care homes and their families across Canada. TREC aims to improve elder care by producing knowledge and moving knowledge to action. TREC's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable individuals living in long-term care homes by creating solutions in the areas of: -Improving quality of care and quality of end-of-life care -Enriching the daily lives of people living there -Improving quality of work life for staff -Assisting managers, administrators, owners and policy makers with evidence-informed decision-making; for example, by producing gold standard evidence using clinical trials