Rose has been a mental health nurse for 18 years. She has a Masters degree in nursing and is a certified psychiatric mental health nurse with the Canadian Mental Health Association. Most of her experience has been working in adolescent mental health at the Sick Kids Centre for Community Mental Health (formerly the Hincks Dellcrest Centre) in Toronto. She was a volunteer nurse with the Sherbourne Health bus, providing medical care and basic hygiene supplies to marginalized people in downtown Toronto. She is currently a Nurse Clinician at Humber River Hospital, providing mental health assessments, consultation, and staff coaching.

“I see seniors who are struggling with mental health as it relates to declining health and cognitive functioning. Unfortunately, I tend to see seniors at a time when they are struggling with their health and unwell. But I am humbled each time I have the opportunity to speak with a senior, because it continues to remind me that there is a person behind the illness and the age. Each individual is unique, with a rich history of stories and experiences that in most cases, they are happy to share."