Progressive accommodation for seniors : interfacing shelter and services

The purpose of this book is to explore the reasons why clients, agencies and governments are considering options that blend shelter and care, the barriers impeding their development and how these have or may be overcome at both the policy and the practice level. New ways of measuring person-environment fit and the potential of maximizing it via enabling technologies are also examined. The target readership includes researchers, architects, policy makers, developers, care providers and operators of existing seniors housing, all of whom can benefit from a better understanding of the multiple issues involved in interfacing shelter and services.TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction / Gloria M. Gutman and Andrew V. Wister; Part I: Changing Clients, Economics and Expectations in Housing for Seniors: Chapter 1- Current Demographics and Living Arrangements of Canada\u27s Elderly / Gordon E. Priest; Chapter 2- Choice, Control, and the Right to Age in Place / Veronica Doyle. Part II: Problems in Providing Service within Existing Seniors Housing: Chapter 3- Current Realities and Challenges in Providing Services to Seniors: The Home Care Perspective / Lois Borden and Joan McGregor; Chapter 4 - Difficulties in Providing Support Services in Buildings Constructed Under Shelter-Only Housing Policies / Reg Appleyard. Part III: Transcending Barriers to Combining Shelter and Services: Chapter 5- Public, Private and Non-Profit Partnerships: The CCPPPH Link / C.W. Lusk; Chapter 6- Group Homes: The Swedish Model of Care for Persons with Dementia of the Alzheimer\u27s Type / Elaine Gallagher; Chapter 7- Supportive Housing for Elderly Persons in Ontario / Garry Baker; Chapter 8- Social Policy Models for Shelter and Services: An International Perspective / Satya Brink. Part IV: Measuring and Maximizing Person-Environment Fit: Chapter 9- Measuring Person-Environment Fit Among Frail Older Adults Using Video / Andrew V. Wister and James R. Watzke; Chapter 10- Assessing the Client\u27s Perception of Person-Environment Fit Using the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure / Anne Carswell. Part V: Enabling Technologies in Housing for Seniors: Chapter 11- Personal Response Systems: Canadian Data on Subscribers and Alarms / James R. Watzke; Chapter 12- Older Adults\u27 Response to Automated Environmental Control Devices / James R. Watzke and Gary Birch; Chapter 13- Use and Potential Use of Assistive Devices by Home-Based Seniors / William C. Mann; Chapter 14 - Necessary Elements of a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Technical Aids for the Elderly / George Abrahamsohn, Gloria M. Gutman and Andrew V. Wister; Chapter 15- Bridging the Technology Gap - The Links Between Research, Development, Production and Policy for Products Supporting Independent Living / Satya Brin

Health promotion for older Canadians : knowledge gaps and research needs

INTRODUCTION; 1. Potentials and Pitfalls in Evaluating Nutrition and Nutrition Interventions in Older Adults / Helene Payette; 2. The Effectiveness of Exercise Programs for Osteoporotic Women / Gina Bravo; 3. Health Promotion Among Older Persons with Direct and Personal Experience of the Mental Health System / Joseph A Tindale & Susan Hardie; 4. Evaluating Self-Help and Mutual Aid Programs for Older Canadians / Joan Norris, Adam Davey & Stephanie Kuiack; 5. Health Promotion Research for Older Canadians: Priorities from a Community Health Unit Perspective / Nancy Hall; 6. Evaluation of the "Living Well" Health Promotion Program for Older Adults / Dorothy Craig & Carol Timmings; 7. Using Large Data Sets to Study Health Promotion for Older Adults / Andrew Wister & Gloria Gutman; 8. Priorities for Health Promotion and Aging Research in Canada: Discussion and Recommendations / Andrew Wister & Gloria Gutman; AUTHORS\u27 BIOGRAPHIES; FRENCH ABSTRACT

Health systems and aging in selected Pacific Rim countries : cultural diversity and change

Aging, ethnicity and health policy in Australia -- Health status of Japanese seniors and the new directions of health services -- Filial piety and co-residence in Japan -- Health care in China and Hong Kong -- Health care for the Korean elderly: emerging trends and issues -- First Nations elders in Canada: issues, problems and successes in health care policy -- Older refugees in Canada: profile, health needs and social service issues

Fact book on aging in British Columbia, 2nd Edition

Table of Contents1. Size of the Elderly Population;1.1 Past Trends and Future Growth; 1.2 Population Aging Within the Older Population Itself; 1.3 Median Age of the Population; 2. Sex Ratios; 3. Mortality; 3.1 Trends in Life Expectancy; 3.2 Mortality Rates; 3.3 Causes of Death; 4. Marital Status; 5. Geographic Distribution and Mobility; 5.1 The Older Population of B.C. in Relation to Other Provinces; 5.2 Rural-Urban Distribution; 5.3 Geographic Distribution Within British Columbia; 5.3.1 Geographic Distribution Within the Greater Vancouver Regional District; 5.3.2 Geographic Distribution Within the Capital Regional District; 5 .4 Mobility; 4.1 Total Population and Population Aged 65+; 5.4.2 Distance Moved; 6. Ethnic Composition; 6.1 Predominant Groups; 6.2 Proportion of Ethnic Origin Groups Aged 65+; 6.3 Aboriginal People; 7. Living Arrangements; 7.1 Persons by Type; 7.2 Private Households - Present and Future; 8. Housing; 8.1 Home Ownership; 8.2 Preferred Structural Type; 8.3 Housing Costs; 9. Education; 9.1 Educational Attainment; 10. Labour Force; 10.1 Labour Force Participation Trends; 10.2 Full and Part-time Employment; 11 Income; 11.1 Median Income of Individuals; 11.2 Poverty Rate; 12 Disabilities;12.1 Disability Rates; 12.2 Seniors with Disabilities in Private Households and Institutions; 12.3 Nature of Disabilities; 12.4 Severity of Disabilities; 13 Health Service; 13.1 Hospitals; 13.2 Continuing Care; Appendix

Consistency of high-fidelity two-qubit operations in silicon

The consistency of entangling operations between qubits is essential for the performance of multi-qubit systems, and is a crucial factor in achieving fault-tolerant quantum processors. Solid-state platforms are particularly exposed to inconsistency due to the materials-induced variability of performance between qubits and the instability of gate fidelities over time. Here we quantify this consistency for spin qubits, tying it to its physical origins, while demonstrating sustained and repeatable operation of two-qubit gates with fidelities above 99% in the technologically important silicon metal-oxide-semiconductor (SiMOS) quantum dot platform. We undertake a detailed study of the stability of these operations by analysing errors and fidelities in multiple devices through numerous trials and extended periods of operation. Adopting three different characterisation methods, we measure entangling gate fidelities ranging from 96.8% to 99.8%. Our analysis tools also identify physical causes of qubit degradation and offer ways to maintain performance within tolerance. Furthermore, we investigate the impact of qubit design, feedback systems, and robust gates on implementing scalable, high-fidelity control strategies. These results highlight both the capabilities and challenges for the scaling up of spin-based qubits into full-scale quantum processors

WELCOME & INTRODUCTION

This video clip comprises the "Welcome and Introduction" to the 21st Annual John K. Friesen Conference, "Innovations in Home Care: A Public Policy Perspective," MAY 16-17, 2012, Vancouver, BC.  It is well known that jurisdictions with more comprehensive and integrated home care delivery systems are able to extend independent living for older people for longer periods of time, thereby reducing more costly forms of care, such as institutionalization. Better quality home care raises the quality of life of older persons, and reduces the burden of care for families. Today, however, home care is provided in a largely fragmented system with many barriers to efficiency and coverage, such as divided responsibility and funding across ministries. There are issues of access in rural and remote areas, marginalized groups and concerning human resources. The 2012 John K. Friesen conference provided a forum for discussion of both the problems and the possibilities of home care in contemporary Canada. We also gratefully acknowledge a grant from the SFU Library\u27s Scholarly Digitization Fund for videography and post-production editing