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Author(s): Stephen Hwang, Shirley Chiu, Emma Wilkins
Organization: Centre for Research on Inner City Health, The Keenan Research Centre
Publication Date: 2021
The goal of this project was to support policy work and service planning by providing reliable information about the characteristics and service needs of tenants in the Domiciliary Hostel Program in Ontario. This information was obtained through face-toface interviews with a representative sample of Domiciliary Hostel Program tenants and linkages with provincial databases to obtain supplemental information on these tenants.
The specific objective...
Author(s): Stephen Hwang, Shirley Chiu, Emma Wilkins
Publication Date: 2009
This study provides reliable and valuable information on the characteristics of Domiciliary Hostel tenants in Ontario. Since the inception of the Domiciliary Hostel Program more than three decades ago, this program has clearly evolved from housing frail seniors to housing a diverse group of vulnerable adults, including individuals with mental and physical illness, developmental disabilities, as well as the elderly. While it is beyond the scope of...
Author(s): Stephen Hwang, Shirley Chiu, Emma Wilkins
Publication Date: 2009
The goal of this project is to support policy work and service planning by providing reliable information about the characteristics and service needs of tenants in the Domiciliary Hostel Program in Ontario. The specific objectives of this research project were: 1) To describe the characteristics of Domiciliary Hostel Program tenants; 2) To describe Domiciliary Hostel Program tenants’ use of community supports and services, use of health care,...