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- DDA Annual Report Article – April 2019In the 4th quarter of 2018, the 3Spheres Robotics Project team completed a 3-month, grant-funded, “focus group” study that compared and contrasted the robotics requirements for seniors living in eldercare rest homes with the requirements for people with developmental disabilities living in DDA group homes. The study concluded that there are a lot of similarities … Read more
- The Case for Rehab/Concierge Robots… by Alanna HendrenRecruitment and Retention We cannot recruit and retain staff as service providers, which means that families have even more challenges recruiting. For unionized agencies in B.C., generally the highest paying; 1/3 of community living agencies had turnover rates greater than 20% and just under 10% had turnover rates over 30%. Younger people are particularly difficult … Read more