Senior House Operations in Finland

This article analyzes the operations of a sample of rental independent living senior apartments in Tampere, Finland. We compare 10 properties containing 421 units owned by one nonprofit and two for-profit housing providers. We examine costs and revenues across properties using data collected through interviews and a survey of company representatives and property managers. The results indicate that until the recent economic downturn, these senior houses generally experienced fast initial lease-up and low turnover but relatively long vacancies for some units when re-leasing. Performance varies among properties.

Finnish seniors’ move to a senior house: Examining the push and pull factors

The purpose of this article is to explore the factors influencing residential decisions of Finnish seniors. Analysis draws on qualitative data gathered from in-depth interviews and open-ended survey questions completed by 37 seniors living in three independent living facilities in Finland. Content analysis was used to identify key factors pushing residents out of their former living situations and pulling them into their respective independent living facility. Analysis indicates that different senior houses attract different types of residents. Nevertheless, as a group, they reported similar motivational factors relating to community, physical, and social environments and to their personal circumstances.

Social and physical environments in senior communities: The Finnish experience

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss residents’ views of social and physical environments in a co-housing and in a senior housing setting in Finland. Also, the study aims to point out important connections between well-being and built environment. Design/methodology/approach – The data include interviews and survey responses gathered in the cases. The results and analysis are presented at different case study levels, with the discussion and conclusions following this. Findings – The findings show that the physical environment and common areas have an important role to activate residents. When well-designed common areas exist, a higher level of engagement can be achieved by getting residents involved in the planning and running of activities. Research limitations/implications – This paper discusses residents’ experiences in two Finnish housing settings and it focuses on the housing market in Finland. Practical implications – The findings encourage investors and housing operators to design and invest common areas which could activate residents and create social contacts. Also, investors have to pay attention to the way these developments are managed. Originality/value – This study is the first to investigate the Finnish co-housing setting and compare social and physical environments in a co-housing and a senior house.

Pull factors attracting residents to Finnish senior houses

Most elderly Finnish residents prefer to age in place, but some relocate because of push factors that create stress in their current homes and pull factors that attract them to a new dwelling. This survey examines the important pull factors that attract seniors to senior houses. Grocery nearby is the strongest pull factor followed by hospital or medical center and public transportation. A factor analysis reveals that attributes can be grouped into three factors: onsite services that allow the residents to maintain an active lifestyle with some luxury, everyday services and facilities that would enable aging in place, and physical activity facilities. Residents have chosen the type of senior housing that supports their lifestyle. Meanwhile, socioeconomic characteristics do not explain the differences in the types of features that attract residents.

Concordancia en interpretación electrocardiográfica en síndromes coronarios agudos entre especialistas del servicio de urgencias y cardiólogos

Introducción: El ECG es una herramienta básica en el estudio del dolor torácico, no hay evidencia que demuestre si la interpretación electrocardiográfica de los especialistas de medicina interna y emergencias es similar a la de cardiólogos en casos de SCA. El propósito de este estudio es determinar si existe concordancia en interpretación de los hallazgos electrocardiográficos más frecuentes en la fase aguda de los síndromes coronarios. Metodología: Estudio retrospectivo de concordancia diagnóstica electrocardiográfica, realizado en un hospital universitario de cuarto nivel. Se escogieron los hallazgos electrocardiográficos más frecuentes en síndromes coronarios agudos para ser evaluados por 3 diferentes especialidades y se hizo el análisis de concordancia mediante el cálculo estadístico kappa. Resultados: Se analizaron 200 electrocardiogramas aleatorizados, de pacientes con SCA entre noviembre de 2012 a abril de 2013. La edad promedio fue 65,14 años, la mayoría hombres (62,5%), la hipertensión arterial y enfermedad coronaria fueron las comorbilidades más frecuentes. Se encontró un grado de concordancia moderada (k = 0.61 – 0.80, p <0.001) entre cardiólogos vs emergenciólogos y cardiólogos vs internistas, excepto en lesión subendocárdica (k = 0.11 y 0.24 respectivamente), hubo un grado de concordancia débil (k = 0.41 – 0.60, p <0.001) entre emergenciólogos e internistas. El hallazgo en el que hubo grado de concordancia muy bueno (k > 0.81) fue bloqueo de rama izquierda. Conclusión: Existe grado de concordancia moderada en la lectura electrocardiográfica en la mayoría de variables en relación con síndrome coronario agudo entre los especialistas de medicina interna y emergencias al compararlo con cardiólogos.

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History of the United States House of Representatives.

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1980 presidential rank awards for the senior executive service /

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Still Rising: The Career Politician in the British House of Commons, the Cabinet and the Shadow Cabinet

There is a public perception that politicians in the United Kingdom are increasingly detached from the electorate due to the apparent increase in the number of ‘career politicians’ with a professional background in politics. This article examines the occupational backgrounds of successful candidates to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom between the 1997 and 2010 general elections, comparing the parliamentary compositions of the three main political parties (Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats) during this period, and the Cabinet and Shadow Cabinet as of 2014. By evaluating original and secondary quantitative data, it is argued that professionalised politicians have increased in the House of Commons relative to other occupational backgrounds, and are even further disproportionately represented in the senior teams of each major party.