OCTOBER 2016 Respecting the choice to age together: A 21st Century Health Quality Challenge STR ATA H EALTH CA S E STU DY Technology Assists Couples to Stay Together in Residential Care The +65 Canadian population is now greater than the population under the age of 15, and is alarmingly growing four times faster than any other age group (Statistics Canada, 2015). This shift in population age structure is forcing health systems to search for innovative means to improve the appropriateness, access and quality of care for our rapidly expanding elder population. Given the increase in aged care demand being driven by these shifting demographics and the resulting stress on the supply of services, Canadian health systems are looking for ways to improve the dynamics between supply a

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