Thanks to GIS Innovations and Mr. Bob Janowicz for the wonderful data in ArcGIS format. This included:

A localities dataset for municipalities in British Columbia.

A dataset of places in British Columbia including healthcare facilities, emergency facilities, civic places, schools, transportation, roads, regional districts and so on.

Background Information Sources.

Johnson, Gail. (2000). The Road to Grandmaxs House: Ways to -support the Housing Choices of an Aging Population. The Muttart Foundation: Edmonton.

Cranwick, Kelly.(2002). General Social Survey, Cycle 16: caring for an aging society. Statistics Canada

The government of British Columbia website for information on the Care Facilities Act and standards of care.

www.gov.bc.ca

I would also like to thank my mother, Jean Morgan, to whom I owe a debtload of gratitude for providing the information on the daily lives of care home patients.