Saturday, August 16, 2025

Areas that impact our quality of life by Keith Torkelson, MS, BS

 Areas that impact our quality of life by Keith Torkelson, MS, BS


Requirement

 

Specification

Unit

Quality of Life

Lesson

Short Reports

Audience

Housing Advocates

Author(s)

Keith “Buster” Torkelson, MS, BS

Blog(s)

Housing Advisory

Advisory Board

Potential Topic for Commenting

Computer(s)

Student Asus & Dell (Developmentally Disabled)

Connectivity

Wi-Fi and Hotspot

Filename

Areas_That_Impact_Our_Life_QOL_29_Items_25070501_Results

Measures(s)

Areas Impacting Quality of Life Measures Tool - Theta

Method

Digital Sharing

Publish

Saturday August 16, 2025

Purpose(s)

Resolve Housing issues in Orange County, California

AI

Food for Training AI systems

Compelling Evidence

Re-occurring theme since 2007

Title

Areas that impact our quality of life by Keith Torkelson, MS, BS

Topic

Quality of Life in Face of Renting a Shared Room


Binary Scoring Method (BSM) – Modified Dichotomous Scoring – Binary Plus

 

1.00

Yes or Pass or Great

0.75

Good

0.67

 

0.50

So-So

0.33

 

0.25

Poor

0.00

No or Fail

20250605-TH: Binary Plus Scoring - Revision


Results Up Front

Table – Areas That Impact Our QOL

Areas That Impact our Life – 29 Items

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D##

 

Area

2025

0320

(TH-RT)

Impact

SW-JB

01

02

Housing & Home Life & Rent

1.00

02

02

Adequate Rest

1.00

03

02

BedBusters project

0.50

04

02

Enough Office Space

0.75

05

02

Starbucks Resource Value

0.00

06

03

No Co-pays

1.00

07

03

Enough spending Money

0.75

08

03

Foundation Sustainability

0.25

09

04

Enjoy Family get-togethers

1.00

10

04

Keep Health Related Engagements

1.00

11

04

Facebook Resource Value

0.75

12

05

1-Adequate & Rejuvenating Sleep

1.00

13

05

No Disasters

0.25

14

05

No Disease

0.25

15

05

Less Smoking Cigarettes

1.00

16

06

Hope about county / Country

0.25

17

09

Behavioral Health Dr. Encounters

0.75

18

09

Faith in Supports – Cal Optima

1.00

19

10

Good fit Medication

0.90

20

10

No more Complete Blood Counts (CBCs)

1.00

21

10

Fewer Crises

0.50

22

11

Value of PCP Encounters

0.25

23

12

Own Car

1.00

24

13

Satisfaction with Technology and QOL

1.00

25

13

Enjoy and Value Computing

1.00

26

13

Adequate Connectivity

0.50

27

13

Technology & Blogging (BlogAbility)

0.80

28

13

Learn from You Tube

1.00

29

15

Enjoy Literacy and publishing

0.80

 

 

CALC

=21.25

 

 

Areas That Impact Our Life Score (HSF) =

73.3%

Last Reviewed: 20250808-F:

D## = Domain Number | JB = John Baer | QOL = Quality of Life | RT = Real Time

SW = Share (d) With






Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Housing Help Line Triage Questions (2025) by Keith Torkelson MS

 Housing Help Line Triage Questions (2025) by Keith Torkelson MS

Feature Photo

Requirement

 

Specification

Title

Housing Help Line Triage Questions (2025) by Keith Torkelson MS

Author

Keith Torkelson MS (Pathology)

Blog

Housing Advisory

Date Posted

July 2, 2025 (W)

Project

Housing Solutions Bundle

Project Element

Housing Help Line

Purpose

Make our material public so it can help people immediately

Special Population

Homeless

Images

Around 20

Filename

HHL_Housing_Help_Line_Process_25040902_Triage_Process

Target

Orange County Health Care Agency


Triage Questions

>These FAQs are centered about the Housing Help Line element of a Housing Solutions Bundle.  During June of 2025 we presented this material for the local, Orange County, Behavioral Health Advisory Board.  It was well received.  We had hoped to get a Public Comment slot in front of the Behavioral Health Services Act Housing Interventions Workgroup (HIW) for July 2025.  It looks like the HIW will have no Public Comment slots.  The estimated time to collect the FAQ information is 15-30 minutes.  All operators (agents, interceptors) will address housing and living arrangements as a top priority

 

Yes or No Else Brief Answers

 

Is this a manner of life & death?

If so call “911”

Is this a housing and living arrangements call?

 

Preferences & Matching

 

If this is a housing issue…We will help

What is your phone number?

What is your zip code?

How much do you have to spend per month on rent?

Do you have a Smartphone?

Do you have a Laptop?

Do you have a Television?

Are you used to wearing headphones?

 

Would you like food included?

Do you have transportation?

Do you want a shared room or room to yourself?

When are you looking to move?

Can you move yourself?

How much help do you need?

Do you have family to help you?

 

Do you have substance use issues?

Have you been in the hospital recently?

Do you plan to go into the hospital soon?

Do you like spending time at home?

 

Where do you live and lived before?

Who do you live with?

When you were a child, did you have to share a bedroom with your siblings?

Did you like it or did you want your own room?

Which part of town do you live in?

What are good and bad areas to live in your town?

 

Images @ the End

Majority of Images by Keith "Buster" Torkelson MS, BS




Shared Room Roommate
Scores High for Violence & Bullying


Rent a Shared Room - In Irvine


Parents House in Garden Grove
Transitional Housing


Homeless in Santa Ana


Alternative - Re-institutionalize


Left Overs at a State Mental Hospital


Example of a GoodBed


Homeless - Travelling Light


Homeless in Santa Ana


Homeless with Quite a Few Belongings


Sleeping on the Floor


Consumer Under the Influence


Sitting on the Floor


Vintage (1987) Apartment Shopping Notes
Decided on Ivy Towne


The Competition
Not very helpful


He passed away soon after this


Tiny House Fix


Rent a Shared Room - Santa Ana


Natural Support puts us up for a couple of days


Shanks Truck Stop AKA Shanks Guest Home

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