Seniors Advocate Council of Advisors
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Message from the BC Seniors Advocate: Applications are now open! Make a difference in the lives of B.C. seniors by becoming a member of our Council of Advisors. Represent your…
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Rent and Service Fee Increases
Message from the BC Seniors Advocate: Following a comprehensive review of the province’s assisted living services, the BC Seniors Advocate is calling on government to address the current confusing legislative…
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Climate Change and Older Adults: Planning Ahead to Protect Your Health
(from U.S. National Council on Aging) The Golden Years are not so shiny in these times of climate crisis. But while older adults are especially vulnerable to some of the…
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New SFU Star Institute Booklet – The Future of Agetech
Simon Fraser University’s STAR Instiute has produced a new booklet entitled The Future of AgeTech – Achievements and Future Directions in Technology to Support the Health, Independence and Participation of Older…
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We Must Do Better: Home Support Services for B.C. Seniors
(from BC Seniors Advocate) In this report, BC Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie provides a comprehensive review of the province’s home support services and finds they are in need of fundamental…
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Diabetes Screening this Saturday, March 11th
On behalf of Reach Community Health Centre, we here at 411 Senior Centre encourage you to take advantage of this free Diabetes screening. Information is listed below of where and…
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Review of Provincial Home Support Service Program
BC Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie will release a review of the provincial home support services program on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 1 p.m. The media event will be livestreamed on…
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The BC Nursing Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically highlighted the serious shortcomings of BC’s health care system. This includes the chronic nursing shortage that led to difficulties in providing patient care during the public…
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More B.C. seniors than ever in dire need of financial help, and it’s getting worse
A worthwhile article to read by St. John Alexander, Multi-skilled Journalist, CTV News Vancouver The number of calls for financial help from seniors has doubled, and what they need is…
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Transforming our Systems: The 2022 Report of the National Advisory Council on Poverty
Article by Scott MacAfee, Chair of the National Advisory Council on Poverty On behalf of the National Advisory Council on Poverty, I am proud to share with you our latest…
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