Seniors Care Project
Everyone deserves to age and die with dignity
The Seniors Project works for policy changes to ensure that BC seniors can age and die with dignity, and to improve conditions for family members and health care workers. We believe that seniors should be at the centre of decisions about their own care, as well as the public policy decisions that affect them.
Centering seniors’ decisions about their own care
- The Remaining Light documentary
- B.C. Ombudsperson’s investigation
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BC government’s non-response on seniors care
In 2012, the BC Ombudsperson made 140 recommendations to the Ministry of Health to improve seniors care by fixing BC’s home and community health care…
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The Ombudsperson’s Report on Seniors Care
A Brief Analysis of the Government’s (Non)Response
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Only 6% of BC Ombudsperson’s recommendations for addressing crisis in seniors care implemented by provincial government: report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A year and a half after the release of an exhaustive and damning report on the state…
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Why wheelchair fees are not fair and what they say about the state of seniors care in BC
The recent announcement of a $25/month user fee for wheelchairs used by people in long-term care facilities in the Fraser and Vancouver Coastal health regions…
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Beyond the economy: Where are BC’s major parties on health care and our aging population?
We have been surprised, to say the least, at the lack of public discourse around health care during this election period. As a top-of-mind issue…
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Seniors Fact Sheet: Social Support
Click here to download this fact sheet
Enhancing Social Support for Seniors Living in BC Although it is important for seniors to “age in… -
Seniors Fact Sheet: Housing
Affordable Housing Options for Seniors Living in BC Introduction BC’s provincial government has said it is committed… -
Better seniors care a solution to overcrowded hospitals and surgery wait times
A recent landmark investigation by BC’s Ombudsperson highlighted the serious problems seniors experience in accessing affordable high-quality home and community-based services (such as residential care,…
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Infographic: BC needs more, not fewer, services for seniors
Read the news release here.
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Caring for BC’s Aging Population
Improving Health Care for All Download 3.5 MB33 pages Correction 10/Sept/2012: The original version of this report, published July 11, 2012, contained an error in…
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Continued reductions in access to seniors care lead to hospital overcrowding, longer wait times: study
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) BC seniors face continued reductions in access to key home and community care services, with serious consequences…
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