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Big expansion for donkey refuge in the works near Chase
The Turtle Valley Donkey Refuge is making an exciting expansion to better care for the…
Summerland woman helping empower families of seniors in care
It’s been more than a decade since B.C.’s ombudsperson recommended family councils be strengthened in…
B.C. SPCA calls for support amid growing veterinarian shortage in province
It's World Veterinary Day and the B.C. SPCA is bringing attention to a growing veterinarian…
What Interior Health is doing differently after two fatal care home assaults
VERNON – If the care home attacks that left a Vernon and Kamloops senior dead…
Family believes death of missing Salmon Arm senior with dementia was preventable
“THEY TURNED HIM OUT AT 1:30 A.M., THEY GAVE HIM A VOUCHER AND THEY PUT…
Province to fund new complex care facility for youth in Vernon
VERNON - The province has picked Vernon as one of the early implementation sites for a new residential service for youth with complex care needs. The Ministry of Children recently signed off on a five-bed complex care facility for youth aged seven to 18 in Vernon. The province isn’t saying much about the facility because...
Shuswap woman petitions Province for improved seniors care
VERNON - Judy Galley uses words like horrific, neglectful and nightmarish to describe the state of seniors homes in B.C., and she wants to change that. The Shuswap woman launched a petition calling on the provincial government to improve staff-to-patient ratios at care homes after experiencing the system firsthand. Her parents resided in Kelowna care...