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Interior Health ending oversight role at Summerland long-term care home
After almost 17 months of being under the supervision of an administrator appointed by Interior…
Pilot projects look to make housing more affordable and healthier for Okanagan seniors
Seniors organizations in Penticton and Kelowna are part of a six-city Seniors Companion Housing pilot…
How seniors advocates can help fix long term care in B.C.
The deadline for the provincial government to create a voice for seniors in long term…
Dog service for seniors sees increasing interest in Kamloops
A service that helps seniors look after their pets is attracting new clients and volunteers…
Time to move beyond COVID-19 and fix long-term care in B.C.: advocacy group
COVID-19 may have highlighted the failings of B.C.’s long-term care system but the problems were…
B.C.’s seniors advocate calls on province to make family members of longer-term care residents essential
After reviewing more than 13,000 surveys filled out by family members and residents of long-term…
How one Kamloops care home tried to connect seniors with loved ones
A Kamloops long-term care home went above and beyond to connect their residents with their…
UPDATE: Seniors bus stolen from Merritt after man steals keys from lobby
A Merritt seniors' residence bus was stolen overnight after a man broke into the building…
If B.C. finally changes visitation rules in long term care homes, it may come from this survey
More than 13,000 people have responded to B.C. Senior Advocate Isobel Mackenzie’s survey of life…
New poll suggests long term care will be an election issue
A Research Co. poll suggests 79 per cent of British Columbians say long term care…
It’s too late for this pandemic isolated long-term care patient but his wife fights on for others
It’s like a “switch flipped” for many residents in B.C. long-term care homes four months…
Speaking up for long term care residents almost cost this woman her home
Dianna Green has spent the last 14 years living in the Joseph Creek Care Village…
Petition calls on federal government to take control of long term care homes
A Nanaimo group fighting for the rights of seniors has started a campaign to have…
Fear of retaliation keeping people from speaking about issues in B.C.’s long-term care homes
“I just hate being this afraid, even after my mother’s gone.” Those are the words…
Seniors advocates are pushing for permission to visit loved ones in long term care homes
More than two months of having long term care residents isolated from their families is…
Issues boiling over at Cranbrook seniors home after resident sexually assaulted despite staff warnings
There were plenty of warning signs that one of the residents at a Cranbrook long-term…
As society reopens, Vernon seniors flock to the park, not restaurants, to see friends
"I miss hugs," says one senior sitting in a camping chair with a group of…
Car clubs in Kamloops planning ‘moving car show’ for isolated Kamloops seniors
Hot rods and vintage cars will be on display throughout Kamloops next week as part…
iN VIDEO: Opera Kelowna launches Sidewalk Serenades
While this year's operatic season may be on hold due to pandemic, Opera Kelowna is…
iN VIDEO: Opera singer serenades Vernon seniors from parking lot
Vernon residents living around the area of the Columbus Court apartment complex received a musical…
How this Kamloops retirement community is keeping residents connected during COVID-19
For the seniors stuck in a facility where they can’t see their family or dine…
Seniors-only hours: More stores respond to their most vulnerable customers
In an effort to protect some of the most vulnerable people in society from the…
Why we don’t hear more complaints about seniors care homes
Recent stories about Retirement Concepts not following the rules and being taken over by health…
Expect more troubling reports to come to light at B.C. seniors homes
Retirement Concepts is the largest private long term care company in B.C. and has the…