Home support is an important element of the broader home and community care system, which unfortunately tends to get overlooked in many health care discussions. Home support serves an important dual purpose: it improves the quality of life of vulnerable citizens by allowing them to continue living independently in their own homes and it enables [...]
Entries Tagged as 'home support'
A Framework for Enhancing Home Support in BC
May 4th, 2009 · Iglika Ivanova · Comments Off · BC Election 2009, Health care
Tags: baby boomers·health care costs·home and community care·home support·seniors
Your government cares about seniors (in up to five communities across the province)
April 7th, 2009 · Iglika Ivanova · Comments Off · BC Election 2009, Health care
This is the message that the Minister of Healthy Living and Sport Mary Polak sent out yesterday with the announcement of a new partnership between the government and the United Way of the Lower Mainland. As part of this partnership, the government will spend $700,000 to fund what sounds like a broad-based community consultation with [...]
Tags: home support·seniors
