The Canadian Medical Association is sponsoring a campaign to Demand A Plan for Seniors. They are advocating for a national seniors strategy, increased investment in residential care, an improved caregiver tax credit, home care funding, and a study of seniors' use of acute care. We think all seniors should support their campaign and sign the … Continue reading Demand-A-Plan
Contact List
Comox Valley Seniors Healthcare Download a PDF of this contact listDownload Provincial Government and Island Health Email ContactsSeniors Voices Comox Valley 2019.07.30 The Honourable John Horgan Premier PO BOX GOVT VICTORIA, BC V8W 9E1 [email protected] Ronna-Rae LeonardMLA [email protected] The Honourable Adrian Dix Minister of Health PO BOX GOVT VICTORIA, … Continue reading Contact List
Comox Valley Senior Support
Provides caregivers' meetings, supportive visits and other resources for seniors. COMOX VALLEY SENIOR SUPPORT SOCIETY 491 – B 4th Street Courtenay, BC V9N 1G9 Telephone: E-mail: [email protected] Web site: http://comoxvalleyseniorpeercounselling.com
A Daughter’s Mission
Liza Schmalcel is a daughter whose 82 year old mother was a patient at the Comox Valley hospital during a number of trips to the emergency room and hospital admissions over a period of more than a year. She has since advocated for improvements in hospital care based on her first hand experience and her own … Continue reading A Daughter’s Mission
2019 Hospital & Care Bed Analysis
We invite you to review our research on the need for more health care beds in the Comox Valley in presentation format: More Healthcare Beds Now! and for our detailed supporting analysis, refer to: Comox Valley Healthcare: The Case for More Beds Now! Comox Valley Hospital Capacity Fact Sheet
BC Ombudsman Seniors Care Report
After 7 years, not enough progress Victoria Times Colonist, February 25, 2019
Ontario for-profit care homes
An Assembly Line of Care - Care workers in Ontario long term care homes - 32 minutes per shift doing paperwork https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/study-psws-ontario-long-term-care-homes-1.5355808 CTV W5 feature on a threatened class action lawsuit November 2, 2019. Also includes other sources on for-profit residential care
Power of Five – Dementia Caregivers Presentation
At the Island Health Board meeting in Courtenay in March 2018, a group of caregivers called the Power of Five made a presentation with many suggestions for improvement. "We all thought we would have an active and healthy retirement. And then came dementia. As we have traveled along this journey we have met some amazing … Continue reading Power of Five – Dementia Caregivers Presentation
A Caregiver Speaks
When the 120 new beds were announced by Health Minister Adrian Dix in January, Ali Doi was asked to speak at the press conference. Here are her remarks. Thank you for the opportunity to share with you my journey as a care-giver. It is gratifying to hear that the promised new L.T.C. beds are have … Continue reading A Caregiver Speaks
Port Alice Health Centre
The latest chapter on the Island Health changes being implemented for Port Alice from the community's perspective: https://www.bclocalnews.com/news/services-at-the-port-alice-health-centre-get-clarification-from-island-health-sort-of/ A recent editorial on the Port Alice Health Centre This is a long read from the Port Alice News and Views, Facebook, January 27, 2018 DOn February 21, 2015, the Neucel Mill in Port Alice went into … Continue reading Port Alice Health Centre