Seniors living in Langley and surrounding areas will benefit from increased access to new and improved long-term care (LTC) as Fraser Health builds a new care home.

Langley residents in need of end-of-life care will soon have increased options for community hospice closer to home as construction of the new 15-room hospice completes.

Patients in Langley and  across the region can now benefit from increased access to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams and shorter wait times with the opening of the first-ever MRI suite for Langley Memorial Hospital.

As part of the Province's efforts to reduce elder abuse, Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors Darryl Plecas announced $2.6 million in funding to the BC Association of Community Response Networks.