Older adults and their caregivers will benefit from expanded adult day programming designed for South Asian seniors with 162 additional spaces per week as part of the Province’s continued investments in seniors’ care.

Patients looking for a family physician or a nurse practitioner will be better supported, as the Province provides an update on the work already underway and introduces new digital tools for providers to improve and speed up the connection process.

Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, has released the following statement on the third-annual B.C. Indigenous Nurses Day, April 10, 2024:

Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, has released the following statement on Public Health Week, April 8-12, 2024:

Starting Monday, April 8, 2024, people in British Columbia will have access to a free spring COVID-19 vaccine booster to maintain and extend protection for themselves and their loved ones against serious illnesses from COVID-19.

People on the Saanich Peninsula will benefit from the creation of a new after-hours primary-care clinic at the Peninsula Health Unit.

Harwinder Sandhu, Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors’ Services and Long-Term Care, has issued the following statement in recognition of National Caregiver Day on April 2, 2024:

People living in Richmond East will benefit from having better access to team-based, same-day and comprehensive primary health care with the opening of an urgent and primary care centre (UPCC) at 95-10551 Shellbridge Wy. on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.

Residents and seniors in Kitimat and Kitamaat Village area will soon have access to high-quality dementia care at a new long-term care (LTC) home being developed at 100 Loganberry Ave.

Seniors in B.C. will be better supported to age safely at home thanks to the Province investing in home care and community-based services by recruiting and retaining more health-care workers, improving service delivery and expanding services for seniors.