A $20,000 age-friendly grant has been provided to the Village of Lytton to support its seniors housing action plan.

A $20,000 age-friendly grant has been provided to the Village of Granisle to help expand its Healthy Granisle project.

One thousand high-risk British Columbians will be screened for chronic kidney disease, thanks to $200,000 in funding to the Kidney Foundation of Canada, BC & Yukon Branch.

A $20,000 age-friendly grant has been provided to City of Surrey to support a provincial seniors’ summit.

A $20,000 age-friendly grant has been provided to the Regional District of North Okanagan to support the Cherryville seniors’ social and dinner hall.

A $20,000 age-friendly grant has been provided to the City of Kelowna to support a community assessment in city parks and buildings.

A $20,000 age-friendly grant has been provided to the District of Mackenzie to support a seniors’ housing and health services assessment.

A $20,000 age-friendly grant has been provided to the Village of Cache Creek to support the creation of an age-friendly action plan.

A $10,500 age-friendly grant has been provided to the Village of Burns Lake to support a seniors’ housing assessment project.

The Province is investing $500 million over the next four years as part of a Ministry of Health action plan to improve care for seniors across the system, including increasing direct-care hours for seniors in residential care.