An administrator has been appointed by Interior Health’s board of directors to manage the day-to-day long-term care operations of Summerland Seniors Village.

People and families living in Renfrew-Collingwood and surrounding neighbourhoods will soon have access to more quality primary health-care services with the launch of the new RISE Community Health Centre in April 2020.

The first anniversary of a $105-million investment over three years in Fair PharmaCare deductibles and co-payments shows that the changes are making a real difference in people’s lives.

People in the Comox Valley will soon have access to a new long-term care facility that will provide 126 publicly-funded long-term and hospice care beds.

British Columbia communities are encouraged to support seniors so they can live active, socially engaged and independent lives, as $500,000 in a new round of age-friendly grants are open for application.

People in assisted living residences, including supportive recovery homes, will have access to more care options and added protection as amendments to the Community Care and Assisted Living Act come into force.

The Province has provided $500,000 to help more mothers with vulnerabilities take charge of their lives through funding provided to the Comox Child Development Association for its important ‘Pathways to Healing Partnership’ program.