About support for BC Seniors…

By Bill Bennett

Kootenay East MLA

1. We all know seniors retain better health when they feel more independent. The Minister of Health has introduced legislation that will allow seniors to remain in assisted living facilities longer – in many cases enabling them to remain with a loved one or spouse longer, too.

2. Under previous requirements, seniors who needed assistance with more than two “prescribed personal services,” such as assistance with mobility or medication management, had to move from assisted living to residential care homes. This legislation will remove that limitation.

3. Last year, the government provided $2.6-million in funding to the BC Association of Community Response Networks to help expand their operations. Through this expansion, the association helps seniors stay in their communities, where they feel most at home.

This message funded by Bill Bennett

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