Your Guide to the products & services available on Vancouver Island for Seniors and their families.
If so, this is what you can expect to pay for a private nursing home should 24/7 care be needed. A second option is to hire live-in caregivers but this could cost even more. If not, family caregivers tend to turn to Island Health under the false assumption that long-term care (LTC) is part…
The BC Seniors Advocate has posted the federal government’s guidelines as who will be covered, and how to apply for, a much needed addition to our health care medical plan, basic dental care. Click HERE for the information about the dental plan. Please help to spread the word that this opportunity is…
There are real benefits for older people when it comes to social media — for example, connecting with friends who aren’t dead yet, but still owe you money.
My kids love this time of year! Not just the ridiculous overload of candy, the gaudy plastic, and cardboard costumes and the scary (but age appropriate) movies which scare me but doesn’t seem to faze them; they love the idea of ghosts and hauntings and scary things that go “bump” in the night.
Six decades after enduring unthinkable abuse at the hands of priests at Kuper Island Residential School, Raymond Tony Charlie is telling his story.
Rev. Wimmer still going strong at St. Michael’s Church after shelving retirement long ago
In estate planning, there are two types of property: real and personal.
Vancouver Island, like many parts of Canada, is facing a shortage of family doctors.
he Nanaimo International Jazz Festival is proud to announce that ithas been awarded the “Best Festival” award at this year’s Connect Conferencehosted by the BC Touring Council. The festival was nominated for the awardalongside other major festivals in the province.
Often getting out to a clinic is half the battle when you are recovering from a surgery or an illness or if you need assistance with your balance, regaining your strength, or to get rid of an ailing pain.