Island Voices – Island Talk

B.C. Seniors Advocate Calls for Increased Awareness and Better Co-ordination to Combat the Rising Prevalence of Seniors Abuse and Neglec.t  

  Today, Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie released the results of a systemic review of seniors’ abuse and neglect in British Columbia in a report titled Hidden and Invisible.

Editorial: No easy solutions to the mental health crisis

Can we face the challenges, both moral and practical, of resuming in-patient care in the form of a psychiatric hospital? In the decade since the last patient was discharged from Riverview Psychiatric hospital in Coquitlam, it’s become apparent that the promise of alternate, community-based care has not been met. The ­evidence is all around us….

Seniors Advocate calls on B.C. seniors to get their booster or third dose as soon as they are eligible

B.C. Seniors Advocate, Isobel Mackenzie, is reminding seniors aged 70 or older of the need for a booster, or third dose, of the COVID-19 vaccine. “The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is affecting all British Columbians, and our seniors and older adults are among the most vulnerable. The waning protection of the vaccine is based on age,…