Senior Housing & Care Facilities
Ever wonder why, when browsing the Internet, you come across a service provider that offers "a,b,c" services and another that offers "a,b,h" services - and they both call themselves an Assisted Living or Comunity Care Facility? Take a look at Peace of Mind's Acts, Regs & Terminology page which describes the types of facilities and the services offered at each. Thanks to staff at both the Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health Authorities for helping me find this information. Diane
A collection of Housing/Residential Care Directories for the Lower Mainland.
Health and Seniors Information Line is a “one stop” location to obtain information on both health and non-health related federal and provincial government programs and services for British Columbia seniors. Toll-free: 1-800-465-4911. BC Ministry of Health -
Adult Care Regulations and
Community Care And Assisted Living Act (
BC Ministry of Health) The Adult Care Regulations include licence application procedures, facility requirements, and management requirements. The Community Care And Assisted Living Act is the legislative authority for the director of licensing to exercise certain powers and to carry out mandated duties and responsibilities. The Act empowers the Lieutenant Governor in Council (Cabinet) to make regulations
A collection of photos of local senior centres from 2003 - 2008 posted on Mike's Critters website. Mike's Critters offers a travelling road show providing a fun, hands-on experience with animals. These pictures represent their shows at different senior centers. A great way to see inside the different facilities.
43 Housing Society #200-25 King Edward St., Coquitlam, B.C. V3K 4S8. 604-540-9161. Develops and manages low-cost family and senior housing in Port Coquitlam.
Abbeyfield Houses Of Vancouver Society 1275 West 67 Ave. Vancouver, BC V6P 2T1. 604-261-1180. Affordable, supportive care houses in which a group of seven to ten residents live like a large "family."
Affordable Housing Societies 211-800 McBride Boulevard New Westminster, BC V3L 2B8. Rental Information: 604-521-0818. Nonprofit housing society that acquires, constructs, and manages rental accommodation throughout the lower mainland.
Amica Mature Lifestyles Amica Mature Lifestyles Inc.
10th Floor, 1111 Melville Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 3V6
604-608-6777. Upscale retirement homes in Vancouver, Victoria, and other prime locations.
Army, Navy and Air Force Vets in Canada BC Command 200-951 E. 8th Avenue Vancouver, BC V5T 4L2. 604-874-8105 Fraternal organization of ex-servicemen. Provides counselling and other benefits to veterans, and housing for senior citizens.
Assisted Living Online Assisted Living On-Line.com offers a detailed directory of assisted living and senior residences from across the U.S. and Canada.
B'nai B'nith Senior Housing 604-682-3243 (B'nai B'rith Manor) or 604-687-5584 (Haro Park Centre). B'nai B'rith is especially proud of the non-sectarian services it provides to the community, and one of the most significant programs it has undertaken is the sponsorship of housing for the elderly.
Baptist Housing Ministries #125-6165 Hwy. 17 Delta, BC V4K 5B8. 604-940-1960. Providing excellent care and quality facilities for seniors and families throughout BC.
B.C. Housing Foundation 206 - 2590 Granville St., Vancouver, BC V6H 3H1. 604-684-3515. A non-profit organization which owns and manages apartment units for low income seniors.
Chartwell Seniors Housing REIT 100 Milverton Drive, Suite 700, Mississauga, Ontario L5R 4H1 905-501-9219. Chartwell Seniors Housing provides a comprehensive range of both service and accommodation, from Independent Living Retirement Residences to Long-Term Care. Facilities across Canada.
Columbia Housing Advisory Association PO Box 21584, 1424 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC V5L 5G2. 604-255-7733. Nonprofit group involved in new construction of cooperative and affordable housing for families and seniors with low and moderate income.
Community Homes for Seniors Using the Findit search engine, lists care facilities by city.
FolkStone Adult Family Care Homes 604-736-3601. A program of Pacific Legal Education Association (PLEA), 3894 Commercial St. Vancouver, V5N 4G2 and 201 - 8431 160th St Surrey, V3S 3T9, FolkStone provides individual residential care to seniors who cannot meet the challenge of living on their own. FolkStone recruits and screens qualified caregivers that are willing to provide accommodation and care for seniors in their [the caregiver's] own home. Homes are located throughout the lower mainland.
LTC Long-Term Care Planning Canada Inc. Patty Randall, author of "Let's Talk - The Care Years (Taking Care of Our Parents, Planning for Ourselves)" offers help to adult Canadians to move with confidence and direction through their parents’ and their own long-term care years stage of life.
The Mel Jr. & Marty Zajac Foundation 604-739-0444
Provides rental housing to allow seniors and those with disabilities to age-in-place, therefore maintaining an independent lifestyle. (Vancouver)
Metro Vancouver (Greater Vancouver Regional District) 4330 Kingsway, 17th Floor, Burnaby, BC V5H 4G8. 604-432-6300. Develops and manages rental accommodation throughout the lower mainland for low and moderate income families, seniors, and people with physical disabilities. Subsidy program.
Facilities List (Hint: search 'By Amenities" for seniors and/or physically challenged)
PAL Vancouver Performing Arts Lodge PO Box 2249 Main Post Office, Vancouver, BC V6B 3W2. 604-255-4312 PAL Vancouver is a B.C. not-for-profit society, created to provide quality affordable housing and support for seniors in the performing arts and allied professions.
Park Place Seniors Living 1656 West 75th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C V6P 6G2. 604-266 1436. Park Place Seniors Living, a family owned company, provides Care Homes Retirement housing, hospitality & care services to seniors in B.C. Facilities in Surrey, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Kamloops, Salmon Arm, Kelowna, Penticton and Nelson.
PoCo Senior Housing Society P.O. Box 63 Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 3V3. 604-941-4051. A non profit organization that provides a wide range of services to seniors, from low income housing to long term residential care for those seniors with complex care needs. These services are offered at two different sites within the Port Coquitlam area: Dogwood Site Housing Unit and Hawthorne Care Centre.
Port Moody Senior Housing Society (No link available) 2909 Hope St. Port Moody B.C. 604-937-7007
Residences for Independent Living Society The Steveston Residence support adults who are too young (35-55) for traditional facility care, but require 24-hour assistance.
Retirement Concepts Head Office: 1160-1090 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 3V7 604-662-4969. Operates retirement homes, nursing homes, senior's care, respite care, and assisted services throughout Canada, with facilities in Vancouver, Victoria, Vancouver Island, and the BC Interior.
Retirement Life Communities (Canada) A nation-wide provider of care and accommodation to Canada's retirees.
Revera Inc. Lifestyle Retirement Communities 55 Standish Court, 8th Floor, Mississauga, Ontario L5R 4B2 1-888-549-5450. Upscale retirement living.
Seniors Services Society #209-800 McBride Boulevard, New Westminster, BC V3L 2N8. 604-520-6621. Seniors Services Society provides information on housing and services available to seniors living in or wishing to live in the Lower Mainland. Check out their online housing directory: Directory of Seniors Housing.
Senior Living Magazine Housing Guide A helpful guide called “Senior Lifestyles: A Housing Guide for Seniors" (Victoria edition). This bi-annual guide is a comprehensive up-to-date directory of all the Independent, Assisted and Residential housing facilities on Vancouver Island and contains a number of useful articles. The facility listings include contact information, pricing, number of units, facility category, services and amenities available. The guide is published twice annually and distributed free to specific locations offering easy access to seniors. A Vancouver/Lower Mainland edition is not available at this time. Senior Living recommends their "To Move or Not To Move" publication which includes "a listing of residences who have asked to be listed in the book."
Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters SAFER, 101-4555 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC V5H 4V8. 604-433-2218. Provides assistance to eligible residents of BC who are age 60 or over and who pay rent for their homes, so that they do not need to spend an unreasonable portion of their income for rent.
Tenant Assistance Program City of Vancouver Housing and Properties Department 100-515 W. 10th Vancouver, BC V5Z 4A8. 604-873-7109/7488. Provides information and referral on housing and related services and legal information on tenant/landlord rights and responsibilities to Vancouver tenants. Also offers limited relocation assistance to senior citizens and people with disabilities who are unable to search for housing on their own.
Vancouver Coastal Health - Check out their list of Subsidized Assisted Living Units - Scheduled Openings (April 24th 2007)
Vancouver Homestay Service P.O. Box 93040, Caulfeild Village, RPO West Vancouver, BC V7W 3G4. An accommodation service providing travelers with a 'home away from home.' Reasonable rates.
Articles/Books
Assisted Living Checklist Patty Randall, author of "Let's Talk - The Care Years (Taking Care of Our Parents, Planning for Ourselves)" has put together a checklist of points to consider when looking at Assisted Living Facilities. Download the checklist here.
Eileen Kraatz, author of A Spy in the Nursing Home has gone undercover to reveal what really happens behind closed doors at so many nursing homes in the U.S. and Canada. ISBN: 188598717X.