Health & Home Care Society of BC

'Letters': An Exciting Partnership with DramaOneVan A love so deep that is hidden within  A bond between parents and their children  A feeling so intense that can never be erased  A pile of love letters that cannot be sent ...    The Health and Home Care Society of BC is extremely excited to announce our partnership with DramaOneVan on Letters, a thought-provoking theatre production that explores aging, family, love and loss. When their mother passes away, and their father is diagnosed with dementia, three sisters return to their family home after years spent apart in various cities across the globe. Each daughter has their own memories of what life growing up with their parents was like, and each bears guilt for not communicating their feelings to their parents while they had the chance. Our story follows the sisters as they return to Vancouver and discover four letters their parents wrote but never sent; one for each daughter and one for all three. Will it be too late for this family to express the love they've always held in their hearts? DramaOneVan was founded in 1995 in Vancouver, BC and is comprised of both professional actors from Hong Kong and the local theatre community. Over the past 19 years, they have produced and participated in different local drama productions to serve their community and to enhance the spiritual and cultural life in our city. Letters is an original screenplay by veteran actor and director Peter Poon. This production will be in Cantonese with English subtitles projected on the stage. There will be two showings of Letters on April 19th, 2015, a matinee (3:00pm) and an evening show (7:30pm). Tickets start at only $28. If you would like to join us at this event, please call May Soo at (604) 831-1633 or email dramaonevan@gmail.com. For more information on the production, please visit our website atwww.carebc.ca/letters

Care BC is a non-profit organization committed to building healthy communities since 1898. Our programs include Western & Chinese Meals on Wheels, Health Promotion Services, the Family Respite Centre, and the Community Integration Project.

February Calendars for South Vancouver ADP

February Calendars for South Vancouver ADP

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Aging Out: Moving towards queer and trans competent care for seniors

Qmunity, Vancouver’s queer resource centre, in association with the Vancouver Foundation and local health authorities, funded the Aging Out Project, a two-year research and education project aimed at determining the needs of queer and trans seniors when transitioning from independent to assisted living or residential care, and developing a set of recommendations on how long-term care facilities and staff can become more queer and trans competent. During their research many LGBTQ seniors in focus groups around British Columbia expressed concern and fear that they might feel the need to hide their sexual orientation or gender identity in long-term care facilities where staff might not be queer and trans competent. One of the primary recommendations made in this resource is to ensure that the elderly have the opportunity to self-identify in during intake assessment.

This resource can be accessed here : http://bit.ly/16nt1gk

Seniors Hub Hosts Community Dialogue with the new Seniors Advocate

The South Vancouver Seniors Hub Council will be hosting a community dialogue with the new Seniors Advocate, Isobel Mackenzie on Wed. February 18th from 9:30am-12noon.   Please consider joining us so your thoughts, concerns and ideas for how to make improvements to fractured and inadequate services for seniors are included in this important dialogue.  Registration is limited to 60 so if you are interested in attending please call 604-324-6212 ASAP  to reserve a space.   If you know of others who would be interested in attending please encourage them to register.   

What follows are the event details - we hope to see you on Feb. 18th!

When:     February 18, 2015

Where:    South Vancouver House (Front Room)
                6470 Victoria Drive
                Vancouver, BC
                Phone:  604 324-6212  

Program Overview:
  9:30-10am         Registration, coffee/snacks
10:00am              Welcome
10:15 -10:45am   Keynote by Isobel Mackenzie
10:45 - 12:00pm  Q & A 

Proposed Topics for discussion include:

• social isolation of seniors
• accessibility and affordability of social housing - independent, assisted or home living
• inadequate and infrequent public transportation services in South Vancouver
• the lack of or inadequate support services and programs to caregivers
• the unaffordable cost of health care coverage to low income seniors, especially prescriptions, hearing aids, and dental care

Who should attend:
* seniors and people of all ages who want a voice in their future
* service providers, caregivers, community organizations or others who work directly with seniors
* advocates

Closure Reminder

Beulah and South Vancouver ADPs will be closed Monday, February 9, 2015 to observe Family Day. Both sites will also be closed on Thursday, February 12, 2015 for a staff training day.

February Calendars for Beulah ADP

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