BC Seniors Advocate

• ‘It’s silly’: B.C. seniors protest poverty-causing conditions in their golden years

  Carrying signs reading "Fair Pensions of Seniors Now" dozens of Vernon seniors heeded the call of the Tin Cup organization to protest poverty causing conditions.

  Canada

  Mar 21
  
• Seniors in rural B.C. have poorer access to health care, housing: report

  The report says people ages 65 or above who live in rural areas have poorer access to health care, lower average incomes and fewer options for affordable housing.

  Health

  Feb 18
  
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• ‘There’s no words’: Thousands raised to help beloved Vancouver advocate retire

  "We were very luck to have women, straight and gay, that really stepped up and were there for us. Easter was that woman," said friend and fundraiser organizer Edgar Sandulo.

  Economy

  Sep 19, 2023
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• ‘This is so wrong’: Concerns raised about proposed rule at age-restricted Delta, B.C. co-op

  The Crescent Downs Housing Co-operative intends to register a rule preventing its residents from sharing a suite with any platonic companion, even adult family members.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2022
• Volunteers who supported seniors a lasting legacy of pandemic, B.C. advocate says

  The advocate for B.C. seniors says nearly 26,000 seniors benefitted from the generosity of over 13,000 volunteers as part of a provincially-funded program.

  Health

  Feb 16, 2022
• B.C. watchdog reports disturbing hike in abuse and neglect of seniors

  B.C.'s seniors' advocate found been a disturbing hike in cases of neglect or abuse of the province's elders in recent years, a likely-under-reported issue that predates COVID-19.

  Health

  Dec 8, 2021
• Lack of staff sick pay, rapid testing contributed to COVID-19 deaths in B.C. long-term care: report

  Isobel Mackenzie focused her review on more than two dozen of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in seniors facilities across the province.

  Health

  Oct 6, 2021
• Coronavirus: B.C. seniors advocate says she wants to see visitors back in care homes ‘safely’

  Isobel Mackenzie on Sunday announced the province would provide an additional $500,000 in funding to the non-profit Family Caregivers of B.C., doubling the typical government investment.

  Health

  Apr 26, 2020
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• ‘A bit of a concern’: Greater Vancouver Food Bank sees increase in senior use

  The high cost of living, housing affordability, and insufficient pension are at the center of the concerns.

  Oct 11, 2019
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• B.C. care providers call on province’s seniors’ advocate to step down over collusion allegations

  The BCCPA alleges Isobel Mackenzie collaborated with the Hospital Workers' Union on a report on the transferring of patients from home care to hospitals.

  Health

  Mar 21, 2019