Housing continues to be the greatest financial pressure on seniors, with the number of B.C. seniors in core housing growing by 17 per cent between 2011 and 2016.

There are concerns about how some DTES seniors home residents will get meals, after a cafeteria that served them moved out of their building. Officials say a fix is in the works.

In a city like Vancouver, there are many people who feel lonely. It’s a problem that is even worse for our aging population. CKNW’s Charmaine de Silva takes a look at the lives of seniors who live, struggle and thrive, alone in Vancouver.