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FEATURES 6 HousingWhat options exist for seniors in British Columbia?

9 Eye of the NeedleDownsizing can mean sorting through a lifetime of memories – and clutter.

15 For Whom the Dinner Bell TollsSenior residences are serving up both gourmet meals and good ol’ favourites.

18 Moving MomRetirees contemplate their housing options, while also dealing with those options for their elderly parents.

20 Making the Best of the DirectoryUnderstanding different levels of care.

21-41 SENIOR HOUSING LISTINGS40 Independent Living ResidencesFor people who don’t need a high level of care, but may be tired of the responsibility of home ownership.

44 TRAVEL PalauPreserving the world’s first shark sanctuary.

48 In My Mother’s GardenAuthor Connie Kurtenbach and the art of listening.

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This month’s feature is about housing for seniors. This topic is covered twice during our editorial year with a slightly different emphasis each time. This issue, we focus on senior residences – in particu-lar, how their food services are setting a new standard because more residences are seeking the culinary expertise of profes-sional chefs.

Gone are the days of dishing up plates of non-descript food in a “take it or leave it” manner. Many of today’s residences are offering a gracious dining experience that equals or exceeds the standards of many high-class restaurants.

Menu items like Salmon with Dill Sauce, Saffron Truffle Rice and Grilled Artichokes with a Raspberry Vinaigrette. Or champagne and hors d’oeuvres fol-lowed by NY Strip Loin Roast topped with Crab Meat, served with Duchesse Potato, White Asparagus and Grilled Red Pepper, and finished off with decadent Chocolate Lava Cake served on linen garbed tables bestrewn with fresh flowers, elegant cut-lery, bone china and crystal flute glasses.

I overheard my husband ask, when tak-ing a tour of a newly opened senior resi-dence, whether they were taking anyone under the age of 55. Certainly, he isn’t alone in wanting to live a well-situated, elegant lifestyle in a resort-style setting replete with in-house amenities that in-clude a theatre, gym, library, pub, massage parlour, hairstylist, billiards room, wood-working shop and even a Starbucks! It’s a boomer’s dream come true!

In the seven years we have been pub-lishing Senior Living, we have seen a lot of change, improvement and innovation taking place around services being provid-ed to seniors. As the baby boomers con-tinue to age, you can be assured we will see plenty more.

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pay facilities. The Senior Living Hous-ing Directory at www.seniorlivingmag.com/housingdirectory has information on both subsidized and private residen-tial options.

Caregiving does not end when the person you care for moves into a resi-dence. Although no longer solely re-sponsible for personal care, you will still need to make legal and financial decisions, visit, run errands and partici-pate in care decisions. But you will also have the opportunity to revive your old relationship and once again focus on being a spouse, son or daughter and not only a caregiver.

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THE FAMILY CAREGIVER

When Providing Care at Home is No Longer an Option

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BY BARBARA SMALL

Barbara Small is the Program Develop-ment Coordinator for Family Caregivers’ Network Society located in Victoria, BC. www.familycaregiversnetwork.org

In many caregiving situations, there comes a time when pro-viding care at home is no lon-ger the best option. It may be

that your loved one’s health has de-teriorated to a point where he or she needs more care than can be provided at home, even with assistance from home support services. Or it may be that the family caregivers are burnt out or circumstances have changed in their lives where they are no longer able to meet the demands of caring.

Deciding to move into a care facility can be a difficult decision for both the person who is moving and other family members. Many emotions can arise in-cluding guilt, grief and anger. As a fam-ily caregiver, you may feel you have failed or let your loved one down. But the reality may be that the person need-ing care will be safer and better cared for in a situation where staff is available 24 hours a day and trained to provide the personal care now needed.

Two options are available for subsi-dized housing through the local health authority – Assisted Living and Resi-dential Care.

The Vancouver Island Health Au-thority website states that Assisted Living is “for seniors and people with

physical disabilities who need a safe environment to live, and help with dai-ly tasks.” It includes accommodation, meals, housekeeping and personal-care assistance. In order to be eligible for Assisted Living, the resident needs to be able to make decisions on his or her own behalf or be living with a spouse who can make those decisions. Other prerequisites for tenancy include the ability to communicate with others and stable health. On Vancouver Island, vis-it www.viha.ca/hcc/assisted/eligibility.htm for the eligibility criteria to see if your loved one meets the requirements.

Alternatively, Residential Care facil-ities are “available to adults with com-plex medical and cognitive care needs and an assessed and urgent need for 24-hour care.” Services include accom-modation, 24-hour nursing care, meals, housekeeping, personal care assistance and end-of-life care.

In order to access these options and determine your loved one’s eligibility for subsidy, speak with your Home and Community Care case manager. If you do not have one, contact the Home and Community Care division of your local health authority.

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The seniors’ population in British Columbia is increas-ing at almost twice the rate of the general population.

Right now, there are more than half-a-million people over the age of 65, but that will increase to nearly 1.4 million people – almost one-quarter of B.C.’s population – in the next 25 years.

Not only is the seniors’ population growing quickly, but seniors today are healthier and more active than ever before – and they want to remain inde-pendent for as long as possible.

Past expectations of housing and care needs are also changing. The seniors of today are not destined for traditional nursing homes – the vast majority do not want or need round-the-clock care, as most report their health as good to excellent, with one-third of people over age 65 participat-ing in daily physical activity.

But what happens when your home becomes too difficult to maintain, or mobility becomes a problem? What happens when your home starts con-tributing more to your isolation than your community involvement? What are the options?

Today, a continuum of housing op-tions are available, ranging from ag-ing-in-place (your home or a residence that provides various levels of care al-lowing you to stay in the same place despite changes in your level of care) to continuing care (residences that pro-vide total medical care to people with greatly diminished abilities).

For most, staying in their own home is their first choice. But there are nu-

merous reasons to consider other op-tions. When adaptations to the home no longer meet the mobility needs of the individual, safety becomes an is-sue. At this point, a look at other hous-ing options becomes a necessity.

The main advantage of living in some type of congregate housing is security. The presence of other seniors and competent staff means there’s someone around 24/7. If you need some assistance, help monitoring your health needs, and just desire stimulat-ing social interaction, congregate hous-ing can provide all these and more.

But for some, it’s not an issue of safety, but of socialization. Living by oneself can involve a great degree of isolation. Seniors often find that be-coming a part of a larger community brings new friends and a full social life again. Research shows that so-cial activity increases satisfaction with life and has a positive impact on physical health.

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some, the surroundings and service al-most rival a luxury resort hotel.

Others are tired of the upkeep of a home and yard and of the responsibili-ties associated with daily living. They yearn for the opportunity to put these tasks in someone else’s hands, so they can just enjoy life – a well-deserved reward after years of responsibility.

For these and other reasons, seniors often choose to move to residences designed for seniors. The services and flexibility these residences offer give seniors peace of mind. As their needs change, and depending on the type of residence they have chosen, seniors can often move from independent liv-ing to assisted living to full-care nurs-ing within the same complex. This is of paramount importance to couples because it enables the healthier one to reside in an independent living apartment, while the other moves into full-care nursing, if necessary. Not all senior residences, however, offer this option under the same roof, so it’s im-portant to check this out before making your decision about where to move.

Seniors and their families are faced with some very important decisions as they ask the question “Should I move, or not?” Weighing the advantages of congregate housing against the inde-pendence offered by a single family home can be difficult. There are nu-merous factors to consider. Finding the answers can be an exhausting ordeal.

Some people simply opt to down-size to a smaller house, condomini-um, apartment or mobile home. Some hire part-time or live-in help, and others move in with family. Other al-ternatives run the gamut from senior apartments to retirement communi-ties, shared housing, campus-of-care residences, independent living resi-dences, assisted living residences and continuing care residences.

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Make your rent more aff ordableLow-income seniors, 60 years or older, who have lived in B.C. for the past 12 months, may be eligible to receive cash assistance towards their monthly rent payment through the Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters (SAFER) program.

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4. You pay more than 30 per cent of your gross (before tax) monthly household income towards the rent for your home, including the cost of pad rental for a manufactured home (trailer) that you own and occupy.

If you are eligible, SAFER may subsidize part of the rent that is over 30 per cent of your income.

To fi nd out more about SAFER, including application forms:www.bchousing.org 604-433-2218 (Metro Vancouver)1-800-257-7756 (elsewhere in B.C.)

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The Estuary Bed & Breakfast, recently inherited after the death of an elderly uncle, has become, for Grace, a full-

time occupation, but its future is unde-cided. Her daughters want to keep the old place, but don’t do much to help around the house, outbuildings or grounds. In fact, they don’t do anything but wax senti-mental and resist with tear-filled eyes the idea of letting it go. Physical activity in the form of assistance is anathema to the two of them and the husbands. They have their own lives, of course, and families.

As for me, I have acquired signifi-cant skill at shuffling paper – more of a pusher of the pen than the paint roller (Or the lawn mower, for that matter). I tin-ker, always have. However, whether sold or not, the B & B requires maintenance now, upgrades, and today, fresh coats of paint. Since retiring, I have spent numer-ous hours doing yard work and repairs. Menial accomplishments, certainly, but I sign on without too much resistance, all for the love of Grace, who assures me that being so occupied keeps me sane.

Grace and I return to the kitchen from an upper level suite that hasn’t seen a coat of paint, apparently, since it was modern-ized in 1984. While Grace goes to clean

up, I prepare the coffee. I look out at a scene that has drawn visitors over the years, today with traces of snow: the mud flats like an archipelago of small ochre islands, some misty low cloud, Mount Tzouhalem stretching out along the length of the estuary touched by meagre winter light, waterfowl.

“Remember all that stuff out there?” I say when Grace joins me, calling to mind the large pile of trash the two of us amassed last fall in the parking lot.

“Definitely,” she says, washing out two cups. “We were very discerning.”

One morning last fall, a coffee crony at The Compass Café in Cowichan Bay, on a tear about the prevalence of materi-alistic pursuits in contemporary society, proclaimed that it was indeed easier for a camel to get through the eye of a nee-dle than for a rich man to gain access to heaven. He then produced a large needle, a sailmaker’s awl, which brought about howls of laughter. The Biblical version of downsizing, quipped one who’d moved from a tony subdivision in Cherry Point to a houseboat in the bay. He explained Eye of the Needle.

By the time I walked home, I was consumed by the idea of how much stuff had accumulated in my life; not things of

worth that might actually hinder a rich man’s moving on – valued paper in safety deposit boxes or Swiss bank accounts – but plain, old, pedestrian, every-day, collected-over-the-years, hiding-all-over-the-house-garage-basement-and-attic kind of stuff. In other words, junk. Embracing a life of poverty and taking solemn vows to that effect did not, at this juncture, ap-peal to me as maybe in my youth it might have. However, I was definitely motivat-ed, if even a bit irrationally, to rid myself of all that was unnecessary.

Thus, on the anticipated day of reckon-ing, if conscientiousness be a measure that mattered, it would be easier for me to slip through the Eye of a Needle or Pearly or whatever gate of the heavenly Jerusalem I might even in the metaphorical sense be honing in on. No bookkeeping necessary! Access granted! Of course, I didn’t actu-ally do anything immediately about the troubling “stuff” until a moment of mad-ness seized me a few days later when I was burning leaves in the backyard. Here, I was overcome by a kind of knee-jerk re-action, and dotty extrapolations morphed into real action.

From deep in my clothes closet, I dragged out and culled the following: excess shoes, boots and ball hats (36 in

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Make your rent more aff ordableLow-income seniors, 60 years or older, who have lived in B.C. for the past 12 months, may be eligible to receive cash assistance towards their monthly rent payment through the Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters (SAFER) program.

The Government of British Columbia helps make rent more aff ordable for more than 15,000 low-income seniors across the province through the SAFER program.

To apply or learn more about SAFER, contact BC Housing:> 604-433-2218 (Metro Vancouver)> 1-800-257-7756 (elsewhere in B.C.)

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4. You pay more than 30 per cent of your gross (before tax) monthly household income towards the rent for your home, including the cost of pad rental for a manufactured home (trailer) that you own and occupy.

If you are eligible, SAFER may subsidize part of the rent that is over 30 per cent of your income.

To fi nd out more about SAFER, including application forms:www.bchousing.org 604-433-2218 (Metro Vancouver)1-800-257-7756 (elsewhere in B.C.)

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total); two heavy winter coats, rarely used; three suits, well used, and four sport jackets, two with extremely wide lapels; several colourful sweaters not worn since the seventies and not all of them moth-eaten; several button-down shirts faded at the collars and discoloured at the armpits; a wide array of very amusing ties; and a coterie of monogrammed handkerchiefs, none exhibiting my initials.

From trunks slid out of remote corners of the basement storeroom and from unla-belled, liver-blotched carton boxes packed for moving here with Grace, but never unpacked until this fit of zealous spiritual accounting overcame me, I uncovered ar-tifacts of lives I lived elsewhere.

Folders containing monthly statements from investments houses going back to 1978; financial advice circulars and bank statements; packets of paid-up phone and other utilities bills; completed income tax forms, 1975-1987, 1989-2001 (What hap-pened to 1988’s?); string-tied compila-tions of MacLean’s and assorted literary magazines, the earliest 1967; newspapers with startling headlines from the Trudeau years; a particularly fat folder of yellowed papers, assorted notes on pages ripped from cahiers, and other scraps (to wit: on a ragged Macdonald’s Export A calendar, the date May 1st circled and the word Go attached. Meaning? No idea!); divorce papers and related documents in a manila envelope marked NB in large black print; and in the same envelope, photographs of two of the first Chevy pickups I took pride in owning. Other than these, there were no photographs of note.

Out of neatly packaged plastic bags, I

extracted a variety of music tapes, “Ticket to Ride by the Beatles” written on one, being the only indication of content and era; some Elvis memorabilia; Buddy Hol-ly’s “That’ll Be the Day” on 45 rpm; and a teaspoon from Niagara Falls. Holding Dylan and Moody Blues albums that time in damp basements had warped brought on a moment of sad contemplation.

Next, however, I attacked my study and desk with the same resolute mind-set, but the superfluity of more recent years, I quickly discovered, required more determined triage: videos, CDs, books begun and abandoned half read, pencil stubs in Danish cookie tins, and reams and reams of paper.

I swept my shelves clean of work-place material brought home prior to retirement. I thought I had only one bot-tomless, catch-all desk drawer for loose ends, but no, I had two, and from these I removed a plethora of small useless ar-ticles, among them hardened erasers, bent paper clips, pen caps, elastics without ser-viceable elasticity, and 56 broken staples. Coins collected amounted to $3.76, and that included a JFK silver dollar.

Emptied produce containers from The Old Farm Market provided the means of transport for every item discarded. Though somewhat tired after this spe-cies of exercise, I did feel lighter, a little relieved even. Returning later to find me bent over a heap of cardboard in the driveway, Grace said she knew I would eventually come around to appreciating Feng Shui and rid myself of the clutter that produced negative energy and stag-nation. And in keeping with the spirit of

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“Why don’t we,” is how the second phase started. When those words are spoken, as in, why don’t we fix this, clean that, or go get the other: Grace means me. I drive to Duncan or Victoria or Nanaimo to get the paint or pur-chase the required materials to make good on a project proposed after a third glass of wine on a Sunday evening in front of a seductive fire. And there for the love of Grace go I.

What amassed in pile two, predominate-ly Grace and the girls’ stuff, superseded that of pile one. From remote closets, hide-away dressers, and attic corners, Grace col-lected a wealth of used but worthy cloth-ing, including a pair of hip-huggers she still could strut her stuff in, had she the inclination, which she did not, all boxed, and Goodwill-bound.

Also included were several Halloween costumes that reflected a progression of years that neither of the girls wanted. Two paisley sofa chairs and a few sticks of kitchen fur-niture got tossed out of the basement, along with a silver service inherited from Grace’s late mother-in-law, a series of Eaton’s cata-logues, decoy ducks and fishing gear once belonging to the girls’ father, and two com-plete sets of Mason jars, never used.

Christmas ornaments and decorations the girls at one time thought of as passé, they went out too, and so did macramé cre-ations of grotesque design, a large hamper full to overflowing with clean but thread-bare socks, towels, pillowcases, and such like destined, at one time, Grace pointed out, for dog and cat beds when the girls were in their preteens.

Added to the second pile, seven green plastic garbage bags stuffed with miscella-neous winter gear, and an array of outmoded kitchen appliances from the top shelf in what had once been designated the kids’ playroom. Trophies remained by decree. The rest: two tricycles, seven inner tubes, three bicycle tires of differing dimensions, eight garden planters, assorted balls, and some headless dolls in a wicker basket.

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outbuildings and above the garage, includ-ing beds, sofas, tables and nightstands; several sets of single-glazed windows; bundles of outdated magazines from the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s, reading material for guests before the advent of cable; Styro-foam packing material from under the kitchen deck; wooden crates containing assorted plumbing articles; broken tools, shovel heads, bristle brooms gone soft, and an array of warped, weather-worn handles; eight green plastic garbage bags of bedding, which Grace chastised me for throwing out of upper windows into the parking lot.

From out of cubbyholes, we pulled cardboard containers of invoices, receipts and bills, all mouldy. These we burned. B.C. licence plates, in an almost unbroken line from ’31 to ’86, decorating the inte-rior of the garage, as well as an Expo ’67 plate from Quebec, we left in place as a record of historical significance.

The only treasure we uncovered, in addition to the Victorian serving platter Grace believed to be her great-grandmoth-er’s, was a case of Molson Canadian, a perfectly collectable set of emptied stub-bies. Assessed historical value? Nil, ac-cording to Grace, who placed the beer box on splattered tubs, hardened rollers, and painted-encrusted brushes that formed a smaller, independent pile in the company of two and a half cases of Johnny Walker Red bottles, void of contents.

“All those years, all that stuff, from even before my uncle bought the place,” Grace says taking a prolonged look out the kitchen window.

“Rubbish, relic, little to distinguish some of it. At home, as well. And add to the heaps, the dross that time piles up in the cracks and crevices of memory.”

“We didn’t toss the memories, just the packaging.”

“Like therapy without threat. Or guilt.”“Lighter, now, we can move forward,”

Grace adds after a pause, and then sighs deeply. Her coffee drunk, her hair thrust into her ball cap again, she is ready to get back to the painting.

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folks, no longer shopping and cooking, be spooning up gruel, listlessly aiming their forks at little grey messes, includ-ing freezer-burnt codfish, boiled beef and carrots? Not anymore!

These days, a major selling point for many seniors’ residences is quality of life as experienced through quality of cooking.

“About 40 per cent of our residents come here because of [Chef] Markus, his reputation,” says Seona Stephan from Victoria’s Carlton House of Oak Bay, a seniors’ residence.

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Meals for residents include such dishes as parsnip and honey soup, es-cargot in mushroom caps, pan-seared scallops, turkey-asparagus crepes, and chocolate lava cake. Old standards like Caesar salad and surf-and-turf appear regularly, and theme dinners underline seasonal holidays.

Trained in Basel, Switzerland, Markus previously operated The Coachman restaurant in Campbell River, followed by stints at popular Victoria restaurants. The major dif-ference he finds in cooking for seniors is economics: his customers at Carlton House, while delighted to have the sort of meal expected in a fine restaurant, are contented with smaller portions, a three-ounce cut of chicken or beef, perhaps. He can often provide these seniors with fresher and finer fare than he was able to access at restaurants.

With quality a chief concern, Markus is delighted to use local seafood, wild B.C. salmon and Alberta beef, whereas in the commercial restaurants he often had to make do with frozen meat from Australia or Argentina.

In commercial restaurants, with their shortcuts and economies due to the va-garies of daily business and uncertain food fashions, what a person learns, he chuckles, is “how not to do it.”

For his senior clientele, he can also cook old favourites from scratch. “I’m using the Five Roses Cookbook!” he exults.

Chef Catherine Cress came to Na-naimo Seniors Village after working for the Zanetti food company, suppliers to Costco and other retail outlets. The chal-lenge in her new job is to combine res-taurant style and scale of operations with home cooking. She particularly enjoys the contact with her clients at Nanaimo Seniors, the chance to mingle with diners

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She was a feisty one, my mother: always knew what she wanted and was never afraid to ex-press it. This became clear to me as she aged, involving me more and more in her life.

At 83, Mom was looking forward to aging in place with Dad, her groom of 60+ years. But fate had other plans; their lives took an unfortunate turn when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

Dad’s placement in care meant Mom’s life took on a new focus; she visited him three times a week – a trip that took over an hour each way, while still living in their large home.

Eventually, this routine took its toll physically and emo-tionally, so I suggested she might want to move nearer to both Dad and I. She refused, but agreed to see what options were available, should she change her mind.

The search was fruitless; nothing was right – too small, too many “old people.” Our hunt continued, while she grew more fatigued.

Eventually, we found a large, one-bedroom apartment in an independent living residence. I was hopeful this was the one. It was perfect, with large, bright rooms, a scenic moun-tain view and sunny balcony. But it wasn’t right either.

Leaving for a weekend away and feeling frustrated, I kept quiet. When I returned, Mom called to chat. How was my

weekend, where did we go, told me about her lawn bowling score – the usual chit-chat. Just before saying goodbye, she asked me to go to the apartment we had visited and make a deposit for her. So, the move was on.

Three months until moving day, time to list their house and clear out 20 years of possessions. What to downsize was the biggest decision, eased by my helpful husband, who sketched Mom’s new home and her furniture to scale, so she knew exactly what would fit.

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ever made without my father’s input. Her enormous guilt and anguish were obvi-ous. “Your dad will know what I have done. What will he say? Where will he go when he comes home?” Logical ques-tions, in a perfect world, which no longer existed for them. She needed to be con-stantly soothed of her guilt and reminded that Dad’s new world was a happy one – and this next chapter in her life was well beyond his understanding.

Moving day arrived and went smooth-ly, but one tiny incident indicated how much pain she was feeling. With the moving truck loaded, all that remained to pack were Mom’s toiletries; I asked her to help me but she didn’t come.

I found her at the kitchen sink. Her shoulders set firmly, her slight frame trembling. She was peeling apples, freshly picked from their apple tree. With impatience, I asked what she was doing. Her answer was simple: “Making applesauce!”

The impact of the move on her struck me: Her life and all she held dear was wrapped up in this familiar task. The absolute finality of life without my dad, visiting the shell that was left of him, selling their house, cleaning out all his “junk” littering the garage, was too much. I made the applesauce at home for her that night.

To her credit, she settled well into her new home. A bright and active 85 year old, she became part of a new commu-nity, on her terms. Solitary and interest-ed only in what she wanted to do, there were no rides in the resident’s bus or any social events, except for afternoon tea.

But with our outings, she became a familiar face to the local mall shop-keepers, made friends with two little girls on her daily walks and enjoyed our trips to Tim Hortons, where she doubled her chances to “roll up the rim” with two cups of coffee.

Mom lived there for the next seven years; moving twice more within the home as her physical needs increased, each move fraught with some diffi-culty. She died at 92, in the end happy and well cared for – but still as feisty as ever. SL

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Evergreen Seniors Home (VIHA Affiliate) (250)286-7274; 635A Evergreen Road Monthly Rent: Private rate $160-$200/day dependent on care level - all meals/snacks includedCapacity: 14 subsidized, 21 (1 double room) private Hospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; hairdresser; dietician; on-site podiatry; 24hr emergency call system; linens; towels & duvets; furniture; cable; computer station; outdoor gardensType of Care: complex care; respite/palliative care services availableStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA, 24hr nursing care, recreational staff, on-site chefs, access to private PT/OT, non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; visiting pets only (with prior approval)Other Comments: Cozy, home-like atmosphere with home cooked meals, 34 single rooms, 1 double with private bathroom. Golden Grove Care Facility 250-923-7049; 130 Stratchcona DriveMonthly Rent: Start at $3500/month dependent on care needsCapacity: 6 private rooms w/ half bath. Couples accepted.Hospitality Services: all meals included; laundry; activities; escort to appointments; tv with cable; telephone in rooms; 24hr call system; personal call buttons; weekly activities; snacksPrescribed Services: medication administration; exercises; individual nursing care plansType of Care: complex care and respite careStaff on site: Staffed 24/7, access to PT/OT, foot care services; hairdresserRestrictions: No smoking; no pets

Ken & Murry Forde House (250) 923-4824; 142 Larwood Road; www.wpsls.com Monthly Rent: $600 to $750; SAFER Program available; VIHA Cluster care on site; no meals includedCapacity: 40 spaces; non-profit; plus 6 patio homes Hospitality Services: regular group activities; large day room with full kitchen; handyDart; hot lunch program on site; near bus; near shops; full kitchensStaff on Site: managerRestrictions: no smoking; small pets allowed; 55+Other Comments: 1/2 block from ocean; coin laundry on each floor

Ironwood Place (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 830-2222; 1351 Ironwood Street; www.viha.caCapacity: 54 unitsHospitality Services: restaurant serving lunch and dinner; games room; crafts room; wellness clinics; scooter garage; pendant personal alarm system; 24 hr on-site emergency responseCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Mountain View (250) 830-1588; 280 South Dogwood StreetMonthly Rent: condos & strata rates vary by unit; no meals Capacity: 53 spaces; privateHospitality Services: meeting room; common kitchen area; full kitchen; in-suite laundry; underground parking; games room; catering facilities; happy hour; hand-rails; showersStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; small pets allowedOther Comments: great views; formerly called Lions View; contact Coast Realty for more information

New Horizons (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 287-7166; 850 - 14th Avenuewww.newhorizonscare.comMonthly Rent: Funded beds rate set by health authority (80% taxable income). Private rate $160-$200/day dependent on care levelCapacity: 86 VIHA Subsidized (4 couple rooms); 8 private payHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; hairdresser; dietician; on-site foot care; 24hr emergency call system; furniture; cable; computer station; outdoor gardens; bus for outingsType of Care: complex care; respite/palliative care servies; special care secure dementia unitStaff on Site: RN/LPN/RCA, 24hr nursing care, recreational staffRestrictions: smoking in designated area only, visiting petsOther Comments: Join us at New Horizons Community of Care where we care for our community.

Sunshine Manor (250) 204-6033; 70 Jones Roadwww.sunshineseniorscare.caMonthly Rent: up to $5000 depending on care levelCapacity: 6 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; outings; foot care; emergency call system; transportation; linens; exercise program; hairdressing; in room telephone & cablevision jacks; wireless internet; raised garden bedsPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: (IC) 1-3 / multi-level care / extended Staff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA / managerRestrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: caring staff; step-in showers; respite services when room availabe

Yucalta Lodge (VIHA) (250) 286-1051; 555 Second Avenue; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info. 1-866-928-4988

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Chemainus Health Care Centre (VIHA) 9909 Esplanade Street; www.viha.ca; 75 UnitsCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info. 1-877-734-4101

Dovehill House (250) 416-0332; 3292 Ash Road www.dovehillhouse.comMonthly Rent: $2800; all meals includedCapacity: 19 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; exercise program; television lounge; dining room; access to communal kitchen; daily coffee / tea and snacks; private bathrooms; monthly church service; bingo; music; esthetician; horticultural club; art club; hairdresser; yoga

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Evergreen Seniors Home (VIHA Affiliate) (250)286-7274; 635 Evergreen Road Monthly Rent: varies with income, all meals/snacks includedCapacity: 14 spaces, 22 additional in Oct. 2009 - private/subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; hairdresser; dietician; on-site podiatry; 24hr emergency call system; linens; towels & duvets; furniture; cable; computer station; outdoor gardensType of Care: complex careStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA, 24hr nursing care, recreational staff, on-site chefs, access to private PT/OT, non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; visiting pets only (with prior approval)Other Comments: Phase II will be open in October increasing capacity to 36 spaces - 35 private roms and one double. Cozy, home-like atmosphere, close proximity to amenities, home-cooked meals, home nursing care services.

Ken & Murry Forde House (250) 923-4824; 142 Larwood Road; www.wpsls.com Monthly Rent: $600 to $750; SAFER Program available; VIHA Cluster care on site; no meals includedCapacity: 40 spaces; non-profit; plus 6 patio homes Hospitality Services: regular group activities; large day room with full kitchen; handyDart; hot lunch program on site; near bus; near shops; laundry facilities on each floor; full kitchensStaff on Site: managerRestrictions: no smoking; small pets allowedOther Comments: 1/2 block from ocean



New Horizons (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 951-9500 or (250)287-7166; 850 - 14 Avenuewww.viha.ca; www.newhorizonscare.com; 94 unitsCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info

Sunshine Lodge (Campbell River & District General Hospital)VIHA (250) 830-2222; 375-2nd Avenue; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.


Yucalta Lodge, The (VIHA) VIHA (250) 830-2222; 555 Second Avenue; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

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Chemainus Health Care Centre (VIHA) VIHA (250) 748-4671; 9909 Esplanade Street; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Dovehill House (250) 416-0332; 3292 Ash Road www.dovehillhouse.comMonthly Rent: $2800; all meals includedCapacity: 19 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; exercise program; television lounge; dining room; access to communal kitchen; daily coffee / tea and snacks; private bathrooms; monthly church service; bingo; music; esthetician; horticultural club; art club; hairdresser; yogaStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; pets on considerationOther Comments: age-in-place; flexible personalized service to meet resident’s individual needs; raised gardens with patios; beautiful ocean views; no stairs; walker friendly; in Village of Chemainus

Rosewood Care Home (250)246-9850; 2881 Josephine Streetwww.rosewoodcarehome.comMonthly Rent: call for info; all meals includedCapacity: N/A ; private roomsHospitality Services: housekeeping; laundry; access to hairdresser and transportation; auditory monitors in bedroomsType of Care: 24 hr nursing; palliative care; seniors daycare & emergency respite when space availableStaff on Site: nursing staffOther Comments: special diets accommodated




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Evergreen Seniors Home (VIHA Affiliate) (250)286-7274; 635A Evergreen Road Monthly Rent: Private rate $160-$200/day dependent on care level - all meals/snacks includedCapacity: 14 subsidized, 21 (1 double room) private Hospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; hairdresser; dietician; on-site podiatry; 24hr emergency call system; linens; towels & duvets; furniture; cable; computer station; outdoor gardensType of Care: complex care; respite/palliative care services availableStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA, 24hr nursing care, recreational staff, on-site chefs, access to private PT/OT, non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; visiting pets only (with prior approval)Other Comments: Cozy, home-like atmosphere with home cooked meals, 34 single rooms, 1 double with private bathroom. Golden Grove Care Facility 250-923-7049; 130 Stratchcona DriveMonthly Rent: Start at $3500/month dependent on care needsCapacity: 6 private rooms w/ half bath. Couples accepted.Hospitality Services: all meals included; laundry; activities; escort to appointments; tv with cable; telephone in rooms; 24hr call system; personal call buttons; weekly activities; snacksPrescribed Services: medication administration; exercises; individual nursing care plansType of Care: complex care and respite careStaff on site: Staffed 24/7, access to PT/OT, foot care services; hairdresserRestrictions: No smoking; no pets

Ken & Murry Forde House (250) 923-4824; 142 Larwood Road; www.wpsls.com Monthly Rent: $600 to $750; SAFER Program available; VIHA Cluster care on site; no meals includedCapacity: 40 spaces; non-profit; plus 6 patio homes Hospitality Services: regular group activities; large day room with full kitchen; handyDart; hot lunch program on site; near bus; near shops; full kitchensStaff on Site: managerRestrictions: no smoking; small pets allowed; 55+Other Comments: 1/2 block from ocean; coin laundry on each floor



New Horizons (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 287-7166; 850 - 14th Avenuewww.newhorizonscare.comMonthly Rent: Funded beds rate set by health authority (80% taxable income). Private rate $160-$200/day dependent on care levelCapacity: 86 VIHA Subsidized (4 couple rooms); 8 private payHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; hairdresser; dietician; on-site foot care; 24hr emergency call system; furniture; cable; computer station; outdoor gardens; bus for outingsType of Care: complex care; respite/palliative care servies; special care secure dementia unitStaff on Site: RN/LPN/RCA, 24hr nursing care, recreational staffRestrictions: smoking in designated area only, visiting petsOther Comments: Join us at New Horizons Community of Care where we care for our community.


Yucalta Lodge (VIHA) (250) 286-1051; 555 Second Avenue; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info. 1-866-928-4988

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Chemainus Health Care Centre (VIHA) 9909 Esplanade Street; www.viha.ca; 75 UnitsCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info. 1-877-734-4101

Dovehill House (250) 416-0332; 3292 Ash Road www.dovehillhouse.comMonthly Rent: $2800; all meals includedCapacity: 19 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; exercise program; television lounge; dining room; access to communal kitchen; daily coffee / tea and snacks; private bathrooms; monthly church service; bingo; music; esthetician; horticultural club; art club; hairdresser; yoga




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Cummings Home (250) 897-0075; 1926 Cummings RoadMonthly Rent: from $3000; all meals includedCapacity: 6 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; linens; towels; activity program; emergency call system; hairdresser; tea served in garden; companion & transportation; medications given by staff; medical supervision and accompaniment to medical appointments Prescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: complex care; IC 1-2Staff on Site: RN / RCA provides personal and medical careRestrictions: smoking and pets reviewed on individual basis

Glacier View Lodge (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 338-5453 or GVL(250) 338-1451; 2450 Back Road, Courtenay, BC V9N 8B5; www.glacierviewlodge.caMonthly Rent: varies with income; all meals includedCapacity: 100 spaces + 2 respite; non-profit / subsidizedHospitality Services: linen and laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; outing bus; emergency call system; dietitian; hairdresser; music therapy; spiritual carePrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: complex careStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; visiting pets onlyOther Comments: beautiful location; adult day program; bathing program; respite program; gardens and walking paths; facility cats

CROFTON

Oceanview Retirement (250) 246-4967; 8035 Vye Road; www.oceanviewretirement.comMonthly Rent: $2000; all meals includedCapacity: 17 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; medical lab support; exercise program; horticultural therapistPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Staff on Site: Care aide / staffed 24/7 Restrictions: smoking outside; pets allowedOther Comments: located on the Pointe at Crofton; Oceanside candlelight dining; community garden; summer tea house; 8 acres landscaped gardens

CUMBERLAND

Cumberland Intermediate Care (VIHA) VIHA (250) 338-5453; 2696 Windermere Avenue; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

DUNCAN

Abbeyfield Duncan (250) 748-1352; 5905 Indian RoadMonthly Rent: from $1290; all meals includedCapacity: 9 spaces; non-profit / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry facilities; resident driven activity program; regular handyDart service; dining roomStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; no pets (visiting pets allowed)Other Comments: gardens; close to bus stop; wheelchair access

The Views at St. Joseph’s General Hospital (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 338-5453, The Views (250)339-1556; 2137 Comox Avenue, Comox BC V9M 1P2 www.viha.ca Capacity: 125 beds; some private, semi-private and standard 4-bed rooms; Eagleview has one respite roomServices: complex care; extended care; professional nursing; direct care giving; recreation/activation programs; occupational therapy; physiotherapy; music therapy; pastoral care; hairdressing; nutritional and social servicesOther Comments: open visiting hours; families welcome to participate in activities

Stevenson Place (250) 339-7012; 1683 Balmoral Avenue; www.novapacific.caMonthly Rent: from $2500; 1 meal includedCapacity: 33 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry facilities; housekeeping; emergency call system; resident driven activity program; full kitchen in units; near bus & shops; linens & towels; hair salon; parking; guest suiteStaff on Site: non-medical staff 24/7Restrictions: small pets allowedOther Comments: ownership options available

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Abbeyfield - St John the Divine (250) 338-6311; 994 8th Street; www.abbeyfield.caMonthly Rent: $1575 including utilities and full cable; all meals inclCapacity: 10 spaces; non-profitHospitality Services: laundry facilities; activity program; exercise program; near bus; all units on ground floor; emergency call system; internet; special diets availableStaff on Site: live-in house coordinatorRestrictions: designated smoking areas; some pets allowedOther Comments: 5 blocks from downtown core

Casa Loma Seniors Village (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 897-4033; 4646 Headquarters Roadwww.retirementconcepts.comMonthly Rent: $1850 to $2700; 2 meals includedCapacity: 125 spaces; private / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry facilities; housekeeping; activity program; daily snacks; exercise program; outing bus; parking; hairdresser; guest suite; emergency response; library; computer station; kitchenette in unitsPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Staff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; pets allowedOther Comments: rural setting; 1.5 km to downtown Courtenay; view of Beaufort Range & Comox Glacier

Comox Valley Seniors Village (VIHA Affiliate) (250)331-4104; 4640 Headquarters Rd. VIHA (250) 898-2255 or 1-866-928-4988 www.retirementconcepts.comMonthly Rent: call for info; (C) all meals included; (A) 2 meals Capacity: (C) 136; (A) 96Hospitality Services: laundry services; weekly housekeeping; activity program; outing bus; linen & towels; emergency call system; guest suite; spa servicesPrescribed Services: bathing, grooming, & medicationType of Residential Care: complex careStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA / non-medical staff Restrictions: smoking outside; small pets allowed in (A) onlyOther Comments: lounge; gardens; bistro; library, games room, general store, hair salon; underground parking; different services available for Assisted Living or Residential Care suites

Staff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; pets on considerationOther Comments: age-in-place; flexible personalized service to meet resident’s individual needs; raised gardens with patios; beautiful ocean views; no stairs; walker friendly; in Village of Chemainus

Rosewood Care Home (250)246-9850; 2881 Josephine StreetMonthly Rent: call for info; all meals includedCapacity: N/A ; private roomsHospitality Services: housekeeping; laundry; access to hairdresser and transportation; auditory monitors in bedroomsType of Care: 24 hr nursing; palliative care; seniors daycare & emergency respite when space availableStaff on Site: nursing staffOther Comments: special diets accommodated

Steeples, The (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 246-1805; 9910 Esplanade StreetMonthly Rent: varies with income; 2 meals includedCapacity: 16 one bedroom suites; subsidizedHospitality Services: towel and linen laundry services; weekly light housekeeping; social program Prescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationStaff on Site: non-medical staff; not 24 hrs/dayRestrictions: designated smoking area outside; small pets upon approvalOther Comments: located across from Chemainus Health Care Centre; near bus shops and beach; wheelchair accessibleCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info

COBBLE HILL

Gate House Adult Care (250) 743-4913; 3380 Cobble Hill RoadMonthly Rent: (L1) $2750; (L2) $2950; (L3) $3150; (Palliative) $3400; all meals includedCapacity: 6 spaces; privateHospitality Services: housekeeping; laundry services; shared bathrooms; regular activities; foot care nursePrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: complex care; IC 1-3 / palliative / respite careStaff on Site: LPN / RCA Restrictions: smoking outside; in house dog and cat Other Comments: located on a hobby farm; large grounds; raised gardens; patio; space for 1 elder day care per day

COMOX

Berwick Comox Valley (250) 339-1690; 1-866-625-1690; 1700 Comox Avenue www.berwickrc.comMonthly Rent: call for information; meals and utilities includedCapacity: (I) 124, (C) 9 suites; privateHospitality Services: chef prepared meals and snacks; laundry services; weekly housekeeping; activity programs; 24 hr emergency call system; hairdresser; tuck shop; guest suite; parkingType of Care: call for informationStaff on Site: 24/7 / LPN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; visiting pets onlyOther Comments: roof-top lounge with view of water and mountains; atrium; library; private dining room; computer stations; movie theatre; television lounges; games room; country kitchen; outdoor dining terrace; Island owned and managed; conveniently located within walking distance to the town’s amenities

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Cummings Home (250) 897-0075; 1926 Cummings RoadMonthly Rent: from $3000; all meals includedCapacity: 6 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; linens; towels; activity program; emergency call system; hairdresser; tea served in garden; companion & transportation; medications given by staff; medical supervision and accompaniment to medical appointments Prescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: complex care; IC 1-2Staff on Site: RN / RCA provides personal and medical careRestrictions: smoking and pets reviewed on individual basis

Glacier View Lodge (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 338-5453 or GVL(250) 338-1451; 2450 Back Road, Courtenay, BC V9N 8B5; www.glacierviewlodge.caMonthly Rent: varies with income; all meals includedCapacity: 100 spaces + 2 respite; non-profit / subsidizedHospitality Services: linen and laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; outing bus; emergency call system; dietitian; hairdresser; music therapy; spiritual carePrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: complex careStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; visiting pets onlyOther Comments: beautiful location; adult day program; bathing program; respite program; gardens and walking paths; facility cats

CROFTON

Oceanview Retirement (250) 246-4967; 8035 Vye Road; www.oceanviewretirement.comMonthly Rent: $2000; all meals includedCapacity: 17 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; medical lab support; exercise program; horticultural therapistPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Staff on Site: Care aide / staffed 24/7 Restrictions: smoking outside; pets allowedOther Comments: located on the Pointe at Crofton; Oceanside candlelight dining; community garden; summer tea house; 8 acres landscaped gardens

CUMBERLAND

Cumberland Intermediate Care (VIHA) VIHA (250) 338-5453; 2696 Windermere Avenue; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

DUNCAN

Abbeyfield Duncan (250) 748-1352; 5905 Indian RoadMonthly Rent: from $1290; all meals includedCapacity: 9 spaces; non-profit / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry facilities; resident driven activity program; regular handyDart service; dining roomStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; no pets (visiting pets allowed)Other Comments: gardens; close to bus stop; wheelchair access

The Views at St. Joseph’s General Hospital (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 338-5453, The Views (250)339-1556; 2137 Comox Avenue, Comox BC V9M 1P2 www.viha.ca Capacity: 125 beds; some private, semi-private and standard 4-bed rooms; Eagleview has one respite roomServices: complex care; extended care; professional nursing; direct care giving; recreation/activation programs; occupational therapy; physiotherapy; music therapy; pastoral care; hairdressing; nutritional and social servicesOther Comments: open visiting hours; families welcome to participate in activities

Stevenson Place (250) 339-7012; 1683 Balmoral Avenue; www.novapacific.caMonthly Rent: from $2500; 1 meal includedCapacity: 33 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry facilities; housekeeping; emergency call system; resident driven activity program; full kitchen in units; near bus & shops; linens & towels; hair salon; parking; guest suiteStaff on Site: non-medical staff 24/7Restrictions: small pets allowedOther Comments: ownership options available

COURTENAY

Abbeyfield - St John the Divine (250) 338-6311; 994 8th Street; www.abbeyfield.caMonthly Rent: $1575 including utilities and full cable; all meals inclCapacity: 10 spaces; non-profitHospitality Services: laundry facilities; activity program; exercise program; near bus; all units on ground floor; emergency call system; internet; special diets availableStaff on Site: live-in house coordinatorRestrictions: designated smoking areas; some pets allowedOther Comments: 5 blocks from downtown core

Casa Loma Seniors Village (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 897-4033; 4646 Headquarters Roadwww.retirementconcepts.comMonthly Rent: $1850 to $2700; 2 meals includedCapacity: 125 spaces; private / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry facilities; housekeeping; activity program; daily snacks; exercise program; outing bus; parking; hairdresser; guest suite; emergency response; library; computer station; kitchenette in unitsPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Staff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; pets allowedOther Comments: rural setting; 1.5 km to downtown Courtenay; view of Beaufort Range & Comox Glacier

Comox Valley Seniors Village (VIHA Affiliate) (250)331-4104; 4640 Headquarters Rd. VIHA (250) 898-2255 or 1-866-928-4988 www.retirementconcepts.comMonthly Rent: call for info; (C) all meals included; (A) 2 meals Capacity: (C) 136; (A) 96Hospitality Services: laundry services; weekly housekeeping; activity program; outing bus; linen & towels; emergency call system; guest suite; spa servicesPrescribed Services: bathing, grooming, & medicationType of Residential Care: complex careStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA / non-medical staff Restrictions: smoking outside; small pets allowed in (A) onlyOther Comments: lounge; gardens; bistro; library, games room, general store, hair salon; underground parking; different services available for Assisted Living or Residential Care suites

Staff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; pets on considerationOther Comments: age-in-place; flexible personalized service to meet resident’s individual needs; raised gardens with patios; beautiful ocean views; no stairs; walker friendly; in Village of Chemainus

Rosewood Care Home (250)246-9850; 2881 Josephine StreetMonthly Rent: call for info; all meals includedCapacity: N/A ; private roomsHospitality Services: housekeeping; laundry; access to hairdresser and transportation; auditory monitors in bedroomsType of Care: 24 hr nursing; palliative care; seniors daycare & emergency respite when space availableStaff on Site: nursing staffOther Comments: special diets accommodated

Steeples, The (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 246-1805; 9910 Esplanade StreetMonthly Rent: varies with income; 2 meals includedCapacity: 16 one bedroom suites; subsidizedHospitality Services: towel and linen laundry services; weekly light housekeeping; social program Prescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationStaff on Site: non-medical staff; not 24 hrs/dayRestrictions: designated smoking area outside; small pets upon approvalOther Comments: located across from Chemainus Health Care Centre; near bus shops and beach; wheelchair accessibleCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info

COBBLE HILL

Gate House Adult Care (250) 743-4913; 3380 Cobble Hill RoadMonthly Rent: (L1) $2750; (L2) $2950; (L3) $3150; (Palliative) $3400; all meals includedCapacity: 6 spaces; privateHospitality Services: housekeeping; laundry services; shared bathrooms; regular activities; foot care nursePrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: complex care; IC 1-3 / palliative / respite careStaff on Site: LPN / RCA Restrictions: smoking outside; in house dog and cat Other Comments: located on a hobby farm; large grounds; raised gardens; patio; space for 1 elder day care per day

COMOX

Berwick Comox Valley (250) 339-1690; 1-866-625-1690; 1700 Comox Avenue www.berwickrc.comMonthly Rent: call for information; meals and utilities includedCapacity: (I) 124, (C) 9 suites; privateHospitality Services: chef prepared meals and snacks; laundry services; weekly housekeeping; activity programs; 24 hr emergency call system; hairdresser; tuck shop; guest suite; parkingType of Care: call for informationStaff on Site: 24/7 / LPN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; visiting pets onlyOther Comments: roof-top lounge with view of water and mountains; atrium; library; private dining room; computer stations; movie theatre; television lounges; games room; country kitchen; outdoor dining terrace; Island owned and managed; conveniently located within walking distance to the town’s amenities

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Berwick On The Lake (250) 729-7995; 877-525-3111; 3201 Ross Road; www.berwickrc.com Monthly Rent: call for ratesCapacity: (I) 124; (C) 36 spaces; privateHospitality Services: 3 meals daily (chef prepared) and snacks; laundry services; weekly housekeeping; activity programs; 24 hr emergency call system; transportation; hairdresser; tuck shop; guest suites; parkingType of Care: independent; licensed careStaff on Site: 24/7 LPN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; visiting pets onlyOther Comments: walkway and pier on the lake; gazebo; patio & sunrooms; library; private dining room; computer stations; television lounges; country kitchen; café; games room; Island owned

Dover House (250) 756-4222; 6155 Hammond Bay RoadMonthly Rent: Varies with level of care. Includes home cooked meals and in-house baking. Capacity: 24 private roomsHospitality Services: Personal and flat laundry services, housekeeping, emergency call system, activity program, hairdresser, esthetician and guest suite with internet access.Type of Care: Licensed Care (Intermediate, complex and palliative care. Respite care when bed available). Staff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA / support staffRestrictions: visiting pets onlyOther Comments: Beautiful summer gardens with walking paths, open air protected courtyard adjacent to dinning room and two large sheltered verandas. Secure building and DVA approved.

Dufferin Place (VIHA) VIHA (250) 755-6229; 1200 Dufferin Crescent; www.viha.ca; 126 unitsCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Dwelling Place (250) 756-3008; toll free 1-877-884-CARE; 2630 Labieux Roadwww.dwellingplace.caMonthly Rent: varies with level of care; all meals includedCapacity: 16 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; cable included; guest suite; transportation; music therapy; near shops; 24 hr carePrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: complex care; IC 1-3 / palliative / respiteStaff on Site: RN / LPNRestrictions: no smoking; pets allowed by considerationOther Comments: Specializing in Alzheimer’s and dementia care

General George R Pearkes Senior Citizens Housing (250) 753-5031; 10 Buttertubs DriveMonthly Rent: From $400Capacity: 58 studio; 24 single bedroomHospitality Services: housekeeping, dinner meal, 24hr monitoringType of Care: independent living with some supportive servicesRestrictions: 1 small pet permitted

Harmony House (250) 753-2316; 2316 Arbot RoadMonthly Rent: varies with level of care; all meals includedCapacity: 6 spaces; privateHospitality Services: private home setting; laundry services; housekeeping; personalized activity program; full spectrum nursing care Prescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: complex careStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCARestrictions: smoking outside; pets allowedOther Comments: specialize in high care needs; new home

Biscay Manor (250) 746-4173; 3034 Biscay Road; www.biscaymanor.caMonthly Rent: $2000 to $3000; all meals includedCapacity: call for info; private roomsHospitality Services: housekeeping; private laundry; bed linens; duvets and quilts; lifeline connectionStaff on Site: 24 hr non-medical staffOther Comments: outskirts of Duncan; garden; flexible meal times; special diets accommodated

Cairnsmore Place (VIHA) VIHA (250) 748-4671; 250 Cairnsmore Street; www.viha.ca Call VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Cerwydden Care Facility (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 746-4432; 3243 Cowichan Lake RoadMonthly Rent: varies with income; all meals includedCapacity: 56 spaces; private / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; linens; towels; emergency call systemPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: complex careStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; visiting pets onlyOther Comments: private & semi-private rooms

Deertrail Cottage (250) 746-9641; 1711 Escarpment Way; www.deertrailcottage.comMonthly Rent: from $3800; all meals includedCapacity: 9 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; linens; towels; activity program; emergency call system; transportation Prescribed Services: bathing; personal care & medicationsStaff on Site: RN 24/7 / RCA; 24/7 non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; visiting pets onlyOther Comments: country setting; outdoor ponds; gardens

Duncan Manor (250) 748-0521; 280 First Street; www.duncanmanor.caMonthly Rent: varies with income; meal packages availableCapacity: 115 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry facilities; complete units; personal furnishings; resident driven activity programs; hairdresser; entertainment; library; recreation room; exercise roomStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; no pets

Heritage Manor (250)748-3488; 1051 College Street Monthly Rent: From $2600 all meals included Capacity: Call for info: private rooms Hospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping and linens; hairdresser; companion and transportation to appointments Prescribed Services: bathing; personal care and medications Staff on Site: 24hr RCARestrictions: outdoor smoking; certain pet restrictions Other Comments: Restored Heritage House with beautiful grounds and covered deck for year round enjoyment. Near the Cowichan District Hospital. Family environment.

Sherwood House (250) 715-0116; 280 Government Street; www.sherwood-house.comMonthly Rent: call for information; includes all hospitality servicesCapacity: 62 spaces; privateHospitality Services: three meals a day and snacks; personal emergency call system; laundry facilities; activity program; housekeeping; six separate lounges; private dining room; kitchenette in units; flat linen service; parking; some units have stovesStaff on Site: non-medical staff / security 24 hrRestrictions: smoking allowed outside; pets allowedOther Comments: near bus & shops; hairdresser on-site

Sunridge Place/Meadows at Sunridge (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 748-4671; 361 Bundock Avenue50 Assisted Living units; 160 Complex Care unitsCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Wedgwood House (250) 746-9808; 256 Government Street Monthly Rent: From $2700 (double occupancy); 1 meal includedCapacity: 40 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry facilities; housekeeping; linens & towels; activity program; parking; emergency call system; lounge; dining room; full kitchen in unitsStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: smoking allowed; small pets allowed; 55+Other Comments: gardens & patios

LADYSMITH

Ladysmith Health Centre (VIHA) VIHA (250) 245-7399; 1111-4th Avenue; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

La Rosa Gardens (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 245-1016; 1211 Cloke RoadMonthly Rent: (I) $1400 to $2100; (A) call; 2 meals includedCapacity: (I) 39; (A) 21 spaces; private / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry facilities; housekeeping; activity program; outing bus; emergency call system; hairdressing; cable Staff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: designated smoking area outside; small pets allowedOther Comments: 2 blocks from Ladysmith Hospital

Lodge on 4th (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 245-3318; 1127 4th AvenueMonthly Rent: varies with income; all meals includedCapacity: (C) 89; (Mental Health Complex Care) 12; subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; towels; linens; emergency call systemPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: complex careStaff on Site: RN / LPN / CA’sRestrictions: smoking outside; visiting pets onlyOther Comments: in Ladysmith

Seaside Lodge (250) 245-4151; 3740 Shell Beach RoadMonthly Rent: from $2800; all meals includedCapacity: 5 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; emergency call system; transportation & companion; regular entertainment; personal assistance availableStaff on Site: LPN / non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; pets allowed by considerationOther Comments: situated by the ocean; ocean views; quiet setting; bird watching; gardening

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Evergreen Place (250) 749-0190; 20 South Shore RoadMonthly Rent: $475 to $600; no meals includedCapacity: 31 spaces; non-profit / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry facilities; full kitchen in units; public bathing facility on-siteStaff on Site: live-in managerRestrictions: no smoking; no pets

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Berwick On The Lake (250) 729-7995; 877-525-3111; 3201 Ross Road; www.berwickrc.com Monthly Rent: call for ratesCapacity: (I) 124; (C) 36 spaces; privateHospitality Services: 3 meals daily (chef prepared) and snacks; laundry services; weekly housekeeping; activity programs; 24 hr emergency call system; transportation; hairdresser; tuck shop; guest suites; parkingType of Care: independent; licensed careStaff on Site: 24/7 LPN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; visiting pets onlyOther Comments: walkway and pier on the lake; gazebo; patio & sunrooms; library; private dining room; computer stations; television lounges; country kitchen; café; games room; Island owned

Dover House (250) 756-4222; 6155 Hammond Bay RoadMonthly Rent: Varies with level of care. Includes home cooked meals and in-house baking. Capacity: 24 private roomsHospitality Services: Personal and flat laundry services, housekeeping, emergency call system, activity program, hairdresser, esthetician and guest suite with internet access.Type of Care: Licensed Care (Intermediate, complex and palliative care. Respite care when bed available). Staff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA / support staffRestrictions: visiting pets onlyOther Comments: Beautiful summer gardens with walking paths, open air protected courtyard adjacent to dinning room and two large sheltered verandas. Secure building and DVA approved.

Dufferin Place (VIHA) VIHA (250) 755-6229; 1200 Dufferin Crescent; www.viha.ca; 126 unitsCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Dwelling Place (250) 756-3008; toll free 1-877-884-CARE; 2630 Labieux Roadwww.dwellingplace.caMonthly Rent: varies with level of care; all meals includedCapacity: 16 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; cable included; guest suite; transportation; music therapy; near shops; 24 hr carePrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: complex care; IC 1-3 / palliative / respiteStaff on Site: RN / LPNRestrictions: no smoking; pets allowed by considerationOther Comments: Specializing in Alzheimer’s and dementia care

General George R Pearkes Senior Citizens Housing (250) 753-5031; 10 Buttertubs DriveMonthly Rent: From $400Capacity: 58 studio; 24 single bedroomHospitality Services: housekeeping, dinner meal, 24hr monitoringType of Care: independent living with some supportive servicesRestrictions: 1 small pet permitted

Harmony House (250) 753-2316; 2316 Arbot RoadMonthly Rent: varies with level of care; all meals includedCapacity: 6 spaces; privateHospitality Services: private home setting; laundry services; housekeeping; personalized activity program; full spectrum nursing care Prescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: complex careStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCARestrictions: smoking outside; pets allowedOther Comments: specialize in high care needs; new home

Biscay Manor (250) 746-4173; 3034 Biscay Road; www.biscaymanor.caMonthly Rent: $2000 to $3000; all meals includedCapacity: call for info; private roomsHospitality Services: housekeeping; private laundry; bed linens; duvets and quilts; lifeline connectionStaff on Site: 24 hr non-medical staffOther Comments: outskirts of Duncan; garden; flexible meal times; special diets accommodated

Cairnsmore Place (VIHA) VIHA (250) 748-4671; 250 Cairnsmore Street; www.viha.ca Call VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Cerwydden Care Facility (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 746-4432; 3243 Cowichan Lake RoadMonthly Rent: varies with income; all meals includedCapacity: 56 spaces; private / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; linens; towels; emergency call systemPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: complex careStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; visiting pets onlyOther Comments: private & semi-private rooms

Deertrail Cottage (250) 746-9641; 1711 Escarpment Way; www.deertrailcottage.comMonthly Rent: from $3800; all meals includedCapacity: 9 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; linens; towels; activity program; emergency call system; transportation Prescribed Services: bathing; personal care & medicationsStaff on Site: RN 24/7 / RCA; 24/7 non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; visiting pets onlyOther Comments: country setting; outdoor ponds; gardens

Duncan Manor (250) 748-0521; 280 First Street; www.duncanmanor.caMonthly Rent: varies with income; meal packages availableCapacity: 115 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry facilities; complete units; personal furnishings; resident driven activity programs; hairdresser; entertainment; library; recreation room; exercise roomStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; no pets

Heritage Manor (250)748-3488; 1051 College Street Monthly Rent: From $2600 all meals included Capacity: Call for info: private rooms Hospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping and linens; hairdresser; companion and transportation to appointments Prescribed Services: bathing; personal care and medications Staff on Site: 24hr RCARestrictions: outdoor smoking; certain pet restrictions Other Comments: Restored Heritage House with beautiful grounds and covered deck for year round enjoyment. Near the Cowichan District Hospital. Family environment.

Sherwood House (250) 715-0116; 280 Government Street; www.sherwood-house.comMonthly Rent: call for information; includes all hospitality servicesCapacity: 62 spaces; privateHospitality Services: three meals a day and snacks; personal emergency call system; laundry facilities; activity program; housekeeping; six separate lounges; private dining room; kitchenette in units; flat linen service; parking; some units have stovesStaff on Site: non-medical staff / security 24 hrRestrictions: smoking allowed outside; pets allowedOther Comments: near bus & shops; hairdresser on-site

Sunridge Place/Meadows at Sunridge (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 748-4671; 361 Bundock Avenue50 Assisted Living units; 160 Complex Care unitsCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Wedgwood House (250) 746-9808; 256 Government Street Monthly Rent: From $2700 (double occupancy); 1 meal includedCapacity: 40 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry facilities; housekeeping; linens & towels; activity program; parking; emergency call system; lounge; dining room; full kitchen in unitsStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: smoking allowed; small pets allowed; 55+Other Comments: gardens & patios

LADYSMITH

Ladysmith Health Centre (VIHA) VIHA (250) 245-7399; 1111-4th Avenue; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

La Rosa Gardens (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 245-1016; 1211 Cloke RoadMonthly Rent: (I) $1400 to $2100; (A) call; 2 meals includedCapacity: (I) 39; (A) 21 spaces; private / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry facilities; housekeeping; activity program; outing bus; emergency call system; hairdressing; cable Staff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: designated smoking area outside; small pets allowedOther Comments: 2 blocks from Ladysmith Hospital

Lodge on 4th (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 245-3318; 1127 4th AvenueMonthly Rent: varies with income; all meals includedCapacity: (C) 89; (Mental Health Complex Care) 12; subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; towels; linens; emergency call systemPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: complex careStaff on Site: RN / LPN / CA’sRestrictions: smoking outside; visiting pets onlyOther Comments: in Ladysmith

Seaside Lodge (250) 245-4151; 3740 Shell Beach RoadMonthly Rent: from $2800; all meals includedCapacity: 5 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; emergency call system; transportation & companion; regular entertainment; personal assistance availableStaff on Site: LPN / non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; pets allowed by considerationOther Comments: situated by the ocean; ocean views; quiet setting; bird watching; gardening

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Evergreen Place (250) 749-0190; 20 South Shore RoadMonthly Rent: $475 to $600; no meals includedCapacity: 31 spaces; non-profit / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry facilities; full kitchen in units; public bathing facility on-siteStaff on Site: live-in managerRestrictions: no smoking; no pets

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Staff on Site: RN / LPN / HCA, recreational, hospitality, client servicesPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care, medication adminType of Care: Independent/Assisted living and Complex CareRestrictions: no smoking; no pets [small pets in I/A]Other: On a bus route in a beautiful setting with outdoor courtyards, walking paths; close to shopping; restaurants; physicians; dentists

Woodgrove Manor (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 390-1036; 6304 Metral DriveMonthly Rent: $4000 to $4800/month; 3 snacks served daily (in addition to meals)Capacity: 41 spaces; private / subsidized Hospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; towels & linens; emergency call system; hairdresserPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: complex care; IC 1-3Staff on Site: LPN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: no scooter use indoors; individual patios, free cable hookup

PARKSVILLE

Arrowsmith Lodge (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 951-9500; 266B Moilliet Street; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Cokely Manor (VIHA and BC Housing Affiliate) (250)248-4331 ext 3; 266A Molliet StreetMonthly Rent: varies with income; 2 meals includedCapacity: 30 suites (some one bedroom); non-profit / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; emergency call system; outing bus; dining room; computer station; near bus & shops; church services; lounge; general store; cable TV; LifelinePrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Staff on Site: non-medical 10am - 7:30pmRestrictions: smoking outside; small pets allowedOther Comments: excellent restaurant/bistro on site; craft room

Halliday House (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 248-2835; 188 McCarter StreetMonthly Rent: From $140 per day; all meals includedCapacity: 22 spaces; private / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; flexible meal schedule; activity program; emergency call system; linens & towels; hairdresser; foot care; furniturePrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: complex care; IC 1-3; respite careStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA / non-medical staff - 24 hrRestrictions: smoking outside; small pets allowedOther Comments: sundecks; ocean view

Little Mountain Manor Seniors Facility (250) 248-4591: 959 Little Mountain Road; www.littlemountainmanor.com Monthly Rent: $2500 and up (dependent on level of care)Capacity: 8Hospitality Services: free cable; activity program; home cooked meals; beautiful ocean and mountain viewsPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationType of Care: respite; assisted living; complex; palliativeStaff on Site: RN 24/7 lives on site

Stanford Place (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 951-0811: 250A Craig Street Monthly Rent: varies; call for detailsCapacity: (CC) 181 rooms; private & subsidized; (A) 52 suites; private and subsidizedType of Care: 24/hr complex nursing care; respite care;

Hecate Gardens (250) 751-4933; 940 Hecate Street; www.hecategardens.comMonthly Rent: $995 to $2100; all meals includedCapacity: 81 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; emergency call system; transportation; underground parking; fireplace lounge; hairdressing; smoking room Prescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Staff on Site: non-medical staff / home supportRestrictions: smoking in designated areas only; pets allowedOther Comments: mountain views; close to all amenities

Kiwanis Village Campus of Care with the following Housing/Care Options:www.kiwanisvillage.caKiwanis Manor - (BC Housing Affiliate) 1201 Kiwanis Crescent. Nanaimo, V9S 5Y1 Applicants must register with BC Housing Registry at 1-800-257-7756Kiwanis Villa / Kiwanis Soroptimist Suites For information contact: (250) 740-28151237 Kiwanis Crescent, Nanaimo, BC V9S 5Y1Kiwanis Soroptimist Suites/Kiwanis House (VIHA Affiliate) For information contact: VIHA in Nanaimo (250) 755-6229; 1233 & 1234 Kiwanis CrescentKiwanis Village Lodge (VIHA Affiliate) For information contact: VIHA in Nanaimo (250) 755-6229 1221 Kiwanis Crescent

Keeping House (250) 716-1920; 2263 Jingle Pot Road; www.keepinghouseseniorshome.com Monthly Rent: From $2400/mo; all meals & cable includedCapacity: 8 spaces; private; 1 respiteHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; transportation; regular outings; hairdressing; emergency call systemPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationStaff on Site: RCA / Non-medical staff / owner/ manager live-inRestrictions: no smokingOther Comments: bright rooms; French doors from rooms to courtyard; 2 piece bathrooms

Lakeside Gardens Retirement Community (250) 756-0799; 4088 Wellesley Avenue; www.lakeside-gardens.comMonthly Rent: call for information; all meals includedCapacity: 123 spaces; privateHospitality Services: linens & towels; housekeeping; activity program; outing bus; emergency call systemPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; small pets allowedOther Comments: lakeside location

Longlake Chateau (250) 756-1411; 3035 Ross Road; www.holidaytouch.comMonthly Rent: contact residence for info; 3 meals includedCapacity: 110 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry facilities; housekeeping; activity program; outing bus; hairdresser; emergency call system; transportation; cable included; near library; full or part kitchen insuiteStaff on Site: non-medical staff / live-in managerRestrictions: smoking in designated areas; pets allowedOther Comments: lake views; 5 star accommodations

Malaspina Gardens (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 754-7711; 388 Machleary Street; www.chartwellreit.ca Monthly Rent: call for information; all meals includedCapacity: 135 spaces; private / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; emergency call system; hairdressing; outing busPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication

Type of Care: complex careStaff on Site: RN / RCA / LPN / non-medical staffRestrictions: call for more informationOther Comments: 22 beds for Alzheimer’s & dementia care

Nanaimo Seniors Village (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 729-9524 or (250) 760-2325 (Rentals); 6085 Uplands Drive www.retirementconcepts.com; (RC) = resident(nursing)careMonthly Rent: call for rates; (I) 1 meal; (A) 2 meals; (RC) 3 mealsCapacity: (I) 56; (A) 152; (RC) 150 private / subsidizedHospitality Services: (A/I) emergency call system; housekeeping (incl flat laundry service); full activity and entertainment program; scheduled bus outings; cable and utilities included Prescribed Services: (RC) activities of daily living & medication Type of Care: complex care; intermediate; extended; palliative and dementia careStaff on Site: (A) non-medical staff 24/7, RCA; (RC) RN / RCA / LPN / recreation and hospitality staffRestrictions: smoking outside; small pets only in (A and I) suites Other Comments: underground resident parking; surface guest parking; bistro; general store; library with internet access; beauty salon/barber shop; greenhouse/gardening; lounges; guest suite; plenty of outdoor decks and space

Nanaimo Travellers Lodge (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 758-4647; 1298 Nelson Street; www.nanaimotravellerslodge.comSharen Plecas Program Coordinator 250-760-2636 for admissionsCapacity: 90 full time residentsOther Comments: Warm, home-like environment, with friendly and caring staff, NTL is moving towards being a Recognized Eden Alternative home. Serves an additional 160 people with dementia living at home through three adult day programs; Daybreak, Stepping Stones and Community Building

Oak Tree Manor (250) 716-1799; 325 Hecate Streetwww.oaktreemanor.caMonthly Rent: From $1685; all meals includedCapacity: 66 suites; privateHospitality Services: laundry services (linen & towels); housekeeping; activity program; emergency call system; secured underground parking; hairdresser; cable included Type of Care: independent supportive and assisted livingStaff on Site: non-medical staff Restrictions: no smoking; small pets allowed in first-floor suites Other Comments: panoramic ocean & mountain views; walking distance to waterfront and all amenities

Origin at Longwood (250) 751-7755; 6205 Oliver Road; www.origin.caMonthly Rent: from $2300; gourmet lunch and dinner includedCapacity: 176 suites; privateHospitality Services: flat laundry service; housekeeping; outing bus; emergency call system; general store; library; computer stations; greenhouse gardening program; private dining; pub Staff on Site: medical staff; client services; recreational staff; concierge from 7am – 11pmRestrictions: No smoking; small pets allowedOther: recreation program; swimming pool; movie theater; yoga studio; full service spa; full gym with Keiser equipment

Wexford Creek (VIHA Affiliate) (250)753-4044 (C) or (250)713-1696 (I & A Rentals); 80 - 10th St. V9R 0A8; www.gss.orgMonthly Rent: (I & A) from $1999, (C) VIHA SubsidizedCapacity: (I & A) 40, (C) 110 Hospitality Services: laundry; housekeeping; utilities included; cable; recreation and activity programs; parking; guest suite; emergency call system; private dining room; hair salon; up to three meals (I & A), all meals (C)

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Staff on Site: RN / LPN / HCA, recreational, hospitality, client servicesPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care, medication adminType of Care: Independent/Assisted living and Complex CareRestrictions: no smoking; no pets [small pets in I/A]Other: On a bus route in a beautiful setting with outdoor courtyards, walking paths; close to shopping; restaurants; physicians; dentists

Woodgrove Manor (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 390-1036; 6304 Metral DriveMonthly Rent: $4000 to $4800/month; 3 snacks served daily (in addition to meals)Capacity: 41 spaces; private / subsidized Hospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; towels & linens; emergency call system; hairdresserPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: complex care; IC 1-3Staff on Site: LPN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: no scooter use indoors; individual patios, free cable hookup

PARKSVILLE

Arrowsmith Lodge (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 951-9500; 266B Moilliet Street; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Cokely Manor (VIHA and BC Housing Affiliate) (250)248-4331 ext 3; 266A Molliet StreetMonthly Rent: varies with income; 2 meals includedCapacity: 30 suites (some one bedroom); non-profit / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; emergency call system; outing bus; dining room; computer station; near bus & shops; church services; lounge; general store; cable TV; LifelinePrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Staff on Site: non-medical 10am - 7:30pmRestrictions: smoking outside; small pets allowedOther Comments: excellent restaurant/bistro on site; craft room

Halliday House (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 248-2835; 188 McCarter StreetMonthly Rent: From $140 per day; all meals includedCapacity: 22 spaces; private / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; flexible meal schedule; activity program; emergency call system; linens & towels; hairdresser; foot care; furniturePrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: complex care; IC 1-3; respite careStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA / non-medical staff - 24 hrRestrictions: smoking outside; small pets allowedOther Comments: sundecks; ocean view

Little Mountain Manor Seniors Facility (250) 248-4591: 959 Little Mountain Road; www.littlemountainmanor.com Monthly Rent: $2500 and up (dependent on level of care)Capacity: 8Hospitality Services: free cable; activity program; home cooked meals; beautiful ocean and mountain viewsPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationType of Care: respite; assisted living; complex; palliativeStaff on Site: RN 24/7 lives on site

Stanford Place (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 951-0811: 250A Craig Street Monthly Rent: varies; call for detailsCapacity: (CC) 181 rooms; private & subsidized; (A) 52 suites; private and subsidizedType of Care: 24/hr complex nursing care; respite care;

Hecate Gardens (250) 751-4933; 940 Hecate Street; www.hecategardens.comMonthly Rent: $995 to $2100; all meals includedCapacity: 81 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; emergency call system; transportation; underground parking; fireplace lounge; hairdressing; smoking room Prescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Staff on Site: non-medical staff / home supportRestrictions: smoking in designated areas only; pets allowedOther Comments: mountain views; close to all amenities

Kiwanis Village Campus of Care with the following Housing/Care Options:www.kiwanisvillage.caKiwanis Manor - (BC Housing Affiliate) 1201 Kiwanis Crescent. Nanaimo, V9S 5Y1 Applicants must register with BC Housing Registry at 1-800-257-7756Kiwanis Villa / Kiwanis Soroptimist Suites For information contact: (250) 740-28151237 Kiwanis Crescent, Nanaimo, BC V9S 5Y1Kiwanis Soroptimist Suites/Kiwanis House (VIHA Affiliate) For information contact: VIHA in Nanaimo (250) 755-6229; 1233 & 1234 Kiwanis CrescentKiwanis Village Lodge (VIHA Affiliate) For information contact: VIHA in Nanaimo (250) 755-6229 1221 Kiwanis Crescent

Keeping House (250) 716-1920; 2263 Jingle Pot Road; www.keepinghouseseniorshome.com Monthly Rent: From $2400/mo; all meals & cable includedCapacity: 8 spaces; private; 1 respiteHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; transportation; regular outings; hairdressing; emergency call systemPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationStaff on Site: RCA / Non-medical staff / owner/ manager live-inRestrictions: no smokingOther Comments: bright rooms; French doors from rooms to courtyard; 2 piece bathrooms

Lakeside Gardens Retirement Community (250) 756-0799; 4088 Wellesley Avenue; www.lakeside-gardens.comMonthly Rent: call for information; all meals includedCapacity: 123 spaces; privateHospitality Services: linens & towels; housekeeping; activity program; outing bus; emergency call systemPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; small pets allowedOther Comments: lakeside location

Longlake Chateau (250) 756-1411; 3035 Ross Road; www.holidaytouch.comMonthly Rent: contact residence for info; 3 meals includedCapacity: 110 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry facilities; housekeeping; activity program; outing bus; hairdresser; emergency call system; transportation; cable included; near library; full or part kitchen insuiteStaff on Site: non-medical staff / live-in managerRestrictions: smoking in designated areas; pets allowedOther Comments: lake views; 5 star accommodations

Malaspina Gardens (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 754-7711; 388 Machleary Street; www.chartwellreit.ca Monthly Rent: call for information; all meals includedCapacity: 135 spaces; private / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; emergency call system; hairdressing; outing busPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication

Type of Care: complex careStaff on Site: RN / RCA / LPN / non-medical staffRestrictions: call for more informationOther Comments: 22 beds for Alzheimer’s & dementia care

Nanaimo Seniors Village (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 729-9524 or (250) 760-2325 (Rentals); 6085 Uplands Drive www.retirementconcepts.com; (RC) = resident(nursing)careMonthly Rent: call for rates; (I) 1 meal; (A) 2 meals; (RC) 3 mealsCapacity: (I) 56; (A) 152; (RC) 150 private / subsidizedHospitality Services: (A/I) emergency call system; housekeeping (incl flat laundry service); full activity and entertainment program; scheduled bus outings; cable and utilities included Prescribed Services: (RC) activities of daily living & medication Type of Care: complex care; intermediate; extended; palliative and dementia careStaff on Site: (A) non-medical staff 24/7, RCA; (RC) RN / RCA / LPN / recreation and hospitality staffRestrictions: smoking outside; small pets only in (A and I) suites Other Comments: underground resident parking; surface guest parking; bistro; general store; library with internet access; beauty salon/barber shop; greenhouse/gardening; lounges; guest suite; plenty of outdoor decks and space

Nanaimo Travellers Lodge (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 758-4647; 1298 Nelson Street; www.nanaimotravellerslodge.comSharen Plecas Program Coordinator 250-760-2636 for admissionsCapacity: 90 full time residentsOther Comments: Warm, home-like environment, with friendly and caring staff, NTL is moving towards being a Recognized Eden Alternative home. Serves an additional 160 people with dementia living at home through three adult day programs; Daybreak, Stepping Stones and Community Building

Oak Tree Manor (250) 716-1799; 325 Hecate Streetwww.oaktreemanor.caMonthly Rent: From $1685; all meals includedCapacity: 66 suites; privateHospitality Services: laundry services (linen & towels); housekeeping; activity program; emergency call system; secured underground parking; hairdresser; cable included Type of Care: independent supportive and assisted livingStaff on Site: non-medical staff Restrictions: no smoking; small pets allowed in first-floor suites Other Comments: panoramic ocean & mountain views; walking distance to waterfront and all amenities

Origin at Longwood (250) 751-7755; 6205 Oliver Road; www.origin.caMonthly Rent: from $2300; gourmet lunch and dinner includedCapacity: 176 suites; privateHospitality Services: flat laundry service; housekeeping; outing bus; emergency call system; general store; library; computer stations; greenhouse gardening program; private dining; pub Staff on Site: medical staff; client services; recreational staff; concierge from 7am – 11pmRestrictions: No smoking; small pets allowedOther: recreation program; swimming pool; movie theater; yoga studio; full service spa; full gym with Keiser equipment

Wexford Creek (VIHA Affiliate) (250)753-4044 (C) or (250)713-1696 (I & A Rentals); 80 - 10th St. V9R 0A8; www.gss.orgMonthly Rent: (I & A) from $1999, (C) VIHA SubsidizedCapacity: (I & A) 40, (C) 110 Hospitality Services: laundry; housekeeping; utilities included; cable; recreation and activity programs; parking; guest suite; emergency call system; private dining room; hair salon; up to three meals (I & A), all meals (C)

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Hospitality Services: full care including activity program; footcare and hairdresser availablePrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: complex careStaff on Site: RCA / RN / non-medical staff

Heritage Place for Seniors 250-537-8340; 120 Crofton Road; www.heritageplace.infoMonthly Rent: from $2082; flexible meal choicesCapacity: 27Hospitality Services: cable television; housekeeping; laundry facility; parking; special diets; community kitchen; insuite cookingType of Care: Independent/Supportive Living Staff on Site: Non-medical Staff 24/7; Front Desk; Housekeeping; Maintenance; Manager; Resident Home MakerRestrictions: Certain pet restrictions apply

Lady Minto Gulf Island Hospital VIHA (250) 388-2273; 135 Crofton Road; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Meadowbrook Seniors Residence (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 538-1995; 121 Atkins RoadMonthly Rent: $1890 to $2590; 1 meal includedCapacity: (A) 10 spaces (I) 27 spaces; non-profit / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; emergency call system; security; cable; morning coffee; kitchenette in unitsPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Staff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; small pets allowed

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Acacia Ty Mawr (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 388-2273 or (250) 743-2124; 2655 East Shawnigan Lake Road; www.viha.caMonthly Rent: varies with income; all meals includedCapacity: 35 spaces + daycare; subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; towels; linens; emergency call system; activity programPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: complex careStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: specializes in dementia care; rural setting

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Abbeyfield St. Andrews (250) 655-3536; 10017-5th Street; www.abbeyfield.caMonthly Rent: $1340 - $1400; all meals includedCapacity: 9 spaces; non-profit / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry facilities; housekeeping; activity program; near shops; near bus; emergency call system; scooter parkingStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: family setting; sunrooms; near Library

Amica at Beechwood Village (250) 655-0849; 2315 Mills Road; www.amica.caMonthly Rent: From $2365; 3 meals optionalCapacity: 101 spaces; privateHospitality Services: activity program; coffee / tea and snacks; internet lounge; library; hairdressing; housekeeping; laundry facility; foot care; outing bus; billiards; kitchenette or kitchen in unit; bar; esthetics; garden club; near bus & shopsStaff on Site: 24/7 security / non-medical staff / LPN Restrictions: no smoking; pets allowedOther Comments: greenhouse; gardens; courtyard

independent/assisted livingRestrictions: smoking in outdoor designated areas onlyOther: warm; home like atmosphere in prime central location close to shopping; bus routes; library; medical offices; ocean. In-house hair salon; art studio; market; daily recreational acitivities; exterior spacious courtyards with water fountains.

Trillium Lodge (VIHA) VIHA (250) 951-9500; 401 Moilliet Street; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

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Abbeyfield Port Alberni (250) 724-5054; 3839-8th Avenue; www.abbeyfieldportalberni.homestead.comMonthly Rent: from $1195; all meals includedCapacity: 22 spaces; non-profitHospitality Services: laundry facilities; activity program; outing bus; cable included; computer; emergency call systemStaff on Site: non-medical staff; overnight staffRestrictions: smoking outside; pets allowedOther Comments: call for more information

Echo Village (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 720-0334; 4200 10th Avenue; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Fir Park Village (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 720-0334; 4411 Wallace Street; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Heritage Place (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 723-0480; Site Manager Doug Murray 250-731-6297 4200A-10th AvenueMonthly Rent: varies with income; 2 meals included; Lifeline Capacity: 26 suites; 1 bedroom, 650 sq. ft, air conditionedHospitality Services: housekeeping incl flat laundry; activity program; computer station; near bus & shopsPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationStaff on Site: Care staff provided by VIHA Restrictions: no smoking; visiting pets onlyOther Comments: therapeutic baths

Returning the Favour Care Home (250) 724-1520; 4517 Redford StreetMonthly Rent: from $1950; all meals includedCapacity: 12 spaces; private / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry facilities; emergency call system; housekeeping; activity program; transportation; personal furnishings; near bus & shops; foot care; hairdresserPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Staff on Site: non-medical staff Restrictions: no smoking; visiting pets onlyOther Comments: cozy home-like environment

Tsawaayuus Rainbow Gardens (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 720-0334; 6151 Russell Place; www.viha.ca; www.rainbowgardens.bc.ca; 10 Assisted Living unitsCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Westhaven (WCGH) (VIHA) VIHA (250) 720-0334; 3949 Port Alberni Highway; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

PORT HARDY

Eagle Ridge Manor (VIHA) VIHA (250) 949-3411 or (250) 949-3443 9120 Granville Place; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

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Eagle Park Health Care (VIHA) VIHA (250) 951-9500; 777 Jones Street; www.viha.ca; 75 unitsCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Gardens at Qualicum Beach, The (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 752-2818; 650 Berwick North Roadwww.chartwellreit.caMonthly Rent: call for information; 2 meals includedCapacity: (I) 101; (A) 30; (C) 96 spaces; private / subsidizedHospitality Services: various service & care packages available; linen services; housekeeping; activity program; emergency call system; kitchenettes in rental units; private dining; tea house Type of Care: complex careStaff on Site: non-medical staff / RCA / LPNRestrictions: call for more informationOther Comments: full spectrum of accommodations & care available

Hawthorne Place (250) 752-4217; 750 Memorial Avenue; www.novapacific.caMonthly Rent: from $2300; 1 meal includedCapacity: 33 spaces; privateHospitality Services: light housekeeping; emergency call system; resident driven activity program; near bus & shopsStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking for leasers; pets allowedOther Comments: gazebo; gardens

Qualicum Manor (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 752-1262; 124 Fourth Avenue East Monthly Rent: varies with level of care; all meals includedCapacity: 54 spaces (29 private / 25 subsidized)Hospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; emergency call system; hairdresserPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: complex careStaff on Site: RCA / LPN / RN / 24 hr nursing /PT/OT/ qualified chefRestrictions: no pets

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Braehaven (BC Housing & VIHA Affiliate) VIHA 1-888-533-2273 or Greenwoods Eldercare Society (250)537-5561; 137 Blain Road www.greenwoodseldercare.com Monthly Rent: varies w/ income (subsidized); two meals inclCapacity: 30 1 bedroom units w/ kitchen - for 1-2 residentsHospitality Services: emergency call system; laundry; housekeeping; lounges; dining room; computer station; activity program; foot care; hairdresser available; near shopsPrescribed Services: home care services as required - determined by Community Case manager Type of Care: assisted livingStaff on Site: non-medical staff during daytime onlyRestrictions: no smoking inside; no pets

Greenwoods (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA 1-888-533-2273 or (250) 537-5561; 133 Blain Road www.greenwoodseldercare.com Monthly Rent: varies with income (subsidized); all meals includedCapacity: (C) 49; 1 respite - individual rooms

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Hospitality Services: full care including activity program; footcare and hairdresser availablePrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: complex careStaff on Site: RCA / RN / non-medical staff

Heritage Place for Seniors 250-537-8340; 120 Crofton Road; www.heritageplace.infoMonthly Rent: from $2082; flexible meal choicesCapacity: 27Hospitality Services: cable television; housekeeping; laundry facility; parking; special diets; community kitchen; insuite cookingType of Care: Independent/Supportive Living Staff on Site: Non-medical Staff 24/7; Front Desk; Housekeeping; Maintenance; Manager; Resident Home MakerRestrictions: Certain pet restrictions apply

Lady Minto Gulf Island Hospital VIHA (250) 388-2273; 135 Crofton Road; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Meadowbrook Seniors Residence (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 538-1995; 121 Atkins RoadMonthly Rent: $1890 to $2590; 1 meal includedCapacity: (A) 10 spaces (I) 27 spaces; non-profit / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; emergency call system; security; cable; morning coffee; kitchenette in unitsPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Staff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; small pets allowed

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Acacia Ty Mawr (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 388-2273 or (250) 743-2124; 2655 East Shawnigan Lake Road; www.viha.caMonthly Rent: varies with income; all meals includedCapacity: 35 spaces + daycare; subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; towels; linens; emergency call system; activity programPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: complex careStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: specializes in dementia care; rural setting

SIDNEY

Abbeyfield St. Andrews (250) 655-3536; 10017-5th Street; www.abbeyfield.caMonthly Rent: $1340 - $1400; all meals includedCapacity: 9 spaces; non-profit / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry facilities; housekeeping; activity program; near shops; near bus; emergency call system; scooter parkingStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: family setting; sunrooms; near Library

Amica at Beechwood Village (250) 655-0849; 2315 Mills Road; www.amica.caMonthly Rent: From $2365; 3 meals optionalCapacity: 101 spaces; privateHospitality Services: activity program; coffee / tea and snacks; internet lounge; library; hairdressing; housekeeping; laundry facility; foot care; outing bus; billiards; kitchenette or kitchen in unit; bar; esthetics; garden club; near bus & shopsStaff on Site: 24/7 security / non-medical staff / LPN Restrictions: no smoking; pets allowedOther Comments: greenhouse; gardens; courtyard

independent/assisted livingRestrictions: smoking in outdoor designated areas onlyOther: warm; home like atmosphere in prime central location close to shopping; bus routes; library; medical offices; ocean. In-house hair salon; art studio; market; daily recreational acitivities; exterior spacious courtyards with water fountains.

Trillium Lodge (VIHA) VIHA (250) 951-9500; 401 Moilliet Street; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

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Abbeyfield Port Alberni (250) 724-5054; 3839-8th Avenue; www.abbeyfieldportalberni.homestead.comMonthly Rent: from $1195; all meals includedCapacity: 22 spaces; non-profitHospitality Services: laundry facilities; activity program; outing bus; cable included; computer; emergency call systemStaff on Site: non-medical staff; overnight staffRestrictions: smoking outside; pets allowedOther Comments: call for more information

Echo Village (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 720-0334; 4200 10th Avenue; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Fir Park Village (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 720-0334; 4411 Wallace Street; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Heritage Place (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 723-0480; Site Manager Doug Murray 250-731-6297 4200A-10th AvenueMonthly Rent: varies with income; 2 meals included; Lifeline Capacity: 26 suites; 1 bedroom, 650 sq. ft, air conditionedHospitality Services: housekeeping incl flat laundry; activity program; computer station; near bus & shopsPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationStaff on Site: Care staff provided by VIHA Restrictions: no smoking; visiting pets onlyOther Comments: therapeutic baths

Returning the Favour Care Home (250) 724-1520; 4517 Redford StreetMonthly Rent: from $1950; all meals includedCapacity: 12 spaces; private / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry facilities; emergency call system; housekeeping; activity program; transportation; personal furnishings; near bus & shops; foot care; hairdresserPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Staff on Site: non-medical staff Restrictions: no smoking; visiting pets onlyOther Comments: cozy home-like environment

Tsawaayuus Rainbow Gardens (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 720-0334; 6151 Russell Place; www.viha.ca; www.rainbowgardens.bc.ca; 10 Assisted Living unitsCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Westhaven (WCGH) (VIHA) VIHA (250) 720-0334; 3949 Port Alberni Highway; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

PORT HARDY

Eagle Ridge Manor (VIHA) VIHA (250) 949-3411 or (250) 949-3443 9120 Granville Place; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

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Eagle Park Health Care (VIHA) VIHA (250) 951-9500; 777 Jones Street; www.viha.ca; 75 unitsCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Gardens at Qualicum Beach, The (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 752-2818; 650 Berwick North Roadwww.chartwellreit.caMonthly Rent: call for information; 2 meals includedCapacity: (I) 101; (A) 30; (C) 96 spaces; private / subsidizedHospitality Services: various service & care packages available; linen services; housekeeping; activity program; emergency call system; kitchenettes in rental units; private dining; tea house Type of Care: complex careStaff on Site: non-medical staff / RCA / LPNRestrictions: call for more informationOther Comments: full spectrum of accommodations & care available

Hawthorne Place (250) 752-4217; 750 Memorial Avenue; www.novapacific.caMonthly Rent: from $2300; 1 meal includedCapacity: 33 spaces; privateHospitality Services: light housekeeping; emergency call system; resident driven activity program; near bus & shopsStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking for leasers; pets allowedOther Comments: gazebo; gardens

Qualicum Manor (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 752-1262; 124 Fourth Avenue East Monthly Rent: varies with level of care; all meals includedCapacity: 54 spaces (29 private / 25 subsidized)Hospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; emergency call system; hairdresserPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: complex careStaff on Site: RCA / LPN / RN / 24 hr nursing /PT/OT/ qualified chefRestrictions: no pets

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Braehaven (BC Housing & VIHA Affiliate) VIHA 1-888-533-2273 or Greenwoods Eldercare Society (250)537-5561; 137 Blain Road www.greenwoodseldercare.com Monthly Rent: varies w/ income (subsidized); two meals inclCapacity: 30 1 bedroom units w/ kitchen - for 1-2 residentsHospitality Services: emergency call system; laundry; housekeeping; lounges; dining room; computer station; activity program; foot care; hairdresser available; near shopsPrescribed Services: home care services as required - determined by Community Case manager Type of Care: assisted livingStaff on Site: non-medical staff during daytime onlyRestrictions: no smoking inside; no pets

Greenwoods (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA 1-888-533-2273 or (250) 537-5561; 133 Blain Road www.greenwoodseldercare.com Monthly Rent: varies with income (subsidized); all meals includedCapacity: (C) 49; 1 respite - individual rooms

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Norgarden (250) 656-8822; 2300 Henry Avenue; www.norgarden.comMonthly Rent: $2000 to $4000; 2 meals includedCapacity: 42 suites; privateHospitality Services: laundry facilities; housekeeping; underground parking; activity program; outing bus; near bus & shops; linens/towelsStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; pets allowedOther Comments: sitting areas; garden boxes; gazebo

Peninsula, The (250) 656-8827; 2290 Henry Avenue; www.peninsulaatnorgarden.caMonthly Rent: $2250 to $4600; 2 meals included Capacity: (I) 54; (A) 13 spaces; private Hospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; near bus & shop; emergency call system; lounge; hairdresser; underground parking; esthetician; fitness facility Prescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Staff on Site: RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; pets allowedOther Comments: locally owned/operated; beautiful wellness centre

Rest Haven Lodge (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 388-2273; 2281 Mills Road; www.viha.ca Call VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Saanich Peninsula ECU (VIHA) VIHA (250) 388-2273; 2166 Mount Newton; www.viha.ca Call VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Sidney Intermediate Care Home (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 388-2273; 9888 Fifth Street; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

SHOAL Centre (VIHA Affiliate) (I) (250) 654-0536 and (A) (250)656-5537 ext. 111; 10030 Resthaven Monthly Rent: (I) $1450 (rented & privately owned); meals not included; additional services optional on a pay-by-service basis; (A) rent determined by income with a VIHA Case ManagerCapacity: (I) 54 - public-private partnership; (A) 30 subsidized unitsHospitality Services: (I) full kitchens in units with 5 appliances; restaurant on premises; near shops; near bus. (A) bed linen laundered weekly; fridge and microwave; 2 meals per day provided; emergency call systemPrescribed Services: (A)bathing, personal care & medication as needed; activities of daily living and medicationStaff on Site: (A) community home support workersRestrictions: (A) no smoking; small pets allowedOther Comments: Beacon Community Services care providers on site; compounding pharmacy; access to community activities

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Ayre Manor Lodge (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 642-1750; 6764 Ayre Road; [email protected] Rent: varies by income, all meals includedCapacity: (A) 25 1 bedroom apartments w/ fridge & microwave (C) 32 private rooms w/ ensuite bathroomsHospitality Services: (A) housekeeping; laundry towels and linens; activity programs (C) same as A w/ personal laundryPrescribed Services: (A) bathing; grooming; medication (C) nursing assesment; treatments and medication adminstration; personal care and bathing; foot care availableType of Care: Complex Care & Assisted LivingStaff on Site: (A) Community support worker (C) 24/7 RN/RCA/Recreation/Support StaffRestrictions: no smoking in building, no petsOther Comments: operated by Beckley Farm Lodge

Seniors in Sooke (250) 642-6009; 3036 Phillips Road; www.seniorsinsooke.comMonthly Rent: From $2100, all meals includedCapacity: 2 suitesHospitality Services: flexible meal choices; utilities; parkingType of Care: Assisted Living; respite; supportive; IC1Staff on Site: RCA 24/7 / non-medical staffRestrictions: designated smoking areas; certain pet restrictions

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Forest Glen (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 720-0334 or (250) 726-2789Box 833-1783 St. Jacques Boulevard; www.viha.caMonthly Rent: based on income; 2 meals includedCapacity: (A) 5; (I) 5; non-profit / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; near shops; emergency call system; parking; transportation; computer station; library; utilities included Prescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Staff on Site: manager / non-medical staffRestrictions: smoking outside; small pets allowedOther Comments: new facility

VICTORIA

Abbeyfield House St. Peter’s (250) 479-6140; 1133A Reynolds Roadwww.abbeystpetervicbc.shawwebspace.ca or www.abbeyfield.ca; [email protected] Rent: varies with income; all meals includedCapacity: 12 spaces; non-profit / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry facilities; emergency call system; near shops; near bus; parking; cable included; hairdresser; computer station; activity programStaff on Site: qualified chef / non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: quiet neighbourhood; beautiful gardens; private patios; small personal flower garden 4 x 6

Aberdeen Hospital (VIHA) VIHA (250) 388-2273; 1450 Hillside Avenue; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Alexander Mackie (250) 478-4888; 753 Station Avenue; www.hayworth.caMonthly Rent: from $2250; 2 meals includedCapacity: 135 suites; non-profitHospitality Services: emergency call system; laundry facilities; housekeeping; leisure & activity program; outing bus; tea kitchens in all units; near bus & shops; spa room; computer stations; homemade fresh baked goods Coffee/Tea service twice daily; cableStaff on Site: 24/7 non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; pets allowedOther Comments: tuck shop; family atmosphere

Amica at Douglas House (250) 383-6258; 50 Douglas Street; www.amica.caMonthly Rent: (I) $2295 to $4200, 2 meals included; (C)$5200 to $6500, all meals included Capacity: (I) 65; (A) 38; (C) 38 spaces; privateHospitality Services: activity program; laundry services; housekeeping; coffee / tea & snacks; internet lounge; library; foot care; hairdressing; guest suite; outing bus; parking; age-in-placePrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication; (I) medical consultation; pharmacy & dietary reviews; daily nursing assessments and referrals

Type of Care: complex care / IC 1-3Staff on Site: 24/7 RCA / RN / security / non-medical staff Restrictions: no smoking; pets allowedOther Comments: observatory decks overlooking ocean & park

Amica at Somerset (250) 380-9121; 540 Dallas Road; www.amica.caMonthly Rent: From $2550; 1 meal, utilities & cable includedCapacity: 161 suites; privateHospitality Services: kitchenettes in each suite; meal packages available; laundry facilities; housekeeping; activity programs including fitness centre/programs (MPower™); games rooms; bus outings; daily coffee/tea & snacks; private dining room; internet lounge; guest suites; hairdresser; minutes from bus and shops; billiards; emergency call system - LifelineStaff on Site: 24/7 security / non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; pets allowedOther Comments: five-star dining; pool; hot tub; massage therapy clinic; chapel; theatre; library; billiards; landscaped walking gardens; secured underground parking; suites; conservatory; observation deck and patios overlooking ocean; ocean parks and beautiful walking trails

Anderson Manor Nursing Home (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 388-2273 or (250) 385-5321; 90 Linden Avenuewww.viha.ca; [email protected] Rent: varies with income; all meals; 4 snacks; cable/utilities Capacity: 16 spaces; subsidizedHospitality Services: activity program; housekeeping; laundry services; linens; outing bus; parking; foot care; hairdresser; emergency call bell systems; cameras; safe areaPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: complex care Staff on Site: RN / RCA / LPN 24/7Restrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: one block from the Ocean, Parks, and Cook St. Village; bus stop access

Beacon Hill Villa (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 388-2273 or (250) 383-5447; 635 Superior Streetwww.retirementconcepts.comMonthly Rent: varies with income; all meals includedCapacity: 80 spaces; private, semi-private / subsidized Hospitality Services: exercise classes; security system; walking groups; outing bus; linens & towels; emergency call system; electronic securityPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: complex care Staff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: near Beacon Hill Park; near bus and shops

Beckley Farm Lodge (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 388-2273 or (250) 381-4421; 530 Simcoe Streetwww.viha.caMonthly Rent: varies with income; non-profit / subsidized; all meals iCapacity: 64 rooms; private with ensuite bathrooms Hospitality Services: housekeeping; personal laundry/linens; common dining rooms; outing bus; coffee/tea and snacks prepared on site; activity programs; dining/lounges in each wing; hairdresser Prescribed Services: nursing assessment; treatments and medication administration; personal care and bathing; foot care and dental hygiene availableType of Care: Licensed Complex Care and Respite Care Staff on Site: RN / RCA / Activation / Support Staff - 24/7Restrictions: no smoking in building; no petsOther Comments: in James Bay; newly renovated and reopened January 2008; subsidized programs include Adult Day Program, Mobile Day Program, Community Meal Program, Community Bathing Program

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Norgarden (250) 656-8822; 2300 Henry Avenue; www.norgarden.comMonthly Rent: $2000 to $4000; 2 meals includedCapacity: 42 suites; privateHospitality Services: laundry facilities; housekeeping; underground parking; activity program; outing bus; near bus & shops; linens/towelsStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; pets allowedOther Comments: sitting areas; garden boxes; gazebo

Peninsula, The (250) 656-8827; 2290 Henry Avenue; www.peninsulaatnorgarden.caMonthly Rent: $2250 to $4600; 2 meals included Capacity: (I) 54; (A) 13 spaces; private Hospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; near bus & shop; emergency call system; lounge; hairdresser; underground parking; esthetician; fitness facility Prescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Staff on Site: RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; pets allowedOther Comments: locally owned/operated; beautiful wellness centre

Rest Haven Lodge (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 388-2273; 2281 Mills Road; www.viha.ca Call VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Saanich Peninsula ECU (VIHA) VIHA (250) 388-2273; 2166 Mount Newton; www.viha.ca Call VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Sidney Intermediate Care Home (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 388-2273; 9888 Fifth Street; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

SHOAL Centre (VIHA Affiliate) (I) (250) 654-0536 and (A) (250)656-5537 ext. 111; 10030 Resthaven Monthly Rent: (I) $1450 (rented & privately owned); meals not included; additional services optional on a pay-by-service basis; (A) rent determined by income with a VIHA Case ManagerCapacity: (I) 54 - public-private partnership; (A) 30 subsidized unitsHospitality Services: (I) full kitchens in units with 5 appliances; restaurant on premises; near shops; near bus. (A) bed linen laundered weekly; fridge and microwave; 2 meals per day provided; emergency call systemPrescribed Services: (A)bathing, personal care & medication as needed; activities of daily living and medicationStaff on Site: (A) community home support workersRestrictions: (A) no smoking; small pets allowedOther Comments: Beacon Community Services care providers on site; compounding pharmacy; access to community activities

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Ayre Manor Lodge (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 642-1750; 6764 Ayre Road; [email protected] Rent: varies by income, all meals includedCapacity: (A) 25 1 bedroom apartments w/ fridge & microwave (C) 32 private rooms w/ ensuite bathroomsHospitality Services: (A) housekeeping; laundry towels and linens; activity programs (C) same as A w/ personal laundryPrescribed Services: (A) bathing; grooming; medication (C) nursing assesment; treatments and medication adminstration; personal care and bathing; foot care availableType of Care: Complex Care & Assisted LivingStaff on Site: (A) Community support worker (C) 24/7 RN/RCA/Recreation/Support StaffRestrictions: no smoking in building, no petsOther Comments: operated by Beckley Farm Lodge

Seniors in Sooke (250) 642-6009; 3036 Phillips Road; www.seniorsinsooke.comMonthly Rent: From $2100, all meals includedCapacity: 2 suitesHospitality Services: flexible meal choices; utilities; parkingType of Care: Assisted Living; respite; supportive; IC1Staff on Site: RCA 24/7 / non-medical staffRestrictions: designated smoking areas; certain pet restrictions

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Forest Glen (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 720-0334 or (250) 726-2789Box 833-1783 St. Jacques Boulevard; www.viha.caMonthly Rent: based on income; 2 meals includedCapacity: (A) 5; (I) 5; non-profit / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; near shops; emergency call system; parking; transportation; computer station; library; utilities included Prescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Staff on Site: manager / non-medical staffRestrictions: smoking outside; small pets allowedOther Comments: new facility

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Abbeyfield House St. Peter’s (250) 479-6140; 1133A Reynolds Roadwww.abbeystpetervicbc.shawwebspace.ca or www.abbeyfield.ca; [email protected] Rent: varies with income; all meals includedCapacity: 12 spaces; non-profit / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry facilities; emergency call system; near shops; near bus; parking; cable included; hairdresser; computer station; activity programStaff on Site: qualified chef / non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: quiet neighbourhood; beautiful gardens; private patios; small personal flower garden 4 x 6

Aberdeen Hospital (VIHA) VIHA (250) 388-2273; 1450 Hillside Avenue; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Alexander Mackie (250) 478-4888; 753 Station Avenue; www.hayworth.caMonthly Rent: from $2250; 2 meals includedCapacity: 135 suites; non-profitHospitality Services: emergency call system; laundry facilities; housekeeping; leisure & activity program; outing bus; tea kitchens in all units; near bus & shops; spa room; computer stations; homemade fresh baked goods Coffee/Tea service twice daily; cableStaff on Site: 24/7 non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; pets allowedOther Comments: tuck shop; family atmosphere

Amica at Douglas House (250) 383-6258; 50 Douglas Street; www.amica.caMonthly Rent: (I) $2295 to $4200, 2 meals included; (C)$5200 to $6500, all meals included Capacity: (I) 65; (A) 38; (C) 38 spaces; privateHospitality Services: activity program; laundry services; housekeeping; coffee / tea & snacks; internet lounge; library; foot care; hairdressing; guest suite; outing bus; parking; age-in-placePrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication; (I) medical consultation; pharmacy & dietary reviews; daily nursing assessments and referrals

Type of Care: complex care / IC 1-3Staff on Site: 24/7 RCA / RN / security / non-medical staff Restrictions: no smoking; pets allowedOther Comments: observatory decks overlooking ocean & park

Amica at Somerset (250) 380-9121; 540 Dallas Road; www.amica.caMonthly Rent: From $2550; 1 meal, utilities & cable includedCapacity: 161 suites; privateHospitality Services: kitchenettes in each suite; meal packages available; laundry facilities; housekeeping; activity programs including fitness centre/programs (MPower™); games rooms; bus outings; daily coffee/tea & snacks; private dining room; internet lounge; guest suites; hairdresser; minutes from bus and shops; billiards; emergency call system - LifelineStaff on Site: 24/7 security / non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; pets allowedOther Comments: five-star dining; pool; hot tub; massage therapy clinic; chapel; theatre; library; billiards; landscaped walking gardens; secured underground parking; suites; conservatory; observation deck and patios overlooking ocean; ocean parks and beautiful walking trails

Anderson Manor Nursing Home (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 388-2273 or (250) 385-5321; 90 Linden Avenuewww.viha.ca; [email protected] Rent: varies with income; all meals; 4 snacks; cable/utilities Capacity: 16 spaces; subsidizedHospitality Services: activity program; housekeeping; laundry services; linens; outing bus; parking; foot care; hairdresser; emergency call bell systems; cameras; safe areaPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: complex care Staff on Site: RN / RCA / LPN 24/7Restrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: one block from the Ocean, Parks, and Cook St. Village; bus stop access

Beacon Hill Villa (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 388-2273 or (250) 383-5447; 635 Superior Streetwww.retirementconcepts.comMonthly Rent: varies with income; all meals includedCapacity: 80 spaces; private, semi-private / subsidized Hospitality Services: exercise classes; security system; walking groups; outing bus; linens & towels; emergency call system; electronic securityPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: complex care Staff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: near Beacon Hill Park; near bus and shops

Beckley Farm Lodge (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 388-2273 or (250) 381-4421; 530 Simcoe Streetwww.viha.caMonthly Rent: varies with income; non-profit / subsidized; all meals iCapacity: 64 rooms; private with ensuite bathrooms Hospitality Services: housekeeping; personal laundry/linens; common dining rooms; outing bus; coffee/tea and snacks prepared on site; activity programs; dining/lounges in each wing; hairdresser Prescribed Services: nursing assessment; treatments and medication administration; personal care and bathing; foot care and dental hygiene availableType of Care: Licensed Complex Care and Respite Care Staff on Site: RN / RCA / Activation / Support Staff - 24/7Restrictions: no smoking in building; no petsOther Comments: in James Bay; newly renovated and reopened January 2008; subsidized programs include Adult Day Program, Mobile Day Program, Community Meal Program, Community Bathing Program

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hygiene; vegetarian diet; arts & crafts; music therapyPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationType of Care: intermediate through palliative; some post surgery optionsStaff on Site: RN, LPN, RCARestrictions: cater to individual needsOther Comments: small and intimate; fabulous meals, family-style ambiance; Victoria-owned; fresh air; daily neighborhood walks

Cridge Village Seniors Centre (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 384-8058; 1307 Hillside Avenue; www.cridge.orgMonthly Rent: private from $2432 all inclusive/VIHA subsidized ratesCapacity: 76 suites (40 VIHA + 36 market); subsidized/private payHospitality Services: recreation programs; housekeeping; laundry facilities; emergency pendant alarm; outings; chapel; linens & towelsPrescribed Services: activities of daily living & medication managementStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: guest suite; on bus route; near shopping; 12 acres of Garry Oak meadows; paved walkways

Douglas Care Community (250) 383-9011; 660 - 647 Niagara Street; www.douglascare.caMonthly Rent: from $1480 (C) private care rates; all meals incl.Capacity: (I) 33; (A) 7; (C)26 suites; privateHospitality Services: meal packages available; laundry services; housekeeping, emergency call system, activity programs; foot care; hairdressing; professional services such as physiotherapy upon requestPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: independent - complex care, incl palliative; respite Staff on Site: RN/LPN/RCA and non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking, some petsOther Comments: in James Bay; close to park and water; warm community atmosphere; multi-generational community

Esquimalt Lions Grafton Lodge (VIHA Affiliate) 506 Grafton Street; Greater Victoria Housing Society www.greatervichousing.org; (250)384-3434Call for more information

Glengarry Hospital (VIHA) VIHA (250) 388-2273; 1780 Fairfeld Road; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Glenwarren Lodge - Revera Long Term Care (250) 383-2323; 1230 Balmoral Road; www.reveraliving.comMonthly Rent: varies with income; all meals includedCapacity: 130 spaces; private / VIHA subsidizedHospitality Services: personal furnishings; laundry services; housekeeping; towels; linens; activity program; pastoral care; cable & internet connections; physiotherapy; hairdressingPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication

Type of Care: complex care Staff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: smoking outside; no petsOther Comments: quiet areas; beautiful courtyard

Glenshiel Retirement Residence (250) 383-4164; 606 Douglas Street; www.theglenshiel.bc.caMonthly Rent: $1060 to $1980; all meals includedCapacity: 68 units; non-profitHospitality Services: housekeeping; activity program; laundry facilities; linens; parking; cable & phone included; hairdressing; foot care; close to downtown; coffee and tea served am, noon, pmStaff on Site: non-medical staff 24 hrRestrictions: no smoking; visiting pets onlyOther Comments: next to Thunderbird Park & museum; close to Beacon Hill Park; tuck shop; affordable housing

Gorge View Society, The (250) 360-1977; 11 Chown Place (off Harriet Rd.)www.gorgeviewsociety.bc.caMonthly Rent: $263 singles; $405 couples; no meals includedCapacity: 99 suites; non-profitHospitality Services: personal furnishings; laundry facilities; resident run activity program; full kitchens; guest suiteStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; no pets; 55+Other Comments: cottages with bachelor suites; assistance provided to find housekeeping and food services if required

Greater Victoria Housing Society (250)384-3434; 1 - 772 Bay Street; www.greatervichousing.orgApartments for low income seniors in Victoria, Esquimalt, Saanich and Colwood.

Hart House Seniors Residence (250) 598-3542; 1961 Fairfield RoadMonthly Rent: call for more information; all meals includedCapacity: 20 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; hairdresser; foot care; outing bus; emergency call system; towels; linens; home cooked mealsPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationType of Care: complex careStaff on Site: RN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: smoking outside; pets allowedOther Comments: heritage house; outside patios

Heritage House (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 381-5243; 507 Government StreetMonthly Rent: varies with income; all meals includedCapacity: 10 spaces; subsidized Hospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity

Berwick House (250) 721-4062; 1-866-721-4062; 4062 Shelbourne Streetwww.berwickrc.comMonthly Rent: call for info; meals and utilities includedCapacity: (I) 100; (C) 38 spaces; privateHospitality Services: chef prepared meals and snacks; weekly housekeeping; activity programs: 24 hr emergency call system; transportation; hairdresser; tuck shop; guest suite; parkingType of Care: call for informationStaff on Site: 24/7 LPN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; visiting pets onlyOther Comments: lovely gardens; gazebo; library; private dining room; computer stations; television lounges; games room; country kitchen; outdoor dining terrace; Island owned and managed

Berwick Royal Oak (250) 386-4680; 1-866-721-4680; 4680 Elk Lake Drivewww.berwickrc.comMonthly Rent: call for info; meals and utilities includedCapacity: (I) 203 (C) 27Hospitality Services: chef prepared meals and snacks; weekly housekeeping; activity programs: 24 hr emergency call system; transportation; hairdresser; tuck shop; guest suiteType of Care: call for informationStaff on Site: 24/7 staffRestrictions: no smoking; visiting pets onlyOther Comments: lovely gardens and water features; library; private dining rooms; computer stations; television lounges; games room; country kitchen; chapel; 125 seat theatre; English pub; glass wine cellar; fireside lounge; fitness centre; spa; outdoor dining terrace; Island owned and managed

Brentwood House (250) 652-0635; 1167 Stelly’s Cross RoadMonthly Rent: varies with income; subsidizedCapacity: 14 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry; housekeeping; exercise programs; activities; music appreciation; day trips; personal furnishings; electronic monitoring; secure building and yard; parkingPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: licensed dementia careStaff on Site: LPN 24/7, RCA/activity staff. RN, non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking

Other Comments: Cozy, home-like setting, 1.5 blocks to Brentwood Village

Camelot (250) 384-3336; 455 Kingston Street; www.novapacific.caMonthly Rent: from $2300; 1 meal includedCapacity: 34 spaces; private Hospitality Services: emergency call system; night response;

laundry services; housekeeping; linens & towelsStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; pets allowed

Carlton House of Oak Bay (250) 595-1914; 2080 Oak Bay Avenue; www.carltonhouse.caMonthly Rent: $2195 to $6000; all meals, parking and cable includedCapacity: 87 suites; privateHospitality Services: On site chef; all meals prepared in-house; weekly housekeeping and laundry; exercise and activity programs; 24 hr emergency call system; transportation; hairdresser; tuck shop; foot care, massage therapist; guest suite.Staff on Site: 24 hrs per dayRestrictions: no smoking, pets consideredOther Comments: elegant Georgian décor; located in Oak Bay Village; library; computer station; outdoor dining; guest suite available; on bus route; tours available; Victoria owned and managed

Cedars, The (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 477-4850; 3710 Cedar Hill Road; www.dawsonheights.caMonthly Rent: $2075 to $2775; 2 meals includedCapacity: 53 units (43 market & 10 VIHA) Hospitality Services: laundry facilities; linens & towels; housekeeping; recreation program; hairdressing; kitchenettesPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication assistance available through outside home support servicesStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; no petOther Comments: City living in a rural setting; on bus route; near shopping and medical services; walking trail

Central Care Home (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 384-1313; 844 Johnson Street; www.baptisthousing.orgMonthly Rent: varies with income; all meals includedCapacity: 146 spaces; non-profit / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; towels and linens; emergency call system; outing bus; hairdresser; foot care; occupational therapistPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationType of Care: complex care Staff on Site: RN / RCA / LPNRestrictions: smoking outside; no petsOther Comments: near town; single rooms

Craigdarroch Care Home (VIHA Affiliate)(250) 595-3813; 1048 Craigdarroch Roadwww.craigdarrochcarehome.ca Monthly Rent: Based on Care Leve. Starts at $5200Capacity: 18 spaces; privateHospitality Services: exceptional staff to resident ratio; laundry services; housekeeping; hairdresser; activity programs; drives; walking clubs; exercise programs; unique circle time; foot care; dental

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hygiene; vegetarian diet; arts & crafts; music therapyPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationType of Care: intermediate through palliative; some post surgery optionsStaff on Site: RN, LPN, RCARestrictions: cater to individual needsOther Comments: small and intimate; fabulous meals, family-style ambiance; Victoria-owned; fresh air; daily neighborhood walks

Cridge Village Seniors Centre (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 384-8058; 1307 Hillside Avenue; www.cridge.orgMonthly Rent: private from $2432 all inclusive/VIHA subsidized ratesCapacity: 76 suites (40 VIHA + 36 market); subsidized/private payHospitality Services: recreation programs; housekeeping; laundry facilities; emergency pendant alarm; outings; chapel; linens & towelsPrescribed Services: activities of daily living & medication managementStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: guest suite; on bus route; near shopping; 12 acres of Garry Oak meadows; paved walkways

Douglas Care Community (250) 383-9011; 660 - 647 Niagara Street; www.douglascare.caMonthly Rent: from $1480 (C) private care rates; all meals incl.Capacity: (I) 33; (A) 7; (C)26 suites; privateHospitality Services: meal packages available; laundry services; housekeeping, emergency call system, activity programs; foot care; hairdressing; professional services such as physiotherapy upon requestPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: independent - complex care, incl palliative; respite Staff on Site: RN/LPN/RCA and non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking, some petsOther Comments: in James Bay; close to park and water; warm community atmosphere; multi-generational community

Esquimalt Lions Grafton Lodge (VIHA Affiliate) 506 Grafton Street; Greater Victoria Housing Society www.greatervichousing.org; (250)384-3434Call for more information

Glengarry Hospital (VIHA) VIHA (250) 388-2273; 1780 Fairfeld Road; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Glenwarren Lodge - Revera Long Term Care (250) 383-2323; 1230 Balmoral Road; www.reveraliving.comMonthly Rent: varies with income; all meals includedCapacity: 130 spaces; private / VIHA subsidizedHospitality Services: personal furnishings; laundry services; housekeeping; towels; linens; activity program; pastoral care; cable & internet connections; physiotherapy; hairdressingPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication

Type of Care: complex care Staff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: smoking outside; no petsOther Comments: quiet areas; beautiful courtyard

Glenshiel Retirement Residence (250) 383-4164; 606 Douglas Street; www.theglenshiel.bc.caMonthly Rent: $1060 to $1980; all meals includedCapacity: 68 units; non-profitHospitality Services: housekeeping; activity program; laundry facilities; linens; parking; cable & phone included; hairdressing; foot care; close to downtown; coffee and tea served am, noon, pmStaff on Site: non-medical staff 24 hrRestrictions: no smoking; visiting pets onlyOther Comments: next to Thunderbird Park & museum; close to Beacon Hill Park; tuck shop; affordable housing

Gorge View Society, The (250) 360-1977; 11 Chown Place (off Harriet Rd.)www.gorgeviewsociety.bc.caMonthly Rent: $263 singles; $405 couples; no meals includedCapacity: 99 suites; non-profitHospitality Services: personal furnishings; laundry facilities; resident run activity program; full kitchens; guest suiteStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; no pets; 55+Other Comments: cottages with bachelor suites; assistance provided to find housekeeping and food services if required

Greater Victoria Housing Society (250)384-3434; 1 - 772 Bay Street; www.greatervichousing.orgApartments for low income seniors in Victoria, Esquimalt, Saanich and Colwood.

Hart House Seniors Residence (250) 598-3542; 1961 Fairfield RoadMonthly Rent: call for more information; all meals includedCapacity: 20 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; hairdresser; foot care; outing bus; emergency call system; towels; linens; home cooked mealsPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationType of Care: complex careStaff on Site: RN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: smoking outside; pets allowedOther Comments: heritage house; outside patios

Heritage House (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 381-5243; 507 Government StreetMonthly Rent: varies with income; all meals includedCapacity: 10 spaces; subsidized Hospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity

Berwick House (250) 721-4062; 1-866-721-4062; 4062 Shelbourne Streetwww.berwickrc.comMonthly Rent: call for info; meals and utilities includedCapacity: (I) 100; (C) 38 spaces; privateHospitality Services: chef prepared meals and snacks; weekly housekeeping; activity programs: 24 hr emergency call system; transportation; hairdresser; tuck shop; guest suite; parkingType of Care: call for informationStaff on Site: 24/7 LPN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; visiting pets onlyOther Comments: lovely gardens; gazebo; library; private dining room; computer stations; television lounges; games room; country kitchen; outdoor dining terrace; Island owned and managed

Berwick Royal Oak (250) 386-4680; 1-866-721-4680; 4680 Elk Lake Drivewww.berwickrc.comMonthly Rent: call for info; meals and utilities includedCapacity: (I) 203 (C) 27Hospitality Services: chef prepared meals and snacks; weekly housekeeping; activity programs: 24 hr emergency call system; transportation; hairdresser; tuck shop; guest suiteType of Care: call for informationStaff on Site: 24/7 staffRestrictions: no smoking; visiting pets onlyOther Comments: lovely gardens and water features; library; private dining rooms; computer stations; television lounges; games room; country kitchen; chapel; 125 seat theatre; English pub; glass wine cellar; fireside lounge; fitness centre; spa; outdoor dining terrace; Island owned and managed

Brentwood House (250) 652-0635; 1167 Stelly’s Cross RoadMonthly Rent: varies with income; subsidizedCapacity: 14 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry; housekeeping; exercise programs; activities; music appreciation; day trips; personal furnishings; electronic monitoring; secure building and yard; parkingPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Type of Care: licensed dementia careStaff on Site: LPN 24/7, RCA/activity staff. RN, non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking

Other Comments: Cozy, home-like setting, 1.5 blocks to Brentwood Village

Camelot (250) 384-3336; 455 Kingston Street; www.novapacific.caMonthly Rent: from $2300; 1 meal includedCapacity: 34 spaces; private Hospitality Services: emergency call system; night response;

laundry services; housekeeping; linens & towelsStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; pets allowed

Carlton House of Oak Bay (250) 595-1914; 2080 Oak Bay Avenue; www.carltonhouse.caMonthly Rent: $2195 to $6000; all meals, parking and cable includedCapacity: 87 suites; privateHospitality Services: On site chef; all meals prepared in-house; weekly housekeeping and laundry; exercise and activity programs; 24 hr emergency call system; transportation; hairdresser; tuck shop; foot care, massage therapist; guest suite.Staff on Site: 24 hrs per dayRestrictions: no smoking, pets consideredOther Comments: elegant Georgian décor; located in Oak Bay Village; library; computer station; outdoor dining; guest suite available; on bus route; tours available; Victoria owned and managed

Cedars, The (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 477-4850; 3710 Cedar Hill Road; www.dawsonheights.caMonthly Rent: $2075 to $2775; 2 meals includedCapacity: 53 units (43 market & 10 VIHA) Hospitality Services: laundry facilities; linens & towels; housekeeping; recreation program; hairdressing; kitchenettesPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication assistance available through outside home support servicesStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; no petOther Comments: City living in a rural setting; on bus route; near shopping and medical services; walking trail

Central Care Home (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 384-1313; 844 Johnson Street; www.baptisthousing.orgMonthly Rent: varies with income; all meals includedCapacity: 146 spaces; non-profit / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; towels and linens; emergency call system; outing bus; hairdresser; foot care; occupational therapistPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationType of Care: complex care Staff on Site: RN / RCA / LPNRestrictions: smoking outside; no petsOther Comments: near town; single rooms

Craigdarroch Care Home (VIHA Affiliate)(250) 595-3813; 1048 Craigdarroch Roadwww.craigdarrochcarehome.ca Monthly Rent: Based on Care Leve. Starts at $5200Capacity: 18 spaces; privateHospitality Services: exceptional staff to resident ratio; laundry services; housekeeping; hairdresser; activity programs; drives; walking clubs; exercise programs; unique circle time; foot care; dental

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Prescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationStaff on Site: live-in houseparentRestrictions: no smokingallowed on property, pets permitted please inquire about pet deposit and pet policyOther Comments: 55+ building in a Serene country setting; all suites are 2 bedroom. Most with 2 bathrooms, balcony, en-suite laundry, 5 full size appliances; underground parking is available with extra charge. Lodge at Broadmead, The (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 388-2273; 4579 Chatterton Way; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Luther Court (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 477-7241; 1525 Cedar Hill Cross; www.luthercourt.orgMonthly Rent: varies with income; call for more informationCapacity: (I) 28; (A) 30; (C) 60; (Adult Day Program) 60 clients; non-profit / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; gift shop and cafe; wellness program; library; foot care; hairdressing; personal furnishings; emergency call system; pastoral carePrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationType of Care: Campus of CareStaff on Site: non-medical staff / RN / LPN / RCARestrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: private rooms, garden access; home support

Marrion Village (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 592-2231; 1968 Bee Street; www.baptisthousing.orgMonthly Rent: varies with income; 2 meals + 2 snacks included for Assisted living residents onlyCapacity: (I) 119; (A) 50 spaces; non-profit / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry facility; housekeeping; activity program; linens; emergency call system; near bus & shopsPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationStaff on Site: LPN during business hrs; non medical staff

Minton House (250) 380-4977; 1070 Southgate StreetMonthly Fees: incl varied strata fees & service fee package; 1 meal Capacity: 26 suites; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; emergency response system; exercise program; resident driven activity program; full kitchens in units; scooter parkingStaff on Site: 24/7 staff provide security and emergency response (first aid & CPR)Restrictions: no smoking; small pets allowed; no personal care - home support from VIHA or privateOther Comments: own your own home; well maintained; sunny patio

Mount St. Mary (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 388-2273; 861 Fairfield Road; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Mount Tolmie Hospital (VIHA) VIHA (250) 388-2273; 3690 Richmond Road; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Mt. Edwards Court Care Home (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 385-2241; 1002 Vancouver Street; www.baptisthousing.orgMonthly Rent: varies with income; all meals includedCapacity: 83 spaces; non-profit / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; towels; linens; emergency call system; outing bus; hairdresser; foot care; occupational therapist; courtyardsPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationType of Care: complex careStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCARestrictions: no smoking in building; no petsOther Comments: courtyards

program; exercise program; near bus; emergency call system; towels; linensPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Staff on Site: live-in housekeeperRestrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: restored heritage house; bed sitting with bath; in James Bay; medical centre nearby

Highgate Lodge (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 472-0077; 1538 Cedar Hill Cross Roadwww.highgatelodge.comMonthly Rent: $2000 to $3200; all meals includedCapacity: (I) 49, (A) 5 suitesHospitality Services: housekeeping; emergency call system; 24 hr snack / fruit bar; entertainment; transportation; activity program; parking; linen servicesStaff on Site: non-medical staff / 24 hr emergency servicesRestrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: sunrooms; woodworking room; pool table

Hillside Terrace (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 388-2273; 1460 Hillside Avenue; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Island View Place (250) 652-0891; 7013 East Saanich RoadMonthly Rent: from $4500; all meals includedCapacity: 19 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; private rooms; activity program; theme nights; dining room on each floor; foot care; dental hygienist; hairdressing; towels; linensPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationType of Care: complex careStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCARestrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: recreation programs

James Bay Care Centre (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 388-2273; 336 Simcoe Street; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Jesken Aerie (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 388-2273; 817 Goldstream Avenue; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Joan Crescent Manor (250) 595-1315; 1045 Joan CrescentMonthly Rent: call for information; all meals includedCapacity: 18 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; linens; towels; transportation; activity program; hairdresser; foot care nurse; emergency call system; home cooked mealsPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication; dementia

care; nursing care; physiotherapy; individualized careType of Care: complex care / IC 1-3 / respite / palliativeStaff on Site: RN / RCA / non-medical staff / physiotherapistRestrictions: no smoking; pets allowed on individual basisOther Comments: across from Craigdarroch Castle; safe walking areas in garden; outside patio; heritage home

Kensington, The (250) 477-1232; 3965 Shelbourne Street; www.lrc.caMonthly Rent: From $2732; evening meal includedCapacity: 120 suites; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; emergency call system; activity program; outing bus; hairdressing; guest suite; kitchenettes; meal packages availableStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; small pets allowedOther Comments: near all amenities; near bus; quiet area; beautifully landscaped courtyards; large bright suites

Kiwanis Pavilion, The (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 598-2022; 3034 Cedar Hill Road; www.obkp.orgMonthly Rent: varies with income; all meals includedCapacity: 116 beds subsidized; 6 beds private payHospitality Services: laundry services; linens & towels; housekeeping; activity program; spirituality program; end-of-life care; age-in-place carePrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationType of Residential Care: complex care / dementia careStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; visiting pets onlyOther Comments: garden access

Legion Manor Victoria (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 652-3261; 7601 East Saanich Road www.legionmanorvictoria.comMonthly Rent: $2090 singles; $2490 couple; 2 meals includedCapacity: 25 subsidized assisted; 43 supportive unitsHospitality Services: daily lunch and dinner prepared on site, houskeeping, laundry facilities, activity program, emergency response system, hairdressing, podiatry. Small pet allowed in some units, medical appointment transportation, non-smoking buildingPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; small pets onlyOther Comments: tranquil; country setting

Lion’s Cove - View Royal (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 514-9781; 290 Old Island Highway; www.novapacific.caMonthly Rent: $2900 for non VIHA assisted suites; second person accommodated for additional $600; 2 meals (lunch & dinner) heat; hydro; hot water; in-suite laundry; emergency call system & basic cable includedCapacity: (I+A) 15 suites; private / subsidizedHospitality Services: weekly housekeeping; activity program

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Prescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationStaff on Site: live-in houseparentRestrictions: no smokingallowed on property, pets permitted please inquire about pet deposit and pet policyOther Comments: 55+ building in a Serene country setting; all suites are 2 bedroom. Most with 2 bathrooms, balcony, en-suite laundry, 5 full size appliances; underground parking is available with extra charge. Lodge at Broadmead, The (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 388-2273; 4579 Chatterton Way; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Luther Court (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 477-7241; 1525 Cedar Hill Cross; www.luthercourt.orgMonthly Rent: varies with income; call for more informationCapacity: (I) 28; (A) 30; (C) 60; (Adult Day Program) 60 clients; non-profit / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; gift shop and cafe; wellness program; library; foot care; hairdressing; personal furnishings; emergency call system; pastoral carePrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationType of Care: Campus of CareStaff on Site: non-medical staff / RN / LPN / RCARestrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: private rooms, garden access; home support

Marrion Village (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 592-2231; 1968 Bee Street; www.baptisthousing.orgMonthly Rent: varies with income; 2 meals + 2 snacks included for Assisted living residents onlyCapacity: (I) 119; (A) 50 spaces; non-profit / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry facility; housekeeping; activity program; linens; emergency call system; near bus & shopsPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationStaff on Site: LPN during business hrs; non medical staff

Minton House (250) 380-4977; 1070 Southgate StreetMonthly Fees: incl varied strata fees & service fee package; 1 meal Capacity: 26 suites; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; emergency response system; exercise program; resident driven activity program; full kitchens in units; scooter parkingStaff on Site: 24/7 staff provide security and emergency response (first aid & CPR)Restrictions: no smoking; small pets allowed; no personal care - home support from VIHA or privateOther Comments: own your own home; well maintained; sunny patio

Mount St. Mary (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 388-2273; 861 Fairfield Road; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Mount Tolmie Hospital (VIHA) VIHA (250) 388-2273; 3690 Richmond Road; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Mt. Edwards Court Care Home (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 385-2241; 1002 Vancouver Street; www.baptisthousing.orgMonthly Rent: varies with income; all meals includedCapacity: 83 spaces; non-profit / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; towels; linens; emergency call system; outing bus; hairdresser; foot care; occupational therapist; courtyardsPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationType of Care: complex careStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCARestrictions: no smoking in building; no petsOther Comments: courtyards

program; exercise program; near bus; emergency call system; towels; linensPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication Staff on Site: live-in housekeeperRestrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: restored heritage house; bed sitting with bath; in James Bay; medical centre nearby

Highgate Lodge (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 472-0077; 1538 Cedar Hill Cross Roadwww.highgatelodge.comMonthly Rent: $2000 to $3200; all meals includedCapacity: (I) 49, (A) 5 suitesHospitality Services: housekeeping; emergency call system; 24 hr snack / fruit bar; entertainment; transportation; activity program; parking; linen servicesStaff on Site: non-medical staff / 24 hr emergency servicesRestrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: sunrooms; woodworking room; pool table

Hillside Terrace (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 388-2273; 1460 Hillside Avenue; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Island View Place (250) 652-0891; 7013 East Saanich RoadMonthly Rent: from $4500; all meals includedCapacity: 19 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; private rooms; activity program; theme nights; dining room on each floor; foot care; dental hygienist; hairdressing; towels; linensPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationType of Care: complex careStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCARestrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: recreation programs

James Bay Care Centre (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 388-2273; 336 Simcoe Street; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Jesken Aerie (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 388-2273; 817 Goldstream Avenue; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Joan Crescent Manor (250) 595-1315; 1045 Joan CrescentMonthly Rent: call for information; all meals includedCapacity: 18 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; linens; towels; transportation; activity program; hairdresser; foot care nurse; emergency call system; home cooked mealsPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medication; dementia

care; nursing care; physiotherapy; individualized careType of Care: complex care / IC 1-3 / respite / palliativeStaff on Site: RN / RCA / non-medical staff / physiotherapistRestrictions: no smoking; pets allowed on individual basisOther Comments: across from Craigdarroch Castle; safe walking areas in garden; outside patio; heritage home

Kensington, The (250) 477-1232; 3965 Shelbourne Street; www.lrc.caMonthly Rent: From $2732; evening meal includedCapacity: 120 suites; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; emergency call system; activity program; outing bus; hairdressing; guest suite; kitchenettes; meal packages availableStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; small pets allowedOther Comments: near all amenities; near bus; quiet area; beautifully landscaped courtyards; large bright suites

Kiwanis Pavilion, The (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 598-2022; 3034 Cedar Hill Road; www.obkp.orgMonthly Rent: varies with income; all meals includedCapacity: 116 beds subsidized; 6 beds private payHospitality Services: laundry services; linens & towels; housekeeping; activity program; spirituality program; end-of-life care; age-in-place carePrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationType of Residential Care: complex care / dementia careStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; visiting pets onlyOther Comments: garden access

Legion Manor Victoria (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 652-3261; 7601 East Saanich Road www.legionmanorvictoria.comMonthly Rent: $2090 singles; $2490 couple; 2 meals includedCapacity: 25 subsidized assisted; 43 supportive unitsHospitality Services: daily lunch and dinner prepared on site, houskeeping, laundry facilities, activity program, emergency response system, hairdressing, podiatry. Small pet allowed in some units, medical appointment transportation, non-smoking buildingPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; small pets onlyOther Comments: tranquil; country setting

Lion’s Cove - View Royal (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 514-9781; 290 Old Island Highway; www.novapacific.caMonthly Rent: $2900 for non VIHA assisted suites; second person accommodated for additional $600; 2 meals (lunch & dinner) heat; hydro; hot water; in-suite laundry; emergency call system & basic cable includedCapacity: (I+A) 15 suites; private / subsidizedHospitality Services: weekly housekeeping; activity program

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program; outing bus; close to Royal Jubilee HospitalPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationType of Care: mental healthStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: smoking outsideOther Comments: women residents only; all female staff; converted 100 year old house

Slugget House (250) 652-0635; 1336 Marchant Road, Brentwood BayCapacity: 16Hospitality Services: activity programs; laundry facilities; all meals; Prescribed Services: bathing. personal care & medication Type of Care: complex care; dementia care; supportive careStaff on Site: LPN (24/7; RCA, non-medical staffRestrictions: no alcohol; no pets (visiting pets allowed); no smoking

St. Charles Manor (250) 595-4255; 1006 St. Charles Street Monthly Rent: varies with care; all meals included (3 meals /day) Capacity: 53 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; outing bus; 3 snacks daily; physiotherapy; dietitian; footcare nurse; hairdressing; emergency call system; secure environment; linens providedPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationType of Care: complex care; IC 1-3; extended care, palliative; respiteStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA / 24hr professional nursing careRestrictions: no smokingOther Comments: specializing in dementia care; in Rockland area; expansion complete

St. Francis Manor By The Sea (250) 382-7999; 1128 Dallas Road; www.saintfrancismanor.comMonthly Rent: $1800 to $2300; all meals includedCapacity: 12 suitesHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; hairdressing; foot care; kitchen areas on each floor; emergency call system; personal furnishingsPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationStaff on Site: non-medical staff - 24 hr emergency response on-siteRestrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: ocean front bordering park

Sunrise Senior Living (250) 383-1366; 920 Humboldt Street; www.sunriseseniorliving.comMonthly Rent: from $4500; all meals includedCapacity: (A+R) 93 suites; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; hairdressing; massage therapy; foot care; esthetics management; wellness program; outing bus; personal furnishings; kitchenette in units; near bus & shopsPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationType of Care: licensed complex care; respite and Alzheimer’s careStaff on Site: RN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: smoking outside; pets allowedOther Comments: beside Beacon Hill Park; specializing in Dementia Care; quiet residential neighborhood; lovely gardens

Sunset Lodge (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 388-2273 or (250) 385-3422; 952 Arm Street www.viha.caMonthly Rent: varies with income; all meals includedCapacity: 108 spaces including 2 respite beds; non-profit / subsidized Hospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; emergency Other Comments: fireside lounge; workshop area; in Western Communities; garden patio; some gardening for residents; patioscall system; parking; towels; linensPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationType of Care: complex careStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: non smoking; no petsOther Comments: adult day programs; located on Gorge

Oak Bay Lodge (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 370-6600; 2251 Cadboro Bay Road Monthly Rent: (I) $1360 to $2400; (C) varies with income; all meals includedCapacity: (I) 36; (C) 247 rooms; private / subsidizedHospitality Services: housekeeping; laundry services; activity program; parking; hairdressing; foot care; bed & breakfast roomPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationType of Care: complex careStaff on Site: RN / multi-disciplinary teamRestrictions: no smoking; no pets

Parkwood Court (250) 598-1575; 3000 Shelbourne Street; www.lrc.caMonthly Rent: from $4540; all meals includedCapacity: 79 suites; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; emergency call system; activity programs; hairdressing; complimentary coffee/tea & refreshments; outing bus; chef on staff; dietician on staff; linens & towelsPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationType of Care: complex care; IC 1-3; Extended CareStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: family and friends encouraged to participate in all resident activities; 24 hour professional nursing on site

Parkwood Place (250) 598-1565; 3051 Shelbourne Street; www.lrc.caMonthly Rent: Suites starting at $2400, flexible meal planCapacity: 102 suites; privateHospitality Services: meal packages available; laundry services; housekeeping; activity programs; kitchenettes; emergency call system; complimentary coffee / tea & snacks; linens & towelsStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; small pets allowedOther Comments: shuttle service; waitlist benefits

Parry Place (VIHA) VIHA (250) 388-2273 or (250) 382-4443; 408 Parry Street; www.viha.ca 21 one bedroom suitesCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Piercy Respite Hotel (VIHA) VIHA (250) 388-2273 or (250) 370-5641; 1454 Hillside AvenueRespite Care Only - individuals may be able to book a stay at the hotel if they are age 55 and over, live at home in the community, require minimum to moderate assistance, and receive assistance or support from family or friends to maintain their independence.Cost: Call VIHA for reservations and pricingCapacity: 12 suites; furnished; privateCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Priory & Heritage Woods (VIHA) VIHA (250) 388-2273; 567 Goldstream Avenue; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Renaissance, The (250) 386-1188; 1188 Esquimalt Road; www.renaissancevictoria.comMonthly Rent: $1925 to $2850; breakfast and dinner includedCapacity: 59 suites; private Hospitality Services: near shops; near bus; full kitchens; laundry facilities on each floor; activity program; common dining room; meal packages available; housekeepingStaff on Site: non-medical staff / securityRestrictions: no smoking; no dogsOther Comments: 12 special chef cooked dinners annually

Rose Bank Gardens (250) 472-0677; 1485 Garnet RoadMonthly Rent: condo rates vary; 1 meal includedCapacity: 41 suites; privateHospitality Services: laundry facilities; activity program; housekeeping; emergency call system; exercise program; near bus; near shops; guest suiteStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: smoking in suites only; small pets on 1st floorOther Comments: quiet location; near University Heights

Rose Manor (250) 383-0414; 857 Rupert Terrace; www.rosemanor.caMonthly Rent: $1250 to $2600; all meals includedCapacity: 70 suites; non-profitHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; parking; onsite beauty salon; near bus & shops; foot care; guest meals; one guest suite; bed linens & towelsStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: beautiful gardens; call for more information

Ross Place Retirement Residence (250) 381-8666; 2638 Ross Lane; www.residencesallegro.comMonthly Rent: (I) $1500 to $5500; (A) variedCapacity: (I) 146; (A) 40 Hospitality Services: All inclusive rentals consisting of: light housekeeping; linen service; meals; recreation activities and weekly bus outings; emergency call system Staff on Site: non-medical staff 24 hours/dayRestrictions: no smoking; small pets (dog or cat only) allowedOther Comments: Deluxe suites offer a scenic view of Victoria! Deluxe suites include in-suite laundry, kitchenettes, private balcony and fireplaces. Some suites overlook gardens and courtyards, indoor/outdoor parking, beautiful rooftop patios with views of the city, located on main bus routes, close to shopping, medical offices and two major hospitals, onsite hair salon and coffee shop. Guest suites and short term rental program available for respite or convalescence.

Sandringham (VIHA Affiliate) 250-595-2313; 1650 Fort Street; www.reveraliving.com Monthly Rent: call for infoHospitality Services: spiritual programs and pastoral care; diners club; holiday celebrations; foot care; personal laundry/valet servicesStaff on Site: 24/7 Registered Nurse

Selkirk Place (VIHA) (250) 940-1028; 385 Waterfront Crescent; www.selkirkplace.caCapacity: (A) 41 Units, (C) 185 Suites Private/SubsidizedCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Shannon Oaks (250) 595-6257; 2000 Goldsmith Street; www.baptisthousing.orgMonthly Rent: All-inclusive rental. Price varies based on suiteCapacity: 102 suites; non-profitHospitality Services: Variety of daily activities; full services dining, weekly housekeeping and 24-hour emgergency response. Adjacent to shopping and Oak Bay Recreation Centre. Staff on Site: Live-in Resident ManagersRestrictions: no smoking; some pets allowedOther Comments: Beautifully appointed with inviting suites, spacious lounges and lush gardens. Amenities include a private dining room, guest suite, library, games room, exercise room and more. Call today for your personal tour.

Shelmarie Resthome (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 388-2273 or (250) 598-3212; 630 Foul Bay Roadwww.viha.caMonthly Rent: set rate per diem for all residents, as per VIHA; all meals and laundry includedCapacity: 21 spaces; subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity

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program; outing bus; close to Royal Jubilee HospitalPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationType of Care: mental healthStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: smoking outsideOther Comments: women residents only; all female staff; converted 100 year old house

Slugget House (250) 652-0635; 1336 Marchant Road, Brentwood BayCapacity: 16Hospitality Services: activity programs; laundry facilities; all meals; Prescribed Services: bathing. personal care & medication Type of Care: complex care; dementia care; supportive careStaff on Site: LPN (24/7; RCA, non-medical staffRestrictions: no alcohol; no pets (visiting pets allowed); no smoking

St. Charles Manor (250) 595-4255; 1006 St. Charles Street Monthly Rent: varies with care; all meals included (3 meals /day) Capacity: 53 spaces; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; outing bus; 3 snacks daily; physiotherapy; dietitian; footcare nurse; hairdressing; emergency call system; secure environment; linens providedPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationType of Care: complex care; IC 1-3; extended care, palliative; respiteStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA / 24hr professional nursing careRestrictions: no smokingOther Comments: specializing in dementia care; in Rockland area; expansion complete

St. Francis Manor By The Sea (250) 382-7999; 1128 Dallas Road; www.saintfrancismanor.comMonthly Rent: $1800 to $2300; all meals includedCapacity: 12 suitesHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; hairdressing; foot care; kitchen areas on each floor; emergency call system; personal furnishingsPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationStaff on Site: non-medical staff - 24 hr emergency response on-siteRestrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: ocean front bordering park

Sunrise Senior Living (250) 383-1366; 920 Humboldt Street; www.sunriseseniorliving.comMonthly Rent: from $4500; all meals includedCapacity: (A+R) 93 suites; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; hairdressing; massage therapy; foot care; esthetics management; wellness program; outing bus; personal furnishings; kitchenette in units; near bus & shopsPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationType of Care: licensed complex care; respite and Alzheimer’s careStaff on Site: RN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: smoking outside; pets allowedOther Comments: beside Beacon Hill Park; specializing in Dementia Care; quiet residential neighborhood; lovely gardens

Sunset Lodge (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 388-2273 or (250) 385-3422; 952 Arm Street www.viha.caMonthly Rent: varies with income; all meals includedCapacity: 108 spaces including 2 respite beds; non-profit / subsidized Hospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; emergency Other Comments: fireside lounge; workshop area; in Western Communities; garden patio; some gardening for residents; patioscall system; parking; towels; linensPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationType of Care: complex careStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: non smoking; no petsOther Comments: adult day programs; located on Gorge

Oak Bay Lodge (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 370-6600; 2251 Cadboro Bay Road Monthly Rent: (I) $1360 to $2400; (C) varies with income; all meals includedCapacity: (I) 36; (C) 247 rooms; private / subsidizedHospitality Services: housekeeping; laundry services; activity program; parking; hairdressing; foot care; bed & breakfast roomPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationType of Care: complex careStaff on Site: RN / multi-disciplinary teamRestrictions: no smoking; no pets

Parkwood Court (250) 598-1575; 3000 Shelbourne Street; www.lrc.caMonthly Rent: from $4540; all meals includedCapacity: 79 suites; privateHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; emergency call system; activity programs; hairdressing; complimentary coffee/tea & refreshments; outing bus; chef on staff; dietician on staff; linens & towelsPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationType of Care: complex care; IC 1-3; Extended CareStaff on Site: RN / LPN / RCA / non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: family and friends encouraged to participate in all resident activities; 24 hour professional nursing on site

Parkwood Place (250) 598-1565; 3051 Shelbourne Street; www.lrc.caMonthly Rent: Suites starting at $2400, flexible meal planCapacity: 102 suites; privateHospitality Services: meal packages available; laundry services; housekeeping; activity programs; kitchenettes; emergency call system; complimentary coffee / tea & snacks; linens & towelsStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; small pets allowedOther Comments: shuttle service; waitlist benefits

Parry Place (VIHA) VIHA (250) 388-2273 or (250) 382-4443; 408 Parry Street; www.viha.ca 21 one bedroom suitesCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Piercy Respite Hotel (VIHA) VIHA (250) 388-2273 or (250) 370-5641; 1454 Hillside AvenueRespite Care Only - individuals may be able to book a stay at the hotel if they are age 55 and over, live at home in the community, require minimum to moderate assistance, and receive assistance or support from family or friends to maintain their independence.Cost: Call VIHA for reservations and pricingCapacity: 12 suites; furnished; privateCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Priory & Heritage Woods (VIHA) VIHA (250) 388-2273; 567 Goldstream Avenue; www.viha.caCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Renaissance, The (250) 386-1188; 1188 Esquimalt Road; www.renaissancevictoria.comMonthly Rent: $1925 to $2850; breakfast and dinner includedCapacity: 59 suites; private Hospitality Services: near shops; near bus; full kitchens; laundry facilities on each floor; activity program; common dining room; meal packages available; housekeepingStaff on Site: non-medical staff / securityRestrictions: no smoking; no dogsOther Comments: 12 special chef cooked dinners annually

Rose Bank Gardens (250) 472-0677; 1485 Garnet RoadMonthly Rent: condo rates vary; 1 meal includedCapacity: 41 suites; privateHospitality Services: laundry facilities; activity program; housekeeping; emergency call system; exercise program; near bus; near shops; guest suiteStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: smoking in suites only; small pets on 1st floorOther Comments: quiet location; near University Heights

Rose Manor (250) 383-0414; 857 Rupert Terrace; www.rosemanor.caMonthly Rent: $1250 to $2600; all meals includedCapacity: 70 suites; non-profitHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; parking; onsite beauty salon; near bus & shops; foot care; guest meals; one guest suite; bed linens & towelsStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: no smoking; no petsOther Comments: beautiful gardens; call for more information

Ross Place Retirement Residence (250) 381-8666; 2638 Ross Lane; www.residencesallegro.comMonthly Rent: (I) $1500 to $5500; (A) variedCapacity: (I) 146; (A) 40 Hospitality Services: All inclusive rentals consisting of: light housekeeping; linen service; meals; recreation activities and weekly bus outings; emergency call system Staff on Site: non-medical staff 24 hours/dayRestrictions: no smoking; small pets (dog or cat only) allowedOther Comments: Deluxe suites offer a scenic view of Victoria! Deluxe suites include in-suite laundry, kitchenettes, private balcony and fireplaces. Some suites overlook gardens and courtyards, indoor/outdoor parking, beautiful rooftop patios with views of the city, located on main bus routes, close to shopping, medical offices and two major hospitals, onsite hair salon and coffee shop. Guest suites and short term rental program available for respite or convalescence.

Sandringham (VIHA Affiliate) 250-595-2313; 1650 Fort Street; www.reveraliving.com Monthly Rent: call for infoHospitality Services: spiritual programs and pastoral care; diners club; holiday celebrations; foot care; personal laundry/valet servicesStaff on Site: 24/7 Registered Nurse

Selkirk Place (VIHA) (250) 940-1028; 385 Waterfront Crescent; www.selkirkplace.caCapacity: (A) 41 Units, (C) 185 Suites Private/SubsidizedCall VIHA Home & Community Care for more info.

Shannon Oaks (250) 595-6257; 2000 Goldsmith Street; www.baptisthousing.orgMonthly Rent: All-inclusive rental. Price varies based on suiteCapacity: 102 suites; non-profitHospitality Services: Variety of daily activities; full services dining, weekly housekeeping and 24-hour emgergency response. Adjacent to shopping and Oak Bay Recreation Centre. Staff on Site: Live-in Resident ManagersRestrictions: no smoking; some pets allowedOther Comments: Beautifully appointed with inviting suites, spacious lounges and lush gardens. Amenities include a private dining room, guest suite, library, games room, exercise room and more. Call today for your personal tour.

Shelmarie Resthome (VIHA Affiliate) VIHA (250) 388-2273 or (250) 598-3212; 630 Foul Bay Roadwww.viha.caMonthly Rent: set rate per diem for all residents, as per VIHA; all meals and laundry includedCapacity: 21 spaces; subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity

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“Oak Tree Manor is a private-ly owned seniors residence that offers a relaxed homelike atmo-sphere,” says Gord Bibby, General Manager. “We are the only seniors’ living option conveniently located in a quiet location alongside the downtown core. We even offer some subsidized rates as part of our rental program.”

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A 66 unit building with a vari-ety of bright and cozy suites of differing sizes and layouts, Oak Tree Manor provides the free-dom of apartment living with the added benefit of hospitality ser-vices, such as home-style nutri-tious meals, housekeeping, regular social activities and caring, onsite support staff.

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care facility. We offer a choice and variety of menus including ‘theme nights’ and ethnic specialties, while staying very much in tune with our resident’s dietary needs.”

“The people who live here are those seniors that want to enjoy more carefree living than they find in their current homes. Maybe they are just fed up cleaning the

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Victoria Chinatown Care Centre (VIHA Affiliate)(250) 381-4322; 555 Herald Street; 31 bedsCall for more information. *Adult Day Program available

Victorian, The (250) 477-1912; 1773 Feltham Road; www.the-victorian.netMonthly Rent: From $2575; all meals includedCapacity: 91 suites; privateHospitality Services: housekeeping and linen services; activity program; scheduled bus service; bus outings; emergency call system; all utilities included (except telephone); hairdressing and barber service; on-site free laundry facilities; free parking; chapel; library; billiards room and exercise roomStaff on Site: Live in managers available to you day and nightRestrictions: small pets allowedOther Comments: Quiet location, beautiful garden with pond, individually controlled heat and air conditioning in each unit, chef prepared meals made from scratch daily, private dining room for intimate dinner parties, green house for residents use, innovative travel program, short stays available in furnished suite.

Victorian at McKenzie, The (250) 381-9496; 4000 Douglas Street; www.holidaytouch.comMonthly Rent: $2500; all meals includedCapacity: 114 suites; private Hospitality Services: housekeeping; laundry services; outing bus; activity program; chapel; parking; TV room; emergency call system; near bus; hairdresser; billiards room; library; beauty parlor; activity/fitness/crafts roomStaff on Site: live-in managerRestrictions: smoking in designated areas; small pets allowedOther Comments: golf course nearby; short stays available in furnished suite

Wellesley, The (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 383-9099; 2800 Blanshard Street / 2811 Nanaimo Streetwww.retirementconcepts.comMonthly Rent: (I) $2125 to $4500; 1 meal included + optional lunch / (A) $2225 to $3600; 2 meals includedCapacity: (I) 140; (A) 64 suites; private / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; underground parking; emergency call system; chapel; lounge & bistro; high tea 3 times weekly; foot carePrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationStaff on Site: non-medical staff / LPN / 24 hour securityRestrictions: no smoking; pets in independent living; no pets in (A)Other Comments: roof-top garden; library; billiards; hobby room; flexible meal scheduling; outing bus; exercise program; esthetics; hairdressing; general store; guest suite; computer station; woodworking room; theatre room and stage area for entertainers

West Shore Lodge (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 478-7527; 1828 Island Highway (Colwood); www.westshorelodge.comMonthly Rent: From $1825 - $1200 subsidized; all meals includedCapacity: (I) 50; (A) 12 spaces; private / subsidizedHospitality Services: emergency call system; utilities included; activity program; housekeeping; laundry services; elegant dining room; computer station; underground parkingPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: smoking outside; pets allowed

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Victoria Chinatown Care Centre (VIHA Affiliate)(250) 381-4322; 555 Herald Street; 31 bedsCall for more information. *Adult Day Program available

Victorian, The (250) 477-1912; 1773 Feltham Road; www.the-victorian.netMonthly Rent: From $2575; all meals includedCapacity: 91 suites; privateHospitality Services: housekeeping and linen services; activity program; scheduled bus service; bus outings; emergency call system; all utilities included (except telephone); hairdressing and barber service; on-site free laundry facilities; free parking; chapel; library; billiards room and exercise roomStaff on Site: Live in managers available to you day and nightRestrictions: small pets allowedOther Comments: Quiet location, beautiful garden with pond, individually controlled heat and air conditioning in each unit, chef prepared meals made from scratch daily, private dining room for intimate dinner parties, green house for residents use, innovative travel program, short stays available in furnished suite.

Victorian at McKenzie, The (250) 381-9496; 4000 Douglas Street; www.holidaytouch.comMonthly Rent: $2500; all meals includedCapacity: 114 suites; private Hospitality Services: housekeeping; laundry services; outing bus; activity program; chapel; parking; TV room; emergency call system; near bus; hairdresser; billiards room; library; beauty parlor; activity/fitness/crafts roomStaff on Site: live-in managerRestrictions: smoking in designated areas; small pets allowedOther Comments: golf course nearby; short stays available in furnished suite

Wellesley, The (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 383-9099; 2800 Blanshard Street / 2811 Nanaimo Streetwww.retirementconcepts.comMonthly Rent: (I) $2125 to $4500; 1 meal included + optional lunch / (A) $2225 to $3600; 2 meals includedCapacity: (I) 140; (A) 64 suites; private / subsidizedHospitality Services: laundry services; housekeeping; activity program; underground parking; emergency call system; chapel; lounge & bistro; high tea 3 times weekly; foot carePrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationStaff on Site: non-medical staff / LPN / 24 hour securityRestrictions: no smoking; pets in independent living; no pets in (A)Other Comments: roof-top garden; library; billiards; hobby room; flexible meal scheduling; outing bus; exercise program; esthetics; hairdressing; general store; guest suite; computer station; woodworking room; theatre room and stage area for entertainers

West Shore Lodge (VIHA Affiliate) (250) 478-7527; 1828 Island Highway (Colwood); www.westshorelodge.comMonthly Rent: From $1825 - $1200 subsidized; all meals includedCapacity: (I) 50; (A) 12 spaces; private / subsidizedHospitality Services: emergency call system; utilities included; activity program; housekeeping; laundry services; elegant dining room; computer station; underground parkingPrescribed Services: bathing, personal care & medicationStaff on Site: non-medical staffRestrictions: smoking outside; pets allowed

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Over the last 20 years, the face of retirement living has changed dramatically. Today, more and more private and public care residences are re-directing their programs to support an

active, aging population.If you have good health, but are tiring of the day-to-day

chores, a multitude of Independent Living housing residenc-es are springing up all over North America, offering a wide range of accommodation, and hospitality services such as meals and housekeeping, as required.

Independent Living residences provide seniors with a life-style that can often be compared with a stay in a luxury hotel. The difference is that the stay doesn’t end after a few days or weeks. Elegant décor, fine dining and regularly planned activities make this the ideal “getaway.”

Residences will often host an in-house convenience store, library, pool, billiards room, craft room, exercise studio, lounge and rooms for private functions. They may even have a guest suite that can be booked by residents for out-of-town visitors. Shuttle buses take those residents who don’t drive to malls or on short outings.

Although they are very similar, there is a difference be-tween Independent Living and Assisted Living. Independent Living residences welcome retired adults who are totally ca-pable of managing their own personal care. They do not have the operator-provided services that Assisted Living residents have, such as assistance with grooming, dressing, bathing or taking medications. Independent Living residents may choose, however, to purchase their own personal assistant services independent of the operator.

In physical structure and basic amenities there is often no visible difference between an Independent Living residence and an Assisted Living residence.

Independent Living housing units typically provide a combination of private living space with a lockable door, monitoring and emergency support, optional meal services, housekeeping, laundry, and social and recreational opportu-nities. Housing units may be large or small in scale and may include rented, owned or life-leased options.

Residents with deteriorating health are candidates for As-sisted Living, not Independent Living. Often a residence will have a combination of both Assisted Living and Independent Living suites. A resident who no longer fits the criteria of Independent Living will move to an Assisted Living suite but stay within the same residence.

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Every year, the activity at Senior Living starts to heat up as we move into the final prepara-

tions for our annual Senior Expo. Now in its 6th year, the Senior Expo continues to provide senior groups and clubs the opportunity to showcase their activities alongside over 90 senior-focused busi-nesses and organizations.

“This expo promises to be the best yet,” says Barbara Risto, publisher of Senior Living. “We’re excited this year to be featuring the vocal talents of one of North America’s most authentic El-vis Presley Tribute Artists, Rory Allen. Along with this, we’re changing things up by incorporating a ‘50s theme to bring a new flavour to our annual event.”

Rory Allen has a busy performance schedule, making appearances at numer-ous charity events as well as being a reg-ular performer, with his band, in casinos throughout Saskatchewan where he has built a loyal following of fans who love the music of Elvis and appreciate Rory’s professional tribute to the King of Rock and Roll.

Near the beginning of his career as an Elvis tribute artist, Rory caught the atten-tion of Elvis Presley’s Las Vegas backup vocalists, The Jordanaires. The Jorda-naires have since performed a number of times in concert with Rory and join him

on two concert DVD recordings.Elvis Presley’s Imperials, the other

vocal group that sang with Elvis during his Las Vegas years have also performed in concert with Rory.

The week following the Senior Expo, Rory and his band will perform for MGM International casino executives in Las Vegas.

While Rory will be appearing solo at the Senior Expo, his presentation promis-es to satisfy the most die-hard Elvis fan.

“Regardless of whether he’s perform-ing alone or with the band, Rory gives 200 per cent,” says his wife and promoter Lorie Allen. “We’re really looking for-ward to being at the Senior Expo.”

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Event staff will be sporting poodle skirts and ducktails as part of this year’s theme highlighting the‘50s era. A café, sponsored by the Esquimalt Legion, will serve up a menu of hamburgers and hot-dogs.

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“In addition to the local media, we are also grateful for generous sponsor-ship from Hayworth Communities, The Good Samaritan Society and Saanich Recreation, says Barbara. “We could not do it on our own. An event of this size is a huge undertaking both from an organi-zational and a financial standpoint.

“Exhibitors often say how smoothly things run - that’s all thanks to a team of staff and volunteers who make sure every detail is taken care of so that the partici-pants, both exhibitors and visitors, can enjoy the day to its utmost.”

So mark your calendar and plan to at-tend on March 15. For more information, visit www.seniorlivingmag.com

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Like other years, there is a full schedule of musicians and vocalists start-ing at the morning’s pancake breakfast and continuing to the close of the event.

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Sharks! Hammerhead, white-tip, grey reef, oh my! Although the purpose of my trip to Palau, a pristine archipelago that peppers the western corner of Micronesia, is for a little beach bliss,

I also plan to venture beneath the waves where the first of-ficially recognized world shark sanctuary – 600,000 square kilometres – has been declared. This tropical oasis, coined the seventh underwater wonder of the world, is aimed at pre-serving over 135 types of vulnerable fish. But how close can I get to these swimmers before I feel the same?

After chatting with Tova Bornovski, General Manager of Fish ‘n Fins and founding member of Micronesia Shark Foundation, and Dermot Keane, Managing Director of Sam’s Tours and creator of The Palau Shark Sanctuary, my precon-ceived fears are alleviated.

“People are terrified of sharks, and there’s absolutely no reason,” Tova says assuredly. “In the 12 years that we’ve been operating, there hasn’t been an attack on any divers.”

Just hearing the “S” word conjures up images in my mind of Jaws, the 1975 Hollywood blockbuster that kept me out of the water for months. As if on the same wave-length, Tova continues, “It’s a big misconception and one that the author, Peter Benchley, regretted helping create. In fact, before passing away, he donated proceeds from his book to shark preservation.”

She’s clearly passionate about the issue. Since 2002, when Micronesia Shark Foundation was formed, Tova has worked diligently at educating, researching and advocating for shark protection on both the local and national level. And it’s fi-

nally paying off.Dermot Keane has also played an instrumental role in

getting the guarded shark park off the ground. Networking with Palau’s Conservation Society, battling anti-environ-mental legislation, crossing politically sensitive boundaries – on many occasions, he’s had to go out of his oceanside comfort zone.

And now, thanks to the tireless contributions from both these activists, Palau’s president, Johnson Toribiong, has climbed aboard this shark fishing-ban boat. He’s declared that all waters within the Exclusive Economic Zone will be a marine mammal sanctuary – not just for sharks, but

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Preservation and conservation are key watchwords for this small independent nation of 20,000 residents. And it’s for good reason! While living at the convergence of three major ocean currents, they’re embraced by an eco-rich bio-sphere that boasts more than 1,400 species of fish, 500 types of coral, 30 varieties of whales and dolphins and the world’s finest display of sharks.

Although diving doesn’t have any age limit, (in fact Fish ‘n Fins has certified a 73 year old and a child of 10 in the same week) you don’t have to don scuba gear to check out this plentiful marine life. A snorkel and pair of fins will do the trick. And it’s an activity that can be enjoyed by any active senior.

During this week, I also discover a number of eco-treats for land lovers. Dolphins Pacific, the world’s largest interactive marine centre of its kind, teaches me about the behaviours of their resident mammals. The River Boat Jungle Cruise pro-vides close encounters with flying fruit bats, twittering biib birds and jaw-gaping crocodiles! And Palau’s International Coral Reef Center gives me a science and ecology lesson sec-ond to none. While wandering past 10 sub-themed aquariums, I learn about the geological formations of the renowned Rock Islands, the value of the deep-rooted mangroves, the symbi-otic relationship between the sun and pulsating jellyfish and the importance of predatory fish that call these waters home. A number of sleek white-tip sharks swim next to other ocean lovers in their large outdoor habitat and they certainly don’t seem to be a threat. But are we to them? Why is it such a big deal that we protect them?

Dermot indicates that it’s all about balance. If these preda-tors at the top of the food chain are significantly threatened, the populations of fish below will increase. This will lead to a decimation of their food source and eventually that popula-tion will decline too – which will affect everything from the fishing industry to tourism.

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This annual event, in its ninth year, will take place at Fish ‘n Fins from March 19-26 and will lure everyone from local dignitaries to lecturers, ed-ucators, shark researchers and divers. Maybe even me. Unlike Tova’s guides, after this week while staying at the posh Palau Pacific Resort, I wouldn’t need a lot of enticement to return: chic spacious suites, a rainforest spa, three dining options, an infinity pool – and all that overlook a sensuous strip of sandy shoreline. Who knows, maybe when I return, I’ll even have time for a little beach bliss.

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Ladysmith author Connie Kurtenbach describes the writing of In My Mother’s Garden as “a process of transformation and creativity. Everything we create has a life of its own,” she says. “Whether

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Connie’s book came to life with all of the above: writing, art, music and photographs. A collaborative effort, Connie wrote the stories; her niece, Donna Kurtenbach, created the paintings that

grace the cover of the book and each of the four sections. Iris Churcher, a Ladysmith artist did the illustrations, and Connie’s nephew contributed family photographs. Connie’s music is in-cluded, as well as some of her poems. And her husband, Francois Brassard, was editor.

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The words arrived in the voice of a little girl, Cally. And the metaphor that took shape was her mother’s garden. “The little girl was telling the stories,” Connie says. “They came to me one at a time.” While Connie grew up under similar conditions, writing fiction has allowed her to get out of the way and let her character speak. In so doing, Connie has cap-tured the open perspective of a child.

For Connie, several moments stand out as particularly poignant in the process of creat-ing this book. The first was an evening gath-ering with Connie’s extended family who’d been invited to come and learn about her book idea. Her nephew created some origi-nal music and projected slides of the family farm in Cudworth, Saskatchewan on the wall while Connie read one of her poems. She re-calls how, “The energy in the room was elec-tric. Everyone was excited, everyone wanted to contribute.”

Later, when Connie saw the paintings her niece had created for the book, she was deeply moved. Donna had captured Connie’s ideas in paint. “That’s when I realized I was expressing an experience of childhood that everyone could understand.”

Another treasured moment: when Connie played and sang the lullaby she’d written for her friend, harpist Marilyn Rummel. Marilyn took the score and transcribed the piece digi-tally, so Connie could include it in the chap-ter about the death of Cally’s two-year-old nephew. When Marilyn played it on her harp, Connie wept. “She understood completely. The song was sad and beautiful.”

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Recently on Facebook, Carole Mat-thews, Intuitive, had the following mes-sage: “A true friend doesn’t care when you are broke, being a grouch, what you weigh, if your house is a mess, what you drive, about your past, or if your family is dysfunctional. Conversations pick up where they left off, even if it has been months (or years) apart. They love you, for who you are.”

With all the events in my life dur-ing the past year, my friendship priority has slipped. So, my goal for these next months is to expand my circle of friends and reconnect with those whom I have lost touch.

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When I asked Susan Brice, the direc-tor of Silver Threads for her definition of friendship, her answer was one that we could all take to heart. Susan admit-ted, “Most of my friends are ones that I have had from grade school, and I work hard to keep them in my life. Friends and family are a high priority. I work at making them that priority. It is neces-sary to have time for the people who are important. We can never be too busy for

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other day I chewed gum for over five minutes. If my dentures hadn’t stuck, I would have gone even longer!

Youth, indeed, is wasted on the young. They don’t even know they have it. They will only know they “had” it. They don’t appreciate it because they have nothing to compare it to. But we who are older, we know what being young is all about. Our bodies have passed through its pastures, while our minds remain there to frolic in the sun. I mentioned this to someone young the other day and they looked at me as though I were a stranger from another planet. But that’s okay!

There are the young young and the old young. I’m of the latter. I may go to bed earlier than the young young, but I also get up far earlier than they do and have a good head start on the day.

My mind is limber even if my body is an overgrown slug. And in my mind, I can still have all the adventures I’ve always had. Even great adventures! My body can lean back, relax, and watch my mind scale the mountain of dreams, and shout from the summit. Then it can whisper, “Well done,” and once again doze off to remember the times when it could keep up with the mind and all things were equal under the sun.

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I have asked myself this question over and over again: “Why is it when a person gets beyond 60 or 70 years they get their sec-

ond wind and finally get used to be-ing young?” It hardly seems fair to be classed as old, instead.

I feel no older than about 24. But my body refuses to go along with me. It doesn’t seem right that my mind is will-ing to boogie until 2 or 3 a.m., but my body insists I be in bed by 9 p.m.

I used to be able to go up and down stairs two or three at a time. My mind can still do it. It’s the body that won’t co-operate. I tried one-and-a-half steps recently and ended up with a charley horse. My mind leaps to the top of the stairs, while my body is still struggling on the second step.

When long hair on men was “in,” mine was falling out! Now, it seems, being bald is in fashion. I’m kind of caught between bald and long. (I’m so lonely.)

At one time, I wore tapered jeans. I was what the kids today might call “hot.” Now, if I try to wear tapered

jeans, I look like toothpaste being squeezed out of a tube. I’m not hot; I’m singed and burned.

I saw a pair of slacks advertised on television recently. The young guy modelling them was svelte and assured – much like my mind. So, I decided to get a pair. When the clerk in the men’s clothing store measured my waist, I heard him gasp! Then he excused him-self, gathered with the other clerks and started to speak in whispers.

At one time, this rebellious body wore a dozen chains around its neck and wore a shirt open to the navel. I tried it once more, in private, the other day – shirt open, chains on – to relive old memories. But I couldn’t see my navel. I’m not even sure I still have one. And when I tried to toss my long hair and bald head, like I used to do to impress the girls, the chains flew around and cut my ears, nearly giving me whiplash!

Still, no matter what my body might say, my mind is still that of a twenty-odd year old. (My wife just told me to put more emphasis on the “odd.”)

I still feel young. To prove it, the

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Senior Living’s online searchable senior housing directory is a perfect complement to its semi-annual senior housing special editions in February and August. Senior Living also publishes a 128 page book called “To Move or Not to Move? A Helpful Guide for Seniors Considering Their Resi-dential Options.” We have sold over 3,000 copies of this book. No other magazine we know of has such a comprehensive, interconnected group of housing resources. For more information about any of these products or services, call (250)479-4705 or toll-free 1-877-479-4705. Or email [email protected]

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Senior Living Magazine Island Edition February 2011