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Vancouver’s senior care services are flexible in terms of types of homes, pricing and services provided. For example, seniors and families can choose from short-term or long-term services. Temporary care services are often arranged for seniors after a medical crisis has occurred, such as a stroke or a fall. Services may also be provided for a longer duration in retirement homes or in long-term care homes, depending on the level of care required.
IN-DEPTH REPORTSSenior care in Vancouver
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Chelsea Park
1968 East 19th Avenue, Vancouver,
British Columbia, V5N 5K3
A boutique residence with a homelike ambience where you can enjoy your independence while receiving quality hospitality services. Offering intimate, well designed, comfortable and affordable living for Seniors.
Lifestyle Options: Independent Living
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Tapestry at Wesbrook Village
3338 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver,
British Columbia, V6S 0A6
Tapestry at Wesbrook VIllage is an active aging community that offers residents unlimited opportunities to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle and improve their physical, mental and social well-being.
Lifestyle Options: Independent Living, Assisted Living
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Tapestry at Arbutus Walk
2799 Yew Street, Vancouver,
British Columbia, V6K 4W2
Tapestry at Arbutus Walk is an active aging community that offers residents unlimited opportunities to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle and improve their physical, mental and social well-being.
Lifestyle Options: Independent Living, Assisted Living
OPAL Vancouver
438 West King Edward Ave, Vancouver,
British Columbia, V5Y 05M
438 West King Edward Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Y 0M5 Opal offers a full continuum of support from Independent Living to Complex Care/Dementia Care/Long Term Care. Allowing the opportunity for aging in place.
Lifestyle Options: Independent Living, Memory Care, Long-term care
Granville Gardens - Verve Senior Living
1550 West 49th Avenue,, Vancouver,
British Columbia, V6M 0B3
Located in Vancouver’s Kerrisdale neighbourhood, Granville Gardens offers residents the opportunity to stay active and live in a well-appointed urban community, surrounded by shopping centres, parks, community centres.
Lifestyle Options: Independent Living, Assisted Living
Senior Care Oversight in Vancouver and BC
The British Columbia Seniors' Living Association (BCSLA) is an organization that sets operating standards for retirement homes. Senior care services provided by BCSLA members entail a commitment to innovation, resident choice, and excellence. Many elderly individuals now prefer to move into a retirement home or community to avail of senior care services due to the care, ambience and social activities. Independent seniors can receive care in assisted living facilities where they receive help with activities of daily living (ADLs). ADLs include bathing, dressing, hygiene, eating and movement.
Vancouver’s senior care homes provide high quality healthcare in a tranquil setting. The demand for senior care residences continues to rise in Vancouver. The care providers are highly skilled and the equipment and facilities at these care centers are world-class. Seniors who wish to stay at these senior living facilities are immensely satisfied as they can hope to have a relaxed life with good health and security in beautiful surroundings
Retiring in Vancouver
Vancouver is the eighth largest city in the province of British Columbia with over half a million residents. It has a mild climate and the weather is almost always pleasant. Vancouver is known as one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Bordered by the Pacific Ocean, the Fraser River, the Burrard Inlet, and the Coast Mountains to the east, the city is surrounded by shimmering waters and towering trees. Its natural beauty and tight-knit community earned the city the honor of being named an “All-America City” in 1957 and in 1987.
