Seniors' Wellness - Salt Spring Island
Food, Mental Health - Adult & Senior, Seniors Services, and Social / Recreational
Provided by Salt Spring and Southern Gulf Islands Community Services Society
Offers Peer Counselling, Health Education, Friendly Visitors, Transportation, House/Yard Work
Better at Home:
Provides non-medical supports to assist seniors with simple day-to-day tasks so they can continue to live independently in their own homes and stay connected with their community.
Provides non-medical supports to assist seniors with simple day-to-day tasks so they can continue to live independently in their own homes and stay connected with their community.
Senior Peer Counselling:
Trained senior volunteers provide free and confidential one-to-one support to help meet life’s challenges. Counselling meetings can take place at the client's home or at the Seniors Wellness Program office in Ganges.
Health Education:
Programs focus on the wellness and social support needs of seniors and caregivers.
Friendly Visitors
Carefully selected friendly volunteers who visit regularly with seniors in their homes or on an excursion to offer companionship and brighten the day. Visits are individual, confidential and free.
Housing First and Outreach
Island Community Services helps seniors overcome challenges in a broad range of ways, including technology barriers, transportation, and understanding forms. Referrals and aid in accessing resources available to them, such as medical assessment for adapted or assisted living, mental health and other healthcare-related resources, can be provided, along with connection and liaison with services both on and off Salt Spring Island.
Food Programs
The Food Bank is open to the public at 268 Fulford-Ganges Road on Tuesdays from 9:30 am-3:45 pm. A request can be made In person or online through the website. Orders can be picked up by a third party if specified, or delivery is available for seniors and those with disabilities or mobility challenges. To inquire, contact (250) 537-9971 ext. 241 or email to foodbank@ssics.ca.
Harvest Home Meals also delivers two meals every week to seniors as part of a six-week rotating menu. There are three pricing options to fit any financial situation, including full subsidy. Meals and food bank hampers are delivered by devoted, trained volunteers.
250-537-4607
Website: https://saltspringcommunityservices...
129 Hereford Avenue, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, V8K 2T3
Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00AM – 4:00PM
Cost: Fees may apply
Referral options:
- Physician or nurse practitioner referral
- Health professional referral
Associated Programs/Services
Also offered by Salt Spring and Southern Gulf Islands Community Services Society:
- Family Place - Salt Spring Island
- Seniors Wellness and Better at Home
- Counselling and Family Development - Southern Gulf Islands
Availability
Service area: Salt Spring Island + show cities
Service Types Provided
Food
Mental Health - Adult & Senior
Seniors Services
Social / Recreational
Ways to Access
- Provided 1:1 in-person
- Provided at a single location
- Provided in a group in-person
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