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Senior Services
Aboriginal Health
Ts’ewultun Health Centre
Phone: 250–746–6184
Stz’uminus Health Centre and Elders Centre
Accessibility for Self & Home
Cowichan Independent Living
Website: cvilrc.bc.ca
Contact: Jean Scholesield/Necole Young
Email: cvilrc@cvilrc.bc.ca
Phone: 250–746-3930
Cowichan Valley Lifeline
Website: www.comoxvalleylifeline.com
Contact Preference: phone
Email: admin@comoxvalleylifeline.com
Phone: 250-746-0814
TELUS Health
Website: telus.com/livingwellcompanion
Phone: 1-855-255-8828
Compassionate Care
Cowichan Valley Hospice Society
Website: www.cowichanhospice.org
Contact Preference: phone
Email: frontdesk@cowichanhospice.org
Phone: 250-701-4242
Crisis Line Support
Vancouver Island Crisis Line
Website: vicrisis.ca
Contact Preference: phone
Email: info@vicrisis.ca.
Phone: 1–888–494–3888
Providence Farm
Website: www.providence.bc.ca
Contact Preference: phone
Email: seniors@providence.bc.ca
Phone: 250-746-9668
Waldon House Day Program
Website: vicrisis.ca
Contact Preference: email
Email: donalda.rhoades@viha.ca / chs.adpwaldon@viha.ca
Phone: 250–737–2037
Equipment Loan
Canadian Red Cross
Phone: 250–748–2111
Cowichan Independent Living
Website: cvilrc.bc.ca
Contact: Jean Scholesield/Necole Young
Contact Preference: phone
Email: cvilrc@cvilrc.bc.ca
Phone: 250-746-3930
Foot Care
Foot Care Nurse LPN
Phone: 250-701-6575
Longevity Foot Care
-Ingrown nails
-Corns and callus
-Dry skin, fissures
-Thick unruly nails
-Fungus
-Diabetic or high risk feet
-Can’t reach your toes!
Following the most current standards of infection control and client care to provide the most excellent care for our clients.
Website: LongevityFootCare.com
Contact: Chrystal Stevens
Phone: 250-732-1154
Mobile Foot Care Nurse
-Limited vision
-Diabetes
-Stroke
-Arthritis
-Thick fungal nails
-Corns & Callus
Contact: Christine Lloyd
Contact Preference: phone
Email: christinamlloyd@yahoo.com
Phone: 250-896-4808
Grandparents Support
Parent Support Services Society of BC
Other Services: Parent Support Services Society of BC
Website: https://www.parentsupportbc.ca/regions/vancouver-island/
Contact: Sandi Halvorson
Contact Preference: Phone/Email
Email: Sandi.halvorson@parentsupportbc.ca/ grgline@parentsupportbc.ca
Phone: 250-468-9658/ 1-855-474-9777
Hair Care Services
Barb Stewart Mobile Hair
Contact: Barbera Stewart
Contact Preference: Phone
Email: stewartlb@shaw.ca
Phone: 250-715-6568
Hearing Services
Next Gen Hearing
Contact Preference: phone
Email: craigcarman@nexgenhearing.com
Phone: 250-597-7477
Resonance Hearing Clinic
Contact Preference: Phone / Drop In
Email: inquiry@resonancehearingclinic.com
Phone: 250-743-3337
Home Adaptations and Repairs
Cowichan Independant Living
Contact Preference: Phone
Email: board@cvilrc.bc.ca
Phone: 250-746-3960
Ease Ability
Website: www.easerenos.com
Contact: Dan Nugent
Contact Preference: Phone
Email: info@easerenos.com
Phone: 250-588-6843
Handy Mom Home Improvement
Contact: Dominique Daviau
Contact Preference: phone
Email: handy.mum@gmail.com
Phone: 250-510-3552 (Call back)
Home Support – Private
Angel Helping Hands Homecare
Contact: Valerie Garneau
Contact Preference: phone
Email: angelhelpinghands@hotmail.com
Phone: 250-746-3960
Cowichan region better at home
Contact Preference: phone
Email: info@crbetterathome.ca
Phone: 250-748-2133 (call back)
Ladysmith better at home
Contact: Cathy Holmes
Contact Preference: phone
Phone: 250-754-3331 (202)
Harmony Healthcare ltd
Contact Preference: phone
Email: island@harmonyhealthcare.ca
Phone: 250-701-990 (not in service)
Kings and Queens Companionship
Contact: Ed & Cheryl Bosch
Contact Preference: phone
Phone: 250-701-3536
Mid Island Home Support
Contact: Sheila Wolanski
Contact Preference: phone
Email: midislandhomesupport@hotmail.com
Phone: 250-924-2273
Unique Home Healthcare
Contact: Marsha Todd
Contact Preference: phone
Email: uniquehomehealthcare@telus.net
Phone: 250-715-1094
Home Support — Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA)
Duncan Home and Community Care
Contact Preference: phone
Phone: 250-737-2004
Ladysmith Home Support
Contact Preference: phone
Phone: 250-739-5749, 1-877-734-4101( Alt number)
MAIN SERVICES: – 2 daily chef prepared meals and continental breakfast – Safe daily games and acitvities – Weekly housekeeping with house supplied linens and towels – 24 hours response and security Other Services: We are pet-friendly Website: www.Sherwood-House.co Contact: Laura Griffin. General Manager Contact Preference: phone Email: laura@sherwood-house.com Phone: 250-710-8882 MAIN SERVICES: – Daily chef prepared supper – Planned games and activities – Weekly housekeeping and your own linens refreshed – Lifeline emergency response monitoring in house Other Services: We are pet-friendly Website: www.NovaPacific.ca Contact: Deb Powers, Manager Contact Preference: phone Email: wedgewood@novapacific.ca Phone: 250-746-9808 Website: www.deertrailcottage.ca Contact: Tim Glass, Owner/Manager Email: deertrailcottage@hotmail.com Phone: 250–746–9641 Owner’s Number: 250-701-5217 Website: www.dovehillhouse.com Email: dovehillhouse@gmail.com Phone: 250–416–0332 Address: 54 78 Normandy Road, Duncan, BC, V9L 6G2 Contact: Tanya Mosure Contact Preference: phone Email: success911@msn.com Phone: 250–748–3488Housing – Private
Sherwood House
connection, and happiness.Wedgewood House (Nova Pacific Homes)
Deertrail Cottage Inc.
Dovehill House
Hertiage Manor Care Home
-Meals and snack, housekeeping, assistance with medications, personal care.
Website: www.bettermeals.ca Contact Preference: phone Email: sam@bettermeals.ca Phone: 604-299-1877 or 1-888-838-1888Meals and Nutrition
Better Meals
Moving and Downsizing
Every Detail
Contact: Jane Sheppard
Contact Preference: Phone and email
Email: janesheppard@shaw.ca, everydetail@shaw.ca
Phone: 250–748–3626
Music Therapy Programs
Creative Music Programs for Today’s Seniors
Contact: Andrew McCormack
Contact Preference: phone
Email: hummingbirdstudio@shaw.ca
Phone: 250 701 8214
Lynn Regan
Other Services: One on one therapy as well – more adapted to older generation
Contact: Lynn Regan
Contact Preference: email/phone
Email: 235parkdrive@gmail.com
Phone: 250 510 5044
Website: www.familycaregiverssupport.org Email: linda@familycaregiverssupport.org Phone: 250-597-0886 Other Services: Website: www.cowichanvalleyhospice.org Contact: Email: cvhospice@shaw.ca / frontdesk@cowichanhospice.org Phone: 250–701–4242 or 1-888-701-4242 Email: otootski@gmail.com Phone: 250 245-3311 Contact: Ann Saele Contact Preference: phone Email: cvtc@shaw.ca Phone: 250–746–4058Non-Profit Societies
Cowichan Family Caregivers Support Society
Cowichan Valley Hospice Society
Community Justice Program – LRCA
Cowichan Training Center (+ St. John’s Therapy Dog)
Physiotherapy
Heidi Bovey, Physiotherapist
Contact: Heidi Bovey
Contact Preference: only phone
Phone: 250–701–8876
Advantage Physiotherapy
Other Services: Orthotics
Website: www.advantagephysio.net
Email: contact@advantagephysio.net
Phone: 250-743-3891
Seniors Associations
Cowichan Lake District Seniors Association
Other Services: We run a kitchen-Monday to Friday Lots of games for others to play Have dances, banquets etc
Contact: Al Hall
Contact Preference: Email or drop by once COVID is manageable and we can reopen our doors to all
Email: seniors@islandnet.com
Phone: 250-749-6121
Lake Cowichan Golden Agers Society
Other Services: Our society is based on membership. We provide afforable trips for our members. We also provide Wednesday Afternoon Bingo Put on dances, banquets, markets, and
lots of events
Website:
Contact: Tom Murchie
Contact Preference: email or drop in
Email: seniors@islandnet.com
Phone: 250-749-6121
Various Health Services
Alzheimer Society of B.C.
Other Services: Individual Support, Dementia Education, Support Groups, Minds in Motion, Information, First Link Dementia Helpline
Website: www. alzheimerbc.org
Contact Preference: Phone or Email
Email: Info.nanaimo@alzheimerbc.org
Phone: 1-800-462-2833 (North Central Islan Resource Center), 1-800-936-6033 (Dementia Helpline)
Canadian Red Cross
Other Services: Swimming and water safety, First aid, indigenous engagement, health and equipment loan program
Website: www.redcross.ca
Contact Preference: email
Email: wecare@redcross.ca
Phone: 1-800-418-1111
Prostate Cancer Foundation BC
Other Services: Research, support, awareness
Website: www.prostatecancerbc.ca
Contact: Leah Lariviere (Executive Director)
Contact Preference: Email or telephone
Email: info@prostatecancerbc.ca
Phone: 604-574-4012, Telephone: 1-877-840-9173
Stroke Recovery Association of British Columbia
The Stroke Recovery Association of British Columbia is a proud affiliate of After Stroke, a program of March of Dimes Canada.
MAIN SERVICES:
-Virtual Weekly Stroke Recovery Programs
-Aphasia Conversation Groups
-Website has guides and videos to help stroke survivors, and their loved ones, adapt to the initial effects of stroke, as well as help you through the stages of stroke recovery. New resources are uploaded on a regular basis.
Website: www.srabc.ca
Contact Preference: phone or email
Email: office@strokerecoverync.ca
Phone: 604-688-3603
Our Cowichan Communities Health Network
Website: www.ourcchn.ca
Contact: Cindy Lise
Contact Preference: email
Email: cindylisecchn@shaw.ca
Phone: 250-709-5062
Wellness and Physical Health
Fitness on the Go
Website: ltyfitness.com
Contact: Sue Elo
Contact Preference: email
Email: sue@fitnessontehgo.ca
Phone: 250 882 8879
Fitness on the Go/LTY Fitness
MAIN SERVICES:
In home or online personal training. Detailed, printed workouts provided.
Website: ltyfitness.com
Contact: Sue Elo
Contact Preference: email
Email: sue@fitnessontehgo.ca
Phone: 250 882 8879
Miscellaneous
Service BC
ICBC Driver Licensing Services, MSP, Vital Statistics, Commissioning, Services, Rural Property Taxes
Other Services: Many provincial Support Services
Website: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/organizational-structure/ministries-organizations/ministries/citizens-services/servicebc
Contact: Lisa Sherman
Contact Preference: Online: Appointments.servicebc.gov.bc.ca By Phone: 250-746-1400
In Person: 5785 Duncan Street, Duncan, BC
Email: ServiceBC.Duncan@gov.bc.ca
Phone: 250-746-1400
Cowichan Hospice (Cowichan Valley Hospice Society)
family and friends as well as those grieving the death of a loved one. Hospice care is available to clients in their homes, in hospital,
residential care facilities, at Cowichan Hospice House and any other environment within the Cowichan region.
Main Services
• Bereavement services include one-to-one support, grief support groups
• One-to-one emotional support for palliative clients, their families and friends, including support at Cowichan Hospice House
Address: 3122 Gibbins Road, Duncan BC V9L 1G2
Other Services: • Wellness treatments including Reiki, Therapeutic Touch
• Lending library (grief and end-of-life resources)
• Advance Care Planning
Website: www.cowichanhospice.org
Contact Preference: Phone or email
Email: info@cowichanhospice.org
Phone: 250-701-4242
Cowichan Valley Shrine Club
Treatment for Scoliosis, Dislocated Hips, Club Feet, Cerebral Palsy, Head Injuries, Cleft lip or Palate, Rickets, Absent arm or leg, Spinal Bifida, a variety of Neuromuscular Diseases, treatment for Burns, and Bone Tumors
Other Services: Our “Shriners in Your Community” Fund provides eligible children in British Columbia and Yukon with much-needed and medically necessary equipment to improve their quality of life.
Website: www.cowichanvalleyshrineclub.org
Contact: Terry Landry
Contact Preference: phone or email
Email: cvsc27@gmail.com
Phone: 250-744-8794
Duncan Kiwanis Village Society
Website: kiwanisclubofduncan.weebly.com
Contact: Pierre Campagne – Gen Mgr
Contact Preference: email
Email: Kiwanis.village@shaw.ca
Phone: 250-748-4135 – office, 250-715-8038 – cel
Fraternal Order of Eagles Ladysmith #2101
Contact: Mike Sauvageau
Contact Preference: phone
Email: foe2101sec@shaw.ca
Phone: 250 245-2457
Kinsmen Ladysmith Club
Other Services: Build washroom, playground, fund raisers for food bank
Website: http://www.ladysmithkinsmen.ca/
Contact: Duk Haterson
Contact Preference: Mail (PO box 324 Ladysmith BC V9G1A3)
Email: ladysmithkinsmen@shaw.ca
Parent Support Services Society of BC
Raising children the second time around can feel overwhelming at times. Sometimes it helps to know that you are not alone.
Parent Support Services provides a variety of services that include an opportunity to meet other grandparents raising grandchildren
or other relatives who are raising relatives’ children to share information, stories and find out about resources
MAIN SERVICES
GRG/Kinship Support & Information line: Problem solving, legal and resource information for grandparents and other relatives raising a family member’s child. Toll free in BC 1-855-474-9777 or email grgline@parentsupportbc.ca
Virtual GRG/Kinship Support Circles: These are co-facilitated Zoom sessions with other kinship caregivers.
GRG/Kinship Facebook group: A private GRG/Kinship Support BC Facebook group provides a larger opportunity for connection for kinship caregivers through the province.
Grand Connection Newsletter: For news on what is happening for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (GRG’S) and other kinship care givers on Vancouver Island including; GRG/Kinship Workshops or Family Events:
For information on any of the above programs please contact the GRG/Kinship Support & Information line:
1-855-474-9777 or grgline@parentsupportbc.ca or visit https://www.parentsupportbc.ca/for-grandparents/
or contact the Regional Program Coordinator.
Other Services: Parent Support Services Society of BC offers a range of free services for parents. Call 1-877-345-9777 or the Regional Program Coordinator.
Website: https://www.parentsupportbc.ca/regions/vancouver-island/
Contact: Sandi Halvorson. Regional Program Coordinator
Contact Preference: Either phone or email
Email: Sandi.halvorson@parentsupportbc.ca, grgline@parentsupportbc.ca
Phone: 250-468-9658 or 1-855-474-9777
Royal Canadian Legion, Ladysmith Branch #171
Other Services: Hall rentals
Website: www.rcl171.ca
Contact Preference: Phone
Phone: 250 245 2273
Royal Canadian Legion Malahat Branch 134
MAIN SERVICES:
Branch #134 (Malahat) houses not only the Legion itself but also the Malahat Lions Club and the Young Seniors Action Group Society (YSAGS).
We support the Cowichan Food Bank Society by donations to the Christmas Food Hamper and Toys. Toiletries and Touques Initiative.
We also co-host the Father’s Day Fishing Derby.
Other Services: With our Poppy Fund, we annually donate to support Veterans, RCMP and those who’ve suffered illness or injury arising from Military service. In 2020, $10,00 was raised through Saturday meat and 50:50 draws and donated back to the community to BCGaming-approved charities.
Website: www.malahatlegion.ca
Contact: President Isabelle Hammer
Contact Preference: email
Email: RCL134@shaw.ca
Phone: 250 743-4621