SUPPORT FOR OUR ELDERS
The 411 Seniors Centre Society
There is a great place for our elders in downtown Vancouver. You can go to their website and find out about them www.411seniors.bc.ca
Below is some of the great services they provide
Events:
- such as yoga, bridge, mah-jong, holistic nutrition, Chinese cooking
Leisure programs:
- Health & Wellness (although no services right now)
- Classes such as crafts, calligraphy, learning Mandarin, French or Spanish, ESL,
ballroom dancing, drawing & painting, yoga, singing,
- Trips to places within & outside of the Lower Mainland; tourist destinations,
museums, gardens, local attractions, restaurants, parks, private facilities,
other senior & recreation facilities
- Socials – for example the St Patrick’s Day lunch, murder mystery theatre, the
annual summer picnic in Stanley Park
- Workshops – for example the Scam & Fraud Prevention Workshop
- Weekly Drop-in Programs – for example alterations & mending; internet &
computer club; carpet bowling; GOH & Janggi (Japanese & Korean board
games); Mahjong, bridge, internet club & typing service, fun & fitness, Tai
Chi
- Daily activities – like ping-pong, puzzles, chess
Medical services:
- a podiatrist visits once a month
- blood pressure checks every first & third Monday of the month 10am – 12pm
Radio show:
- a ½ hour show for seniors each week called the 411 Seniors Radio Show on Co
-op Radio (102.7 FM) every Thursday at 2pm.
Information & Referral:
- In House counsellors to help you find & access services, provide info, help
you complete forms & applications, make referrals
- information on such things as the BC Medical Plan, long-term care, Pharmacare, dental care, and more
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