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Chase’s community paper for 25 years! Issue for the week of Friday, April 10th, 2020 • Vol. 25, Issue 15
Grocery pickups and other supports available for Shuswap seniors living at home
BC 211 is another way to connect with Shuswap Better at Home program onnecting seniors to resources and South Shuswap, Salmon Arm, and supports available through Sicamous, Malakwa and Falkland), local programs such as Shuswap explains the program provides supports Better At Home is now as easy as dialing for seniors living independently that 211. include pickup and delivery of groceries, On Thursday, March 26, the B.C. prescriptions and food bank or meals government announced it would be program offerings, check-in phone calls, broadening the reach of the provincial housekeeping services and some yard helpline to support seniors during the work. COVID-19 pandemic. Previously only With the onset of COVID-19, available in the Lower Mainland, the availability of some of those services, number can now be used by seniors in such as housekeeping, is currently on the Interior to connect with available hold. community programs or services. “Some of our housekeeping staff in “If you are a senior or the family Enderby is still going to do those types member of a senior who needs help of services… because we have quite a few getting groceries, getting medications clients there,” said O’Brien of the largely and staying connected, call 211 or visit volunteer driven service. “In other the website and we’ll try to match you up communities, it’s mostly co-ordinators with a volunteer or some kind of service taking on that work right now because in your community,” announced B.C. a lot of our volunteers are also seniors. seniors’ advocate Isobel Mackenzie. They’re trying protect their health and One of those services that seniors in just keep everyone comfortable and safe.” the North Okanagan-Shuswap may be With the announcement of the 211 referred to is the United Way’s Better at expansion, O’Brien said she’s already had a Home program. couple of callers referred to her, both from Heather O’Brien, regional co- Salmon Arm. One was a senior who is now ordinator for the Shuswap (which covers signed up with the program, and the other a an area that includes Chase, the North prospective volunteer. Continued on page 3...
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