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Resource Directory
HOUSING – ASSISTED LIVING & RESIDENTIAL CARE
Red Door Housing Society
Snow Angels
604-431-9225 | reddoorhousing.ca
604-927-6922 | coquitlam.ca
This society provides affordable rental housing with units for older singles and tenants who require wheelchair accessibility.
Residential Tenancy Branch
A provincial government agency that provides information to landlords and tenants about their rights and responsibilities. The branch also helps to resolve disputes related to tenancy, such as claims for damages to premises, return of security deposits or disputing an eviction notice.
604-660-1020 | gov.bc.ca
Seniors Supportive Housing
Seniors’ Supportive Housing (SSH) provides accessible, affordable housing combined with support services to assist seniors in remaining independent. The program may include a daily meal, weekly housekeeping and linen laundry, social and recreational activities and 24-hour emergency response.
604-433-2218 | bchousing.org
Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters (SAFER)
The SAFER program helps make rents affordable for BC seniors with low or moderate incomes.
604-433-2218 I bchousing.org/programs/SAFER
The Snow Angel program attempts to unite people who need help clearing their adjacent city sidewalks of snow, with eager volunteers from our community who want to help.
Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre (TRAC)
TRAC’s purpose is to promote the legal protection of residential tenants across British Columbia by providing information, education, support and research on residential tenancy matters.
604-255-0546 | tenants.bc.ca
Assisted Living & Residential Care
These services provide subsidized residential care for adults who can no longer live safely or independently at home due to their need for 24-hour nursing supervision in a secure environment. Assisted living is personal care and hospitality services for adults who can live independently. Residents live in apartment units furnished with their own furniture and belongings. They maintain a great deal of independence and privacy, while being supported with services.
Belvedere Care Centre
739 Alderson Ave., Coquitlam
604-939-5910 | belvederebc.com
Tri-Cities Community Response Network Visit the BCCRN website: https://bccrns.ca Tri-Cities CRN Coordinator: Verla Scoffins Contact Email: v.scoffins@gmail.com What is a Community Response Network (CRN)? A Community Response Network (CRN) is made up of a diverse group of concerned community members, community agencies, local businesses, government agencies, professionals, and others who come together to create a coordinated community response to abuse, neglect, and self-neglect in vulnerable adults. The Tri-Cities CRN is reaching out to the community to join the network and work to raise the awareness of abuse, neglect, and self-neglect in vulnerable adults, and to ultimately prevent it from happening.
As We Age • Seniors Resource Guide • 2022
Tri-Cities Seniors’ Action Society Advocating for Seniors Locally Hosting events like Transportation Forum, Housing Forum, Elder Abuse & Wellness Forum, World Fest--A Seniors’ Celebration of Cultures, Age-Friendly Tri-Cities Forum, Household Emergency Preparedness for Seniors Forum
Contact us at tcseniorsactionsociety@gmail.com
Call Ken at 604-949-0599 TCSAS Website: https://tcsas.ca
