Would you like a BC Seniors’ Guide?
The BC Seniors’ Guide, 11th Edition is available for download or at the Receptionists desks (until supplies last).
Download PDF – BC Seniors’ Guide, 11th Edition
Order your own hard copy – call 1.877.952.3181
What’s in the BC Seniors’ Guide?
Information, Resources and Phone numbers for:
- Benefits
- Healthy Living
- Health Services
- Housing
- Transportation
- Personal Security
- Finances
- Much More!
Message from the B.C. Government
As the population of British Columbia continues to grow, and grow older, we need to support seniors to be as healthy and as independent as possible. We know that older adults prefer to age in their own homes and communities, and may need access to appropriate services and supports in order to do so. The Government of B.C. is committed to promoting healthy, active aging, and providing information and resources about the services seniors and their families and caregivers need to make good decisions about their health, care, and overall well-being.
The BC Seniors’ Guide is a prime example of this commitment. While more and more seniors are accessing resources online, many seniors tell us that they would rather receive information that they can hold in their hands. With the BC Seniors’ Guide, we make a wealth of useful information available in print and online, in Chinese, English, French, and Punjabi, to reach as many B.C. seniors as we can. In addition, government partnered with the First Nations Health Authority in 2014 to adapt the BC Seniors’ Guide into a new BC Elders’ Guide for First Nations and Aboriginal older adults. You can find the BC Seniors’ Guide and the BC Elders’ Guide online at www.gov.bc.ca/seniorsguide.
In this guide, you will find information and resources on benefits, healthy living, health services, housing, transportation, personal security, finances, and other services. In addition, there is a listing directory at the end of the guide, and questions in each section to consider as you plan to remain as healthy and independent as possible as you grow older. We hope the BC Seniors’ Guide will help you find what you’re looking for.
For more information on government support for seniors, visit the SeniorsBC website at www.SeniorsBC.ca.
The 11th edition of the British Columbia Seniors’ Guide was printed in 2015
Information may change from the time of publication. Visit www.gov.bc.ca/seniorsguide for periodic updates to this guide, as well as translated versions available in Chinese, French and Punjabi.
Aging Together Abbotsford 2016 – Wisequacks -Dr. Dave Hepburn and Dr. Rob Seeley
/in NewsKeynote speakers at the Aging Together Abbotsford 2016 conference, Dr. Dave Hepburn and Dr. Rob Seeley, The Wisequacks. WiseQuacks is the most fun, informative and upbeat health show in the media today. Heard nationally across Canada and the USA every Sunday, this live call-in show allows you to talk to Dr. Dave Hepburn and Dr. Robert Sealey, both MDs (Masters of Deception), about any medical issue. (www.wisequacks.org)
With absolute hilarity and belly-laughter, the doctors shared how to live health for longer. Dr. Dave Hepburn shared the doctors orders to exercise, work on your sense of humour, keep your mind sharp, get enough sleep and learn to connect. With hilarious photos accompanying his talk, Dr. Dave Hepburn quoted from The Gesundheit Foundation and from his favorite philosopher, Willie Wonka, “A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.” Final thoughts were, “If I knew I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.” Mickey Mantle.
Dr. Rob Seeley’s talk on How to Die Young at an Old Age touched on the eight important numbers for seniors as well as the Hits and Myths of Medicine. Myths include: everyone should take an aspirin a day; cell phones cause brain cancer; drink 8 glasses of water per day and only men have prostates.
Continuing their comedic talks, they shared the power of optimism in living long and truly living. Laughing 100 times a day is the equivalent of 20 minutes in the gym. The most influential factor in enduring happiness is that we are born into a wealthy democracy followed by education, spiritual path, happy marriage and large social network. The biggest single factor that we can control is our circumstances – reducing stress as effectively as possible.
The doctors shared multiple research studies, including research on happiness, optimism, anger and how using your money to help others is the most powerful factor to how it effects your happiness level. Quoting the Dalai Lama, they inspired the audience to really live, “What surprised me most about humanity is that man sacrifices his health to order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.”
They continued to bring laughter and inspiration through multiple stories and photos of the people on the island of Tanna in the South Pacific where they have both served the happiest people on earth, according to Conde Nast.
They quoted Walt Whitman who said, “Happiness – not for another place, but for this place. Not for another time, but for this time.”
They closed by saying that, “there ain’t much fun in medicine, but there’s lots of medicine in fun”.
“Like” us on Facebook – Menno Place Life
/in Family and FriendsFacebook – Menno Place Life
Menno Place on Facebook is an engaging and encouraging source of information and inspiration, including the popular Joy Jumps that are published every Friday.
It is an amazing privilege to bring joy-filled moments to seniors at the Menno Place campus everyday. Our Joy Jumps remind us that we are a conduit of joy for the 700 seniors who call Menno Place their home.
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Concert in Care – March 1
/in Family and FriendsEvery month, we sponsor a Concert in Care. In March, we hosted Columbian guitarist David Sossa Fernández.
The next Concert in Care will take place Tuesday, April 5 at 10:30am in the Menno Hospital Chapel.
Tuesday, March 1 at 10:30am in the Menno Hospital Chapel
No Admission cost.
This event is made possible by Menno Hospital, Odlum Brown and Health Arts Society.
Menno Place Alerts – Subscribe now
/in Family and FriendsMenno Place now has a real-time alert system that can be used to communicate with families and friends in the event of an emergency or flu outbreak.
Three ways to receive alerts:
Thank you to a family member who used our Compliments and Concerns online form to request real-time information about the Flu Outbreaks on the campus. She said,
Upon receiving this suggestion, we began to create a system that would update family members in a timely fashion, while providing education on what to do with and for a loved one.
A new Twitter account @MennoPlaceAlert and webpage was launched to convey information about flu outbreaks. This same communication system will also be used to send emails when a new update is available.
Along with information about flu outbreaks, this new communication stream will be used to provide real-time updates in the case of emergency. In the case of a fire, earthquake, safety concern or power outage, you will be able to find pertinent information through the Menno Place Alert system.
How can you sign up?
In February, all subscribers to the Menno Place Family & Friends email newsletter will receive an invitation to also sign up for the @MennoPlaceAlerts
TV Show features a resident of Menno Place – Deals with issues of aging
/in NewsIn January, Tina Dyck, resident of Menno Place was featured on a television show that deals with the issues of Aging. Her daughter, Lorna Dueck, is a broadcaster who is becoming increasingly aware of the issues faced by the elderly. Lorna Dueck is the host of Context.
AGELESS
On this episode of Context we hear from Ontario’s minister responsible for seniors, plus when was the last time you talked to a 101 year old? Get a peak inside the life of veteran and poet George E. Hart.
PHOTOS OF TINA AND HER PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY
Context with Lorna Dueck is a weekly, half-hour, independently-produced television program. Our mission is to create boundary breaking media that reveals Christ. We explore news and current affairs stories from a Christian world view by looking into the stories and issues that matter to you. Journalist and host Lorna Dueck and the Context team deliver media that explores peoples’ experience of God in the topical happenings of our day.
Produced from offices located downtown Toronto, in the Canadian Broadcasting Centre, the program first aired as a stand alone production in 2003, under the name Listen Up TV. The format is flexible, varies from week-to-week, and includes on-location reports, documentary style features, studio and double-ender interviews.
Context with Lorna Dueck is a production of Media Voice Generation, a registered Canadian charity incorporated in the summer of 2004. Through Media Voice Generation, the program is funded entirely by contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations who believe Context with Lorna Dueck provides a crucial perspective on the most significant issues of our day, presenting a unique and valuable voice in Canadian media.
BC Seniors’ Guide – Would you like one? Download PDF or pick up at Reception
/in NewsWould you like a BC Seniors’ Guide?
Download PDF – BC Seniors’ Guide, 11th Edition
Order your own hard copy – call 1.877.952.3181
What’s in the BC Seniors’ Guide?
Information, Resources and Phone numbers for:
Message from the B.C. Government
As the population of British Columbia continues to grow, and grow older, we need to support seniors to be as healthy and as independent as possible. We know that older adults prefer to age in their own homes and communities, and may need access to appropriate services and supports in order to do so. The Government of B.C. is committed to promoting healthy, active aging, and providing information and resources about the services seniors and their families and caregivers need to make good decisions about their health, care, and overall well-being.
The BC Seniors’ Guide is a prime example of this commitment. While more and more seniors are accessing resources online, many seniors tell us that they would rather receive information that they can hold in their hands. With the BC Seniors’ Guide, we make a wealth of useful information available in print and online, in Chinese, English, French, and Punjabi, to reach as many B.C. seniors as we can. In addition, government partnered with the First Nations Health Authority in 2014 to adapt the BC Seniors’ Guide into a new BC Elders’ Guide for First Nations and Aboriginal older adults. You can find the BC Seniors’ Guide and the BC Elders’ Guide online at www.gov.bc.ca/seniorsguide.
In this guide, you will find information and resources on benefits, healthy living, health services, housing, transportation, personal security, finances, and other services. In addition, there is a listing directory at the end of the guide, and questions in each section to consider as you plan to remain as healthy and independent as possible as you grow older. We hope the BC Seniors’ Guide will help you find what you’re looking for.
For more information on government support for seniors, visit the SeniorsBC website at www.SeniorsBC.ca.
The 11th edition of the British Columbia Seniors’ Guide was printed in 2015
Information may change from the time of publication. Visit www.gov.bc.ca/seniorsguide for periodic updates to this guide, as well as translated versions available in Chinese, French and Punjabi.
Prayer for Caregivers
/in Family and FriendsFebruary 11th is World Day of the Sick, an observation started by Pope John Paul II in 1992 to encourage people to pray for those who suffer from illness and for their caregivers. The Pope was diagnosed the year prior with Parkinson’s. This was likely an impetus for his designation of this day.
Pray for the sick.
SHARE this caregiver prayer with all who are extending themselves in love and mercy to care for others
2016-Prayer-for-the-Caregivers – PDF
Ernie Poignant, 97-year old cartoonist from Primrose Gardens shows no signs of putting down sketch pad
/in Family and FriendsBorn in a Matsqui farmhouse a few months after the First World War started, Ernie still has a steady hand and an eye for wildlife.
Back in the sixties, he used to draw for kids on the Pete’s Place TV show that aired on Global BC – then called CHAN channel 8 on that old rotary dial.
“He’d have me come up, and one of the things I’d draw [was] a snowball coming down the hill.”
His cartoons are living history – he has documented epic Fraser Valley events like the great flood of 1948.
Ernie has been married to Rose Poignant for over 60 years – but she didn’t fall just for the art.
“I thought he was good-looking, and I was looking for a good-looking man,” said Rose, “and a nice man too. And he was both.”
Ernie’s trademark is taking someone’s initials and making them special – even the initials T.F. turn into Ted and a bear.
Reflections of a Widower – Vancouver Co-op Radio
/in Family and FriendsWednesday, February 17, 2016
Theme of the Show: Reflections of a Widower
Guest: Josh Kramer
Lead Host: Sharon Simpson
Josh Kramer shares his journey of caring for his wife, Susi as her health declined over the last 25 years of their life together. As her health declined, Susi needed additional support. Josh was able to provide her with care for a significant amount of time. When her care needs increased, they moved to Menno Place (www.MennoPlace.ca) campus of care in order to provide her with assistance in her daily life activities.
Eventually, Susi needed the support provided in full-time residential care as her mobility declined. Josh was faithful in loving her with tender compassion. Josh reflects on the privilege it was to serve Susi throughout their marriage and the grief he is now experiencing in the months following her passing.
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White Cane Week 2016: Feb 7-13
/in NewsHeld annually, White Cane Week is to create awareness of issues that confront the blind and vision impaired community. Just as important, demonstrate ability over disability to others as well as themselves.
By the Numbers:
Sources: Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB), Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB), Lions Club International, World Health Organization