Community Resources for Seniors
ASLCS Community Connector - The Community Connector Program - funded by the United Way - supports older individuals to increase their confidence and ability to use community-based seniors' services in their community. Bridging the gap between healthcare and social care.
Better at Home - Provides non-medical services such as yard work, shopping and cleaning to allow people to remain independent in their own home.
Community & Medical Bus - ASLCS Community Medical Bus drives to the Okanagan, stopping in Vernon and Kelowna, on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month.
Meals on Wheels - Provides tasty and nutritious meals delivered to your home by volunteers. Available in Nakusp through ASLCS, or Revelstoke by calling (250) 837-3147
Home Support - It can be the little things that count. Home Support provides in-home personal care and other home support services.
West Kootenay Volunteer Driver Program - provides daytime, Monday to Friday, Volunteer Driver Service for citizens of Trail, Castlegar, Nelson , Kaslo, Nakusp and surrounding area who are unable to access public or private transportation to attend medical appointments.
Revelstoke Hospice Society - The Revelstoke Hospice Society offers comfort, support and information to individuals and their family members facing a terminal illness and the prospect of completion of life. Fully trained volunteers offer personal and interactive service to some of the most vulnerable citizens in Revelstoke.
Nakusp Hospice Society - At Nakusp Hospice Society we aim to offer compassionate care, comfort and support to individuals facing terminal illness, end of life, and bereavement.
West Kootenay Nav-CARE - A compassionate community-based program helping adults living with declining health, social isolation or increased frailty by providing social, emotional, and practical support.