A Personal Record & Emergency Numbers

A Personal Record & Emergency Numbers

Name _______________________________________________ Address ______________________________________________ City _________________________________________________ Postal Code ___________________________________________ Telephone ____________________________________________ BC Services Card Number _______________________________ Old Age Security Number _______________________________ Name & Telephone Number of Closest:

Relative ________________________________________ Friend _________________________________________ Clergy _________________________________________ Doctor _________________________________________ Pharmacy_______________________________________ Lawyer_________________________________________ Ambulance ___________________________________________ Fire Department _______________________________________ Police ________________________________________________

For information about government programs and services, visit SeniorsBC.ca or call Service BC at 1-800-663-7867.

Phone (Greater Vancouver): 604-660-2421 Phone (Victoria): 250-387-6121 Elsewhere in BC (toll-free): 1-800-663-7867

Phone (Deaf/hearing impaired [TDD], toll-free): 1-800-661-8773 Phone (Deaf/hearing impaired [TDD], Greater Vancouver): 604-775-0303 For health related information, call HealthLink BC at 8-1-1.

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Message from the B.C. Government

The face of British Columbia is changing, and it's changing quickly. The population is growing, aging, and becoming more diverse than ever before. This is good news ? it means we're living longer, healthier, more active lives. It means that B.C. continues to attract the best and the brightest from across the globe. It also means that we must be prepared to meet these changes head-on.

In the coming years, for the first time in B.C. history, seniors will outnumber children in the province. The B.C. Government has taken a leading role in planning for this transformation. We've engaged in ongoing consultation with seniors and seniors' organizations so we can focus on their highest priorities. We're supporting communities and businesses to become more age-friendly. We're working to make sure that seniors, their families, and caregivers have access to information about the programs, services, and resources they need. And we're raising awareness of how important it is to look to the future ? now, whether you're 45 or 65 ? and start planning for healthy aging. You'll find questions in each section of this guide to help you begin.

The Families First Agenda for Change provides the context for our work to support healthy aging in B.C. The four main components of this agenda ? creating wealth, empowering people, modernizing our approach to healthy families, and building safer communities ? including a focus on preventing and ending elder abuse ? will benefit seniors, their families, and all British Columbians.

Together, we can build a stronger, healthier, more age-friendly British Columbia.

The 10th Edition of the British Columbia Senior's Guide was printed in 2012. Information may change from the time of publication. Visit seniorsbc.ca/guide for periodic updates to this guide, as well as translated versions available in Chinese, French, and Punjabi.

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BC SENIORS' GUIDE

Message from the B.C. Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i

Your Benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Your Lifestyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND WELLNESS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Healthy Families BC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Physical Activity Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Healthy Eating for Seniors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Brain Health for Seniors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Health Promotion Workshops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Move for Life! DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 It's Never Too Late to Quit Smoking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Alcohol and Aging: Know the Facts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Fall Prevention Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Personal Supports Information Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Age-friendly British Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 BC Healthy Communities Initiative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Healthy Families BC Communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 BC Seniors' Community Parks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

VOLUNTEERING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Volunteer BC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 VolWeb.caTM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Volunteer Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

EMPLOYMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Targeted Initiative for Older Workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

EDUCATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Post-Secondary Tuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 English Language Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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RECREATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Hunting and Angling (Fishing) Licences for Seniors. . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Campsite Fee Discounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Royal BC Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 BC Seniors Games. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Your Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

BRITISH COLUMBIA'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 HEALTH AUTHORITIES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA . . . . . . . . . . 23

Vancouver Coastal Health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Northern Health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Interior Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Fraser Health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Vancouver Island Health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 THINKHEALTH BC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 HEALTHY FAMILIES BC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 HEALTHLINK BC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Is it an emergency?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 MEDICAL SERVICES PLAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Premium Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Regular Premium Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Temporary Premium Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Medical Benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Supplementary Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Who is Health Insurance BC (HIBC)?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 MEDICAL SERVICES ONLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 TRAVEL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 HEALTH CONNECTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Northern Health Authority (NHA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Interior Health Authority (IHA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 ACUTE, HOME AND COMMUNITY CARE SERVICES. . . . . . . 32 Hospital Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Home and Community Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Home and Community Care Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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