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DSS Board fully supports the latest report from the BC Seniors Advocate - ‘Billions More Reasons to Care’
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DSS Board fully supports the latest report from the BC Seniors Advocate - ‘Billions More Reasons to Care’

The DSS Board fully supports the latest report from the BC Seniors Advocate: “Billions more reasons to care. Contracted long-term care: Funding review update.”

Specifically, the DSS Board supports the four main recommendations put forward by the BC Seniors’ Advocate.

1. Public money subsidizing long-term facilities designated for direct care must be spent on direct care, and not on other expenses. If not used for direct care, those funds must be returned.
2. There must be complete transparency in monitoring standards, and in reporting on performance using those standards. Reporting must also be standardized.
3. Define profit. Are management fees profit? Are mortgage payments for private facilities profit?
4. The financial status and reports of long-term care facilities that are publicly subsidized must be made public.

DSS Board member Adriaan de Vries has written an easy to read synopsis of the report.

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New Funding Announcements for DSS
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New Funding Announcements for DSS

We are honored that the important work of Dignity Seniors Society has been recognised through this important funding from the Government of Canada’s Community Services Recovery Fund. This funding will support us to rebuild our organization, after surviving the devastating effects of the COVID Pandemic on our services. This timely, supportive, and encouraging vote of confidence has inspired our Board to surge forward with our pre-COVID-19 strategic plan for building capacity in all aspects of our organization.

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Join our partners at ARRC BC in their advocacy efforts to reform Long-Term-Care in B.C.
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Join our partners at ARRC BC in their advocacy efforts to reform Long-Term-Care in B.C.

Join our partners at Action for Reform of Residential Care BC (ARRC BC) in their advocacy efforts to reform Long-Term-Care in BC:
BC Association of Social Workers

Seniors Week is a time to recognize and celebrate seniors in B.C. but we also need to recognize the continued plight of our most vulnerable seniors living in long- term care (LTC) homes. The need for reform of the LTC system remains urgent as resident quality of life continues to be compromised by staffing issues, the lack of continuity of care and little meaningful activity. You can change this.

ARRC has partnered with the BC Association of Social Workers on a campaign to improve quality of life for residents in long-term care (LTC) through comprehensive system reform. [Note: campaign now closed.]

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The First Annual Bocce Pride Tournament
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The First Annual Bocce Pride Tournament

Join Dignity Seniors Society and BC Care Providers Association Sunday July 18, 2021 for a fun game of Bocce Ball. Meet the two organizations, celebrate pride, and make new friends in a place where we remember old friends, the Vancouver AIDS Memorial.

You'll have a chance to talk to us about the needs of 2SLGBTQ+ seniors in care, and help us guide our advocacy effort to reform residential care in BC to improve the experiences of 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors in care.

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YOUR HOST. Dignity Seniors Society (DSS) is a B.C. based organization that strives to provide unique, tailored information and programming that meet the needs of 2SLGBTQIA+ Seniors in our gender, sexually and romantically diverse communities. Our vision is that all 2SLGBTQ+ seniors in BC enjoy fulfilling later years and a dignified end to life. …

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