Seniors & older adults partners & allies

• 411 Seniors Centre Society

  • DSS has a good working relationship with the staff and board, and trusts them to serve our community members looking for generic older adult information and services. Our two organizations signed a working Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in May 2023.

    In May 2023 DSS and the 411 Seniors Centre signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work collaboratively.

• The Action for Reform of Residential Care (ARRCBC) Association

  • ... wrote the report on reform of residential care in B.C., which the DSS board endorsed in April 2021.

• BC Care Providers Association

  • ... and it's operating arm EngAge BC have partnered with Dignity Seniors Society to promote 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusiveness and competency within B.C.'s seniors' care industry.

• DSS is a member of the British Columbia Hospice Palliative Care Association (BCHPCA), a not-for-profit, membership organization which represents individuals and organizations committed to promoting and delivering hospice/palliative care to British Columbians.

  DSS has partnered with the BCHPCA.

• Haro Park Centre

  • ... is a Campus of Care Community in the West End of Vancouver, B.C. offering independent housing, assisted living and residential care to seniors. The management of the facility initially sat on the DSS board, and 20% of residents identify as 2SLGBTQIA+.

    In April 2024, DSS and Haro Park signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work collaboratively. Volunteer here.

• Little Mountain Place

  • ... is a VCH-operated seniors residential care home in Vancouver, B.C. DSS is building a relationship with the management, and is working to support a non-binary senior in residence.

• Dignity Seniors Society (DSS) aims to work closely with the Office of the Seniors' Advocate (OSA) of British Columbia.

  • In June 2023 DSS presented the results of it's Aging with Dignity study; see the report here. In March 2024, the OSA authored a report for DSS on end of life legal issues to consider for 2SLGBTQIA+ older adults.

• Save Our Northern Seniors (SONS)

  • ... is a dedicated group of people making a difference for seniors in Northern B.C. SONS provides information and raises issues of concern.

• City of Vancouver (CoV) Advisory groups and citizen involvement

  • ... informed by CoV's 2SLGBTQIA+ Advisory Committee and CoV's Programs and support for Vancouver's seniors.

• DSS is building a relationship with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)

  • VCH manages most of the residential care facilities we would like to designate 2SLGBTQIA+ appropriate.

• West End Seniors Network (WESN)

  • A Vancouver community that supports and empowers older adults to live involved, healthy and fulfilling lives.