Taking Care of British Columbians since 1898
The Health and Home Care Society of BC (Care BC) is an independent and BC-based not-for-profit organization.
We continually work to achieve our mission: To provide health promotion and supportive care services to communities in British Columbia. Learn about our 3 charitable programs: Meals on Wheels - in Vancouver, Richmond and the North Shore, the Family Respite Centre, and the Community Integration Project or how you can help by donating your time or making a financial gift. |
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Please note: There are no Meals on Wheels deliveries on Friday, March 29 (Good Friday). Meals on Wheels services will operate as normal on Monday, April 1 (Easter Monday).
We need volunteer drivers weekdays between 10:30 – 1 pm across for all our Meals on Wheels programs, particularly Cantonese and Mandarin speakers for our Chinese Meals on Wheels program serving Vancouver and Richmond. If you took a break from volunteering, or made a resolution to give back in 2024, we hope you'll reach out! Learn more about our volunteer opportunities here. If you have any questions, please call the office:
LATEST NEWSWe hope you’ll join us for this scenic Japan Coastal Cruise aboard the beautiful Diamond Princess. Net proceeds will support the development of Care BC's North Shore Family Respite Centre.
Care BC's North Shore Family Respite Centre named beneficiary of the 2024 North Shore Community Foundation Charity Golf TournamentWe are excited to announce that Care BC’s North Shore Family Respite Centre has been chosen as the beneficiary of proceeds from the 2024 North Shore Community Foundation (NSCF) Charity Golf Tournament.
The tournament takes place at the Seymour Golf and Country Club on June 07, 2024. Net proceeds will be used to assist with construction costs of a much needed, state-of-the-art 18 bed adult day care and overnight respite centre for seniors diagnosed with dementia, who are living at home thereby enabling their caregivers to get the periods of “respite” or the rest they need to continue caring for their loved ones at home. Everyone is welcome to attend, sponsor, donate, or participate in the annual NSCF charity golf fundraiser. For details and registration, please go to www.nscommunityfoundation.com. North Shore Family Respite CentreThe Health and Home Care Society of BC (Care BC) is a not-for-profit organization working in partnership with the City of North Vancouver (City) and the Catalyst Community Developments Society (Catalyst), to build a Family Respite Centre (FRC) on East 2nd and St. Georges Ave in Lower Lonsdale. The FRC will provide temporary Adult Day Care and Overnight Respite Care for seniors diagnosed with dementia, who are living at home, thereby enabling their caregivers to get the periods of “respite” or the rest they require to continue to care for their loved ones at home. Too frequently, the alternative is a visit to the emergency, followed by admission into an acute care hospital bed, and placement in a long term care bed. Vancouver Coastal Health has agreed to fund the annual operating costs of the FRC.
The FRC will be owned and operated for 60 years by Care BC and located on the ground level of a 6-storey tower in a custom-designed, homelike setting which will include 18 private bedrooms with ensuite, and 25 Adult Day Care Program spaces. Eighty-nine affordable housing units, which will be owned and operated by Catalyst, will be constructed above the FRC. Completion of the site is anticipated in the fall of 2025. Care BC has fundraised approximately $8 million of the estimated $12 million total project costs. SAVE THE DATEThank You!
This will enable the Society to not only continue to serve our current Meals on Wheels, Family Respite Centre and Community Integration Project clients, but to also address the ever increasing number of seniors and others in need of these invaluable community services in the future. Thank you to our guests, sponsors, community partners, donors and volunteers for your support and dedication. Your generosity is greatly appreciated!
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Provincial Guidelines for Respiratory Illness
To help protect the most vulnerable in our population, and to lessen the impact on all of you and our health-care system, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has announced guidance ahead of respiratory illness season. Click the button below to read the memorandum from Vancouver Coastal Health.