The North Shore Better at Home Program
Food, Home Health Care, Seniors Services, Social / Recreational, and Transportation
Provided by North Shore Community Resources (NSCR)
A non-profit service that supports the independence of local seniors by providing basic, non-medical supports.
The program is open to persons residing on the North Shore who are aged 65 and over or who are between the ages of 55-64 and on disability assistance. Clients also need to be living independently on their own and not in a private or subsidized independent, assisted living, or long-term care facility.
The program currently offers the following services (delivered by a mix of paid contractors and volunteers):
- Light housekeeping (delivered by a third-party contractor and has a waitlist for subsidized services)
- Minor home repairs
- Light yard work and gardening
- Friendly visiting (over the phone)
- Transportation to medical appointments
- Grocery shopping (pick-up and delivery)
For more information, please call or email the Program Coordinator (See contact information below).
604-982-3321
Public email: anita.parti@nscr.ca
Website: https://seniors.nscr.ca/better-at-home/
Service is available in English and Farsi.
Referral options:
- Self-referral
- Physician or nurse practitioner referral
- Health professional referral
- Health Authority personnel referral
Referral Forms
Associated Programs/Services
Also offered by North Shore Community Resources (NSCR):
- Seniors’ One Stop Information Program - North Shore
- Seniors’ Community Connector - Social Prescribing Program - North Shore
- North Shore Caregiver Support Program
Availability
Service area: North Vancouver + show cities
Service Types Provided
Food
Home Health Care
Seniors Services
Social / Recreational
Transportation
Ways to Access
- Provided at home
The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.