Day: February 14, 2024

BC Builds to help address worker housing and staffing shortages

Earlier this week, the Government of British Columbia launched BC Builds, which will deliver more lower-cost, middle-income rental homes faster. This new initiative brings together government, community and non-profit owned and underused land with $2 billion in low-cost financing and a commitment of $950 million for the overall program. BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) and […]

Care to Chat: Hear from Elroy Jespersen, co-founder of the first dementia village in Canada

On February 20th, join us for a moving dialogue on dementia-friendly communities featuring esteemed panelists like Elroy Jespersen, who opened the Village Langley under Verve Senior Living – the first dementia village in Canada. In 1989, Elroy shifted careers from Community Recreation to working in seniors care as a general manager with Diversicare (now Verve […]