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Hot Tip for Seniors' Health!

Some home renovations (up to $20,000) are tax deductible, federally and/or provincially, for taxpayers over 65 or with disabilities.  Check the CRA website for information if you are adding safety or accessibility to your home.

Personal Resilience

Be Ready for Emergencies​
  • Medical Info Summary sheet (sample as pdf, doc, rtf )
    • post on fridge for 911 calls
    • purse/wallet 
  • How to Prepare for Natural Disasters and Evacuation (seniors or anyone!)
  • Red Cross publications: Emergency Preparedness for Older Adults  and Quick Guide
  • Be ready to leave - have some cash on hand, fuel in car, cell phone charged,  to-go kit ready.
  • Be ready to stay - Emergency supplies for home (BC list, CA list)
Keep Good Health records
  •  Interior Health MyHealthPortal - set up your account to access your lab test results and reports
  •  Keep a folder for personal "Health" information - copies of reports, surgeries, test results, immunizations, etc.​
  • keep immunizations updated and noted  (shingles, flu, hepatitis, tetanus, etc.)​
  • Your health records may not be immediately available to ER, or to other health regions, or when you change doctors or are referred to a specialist.  Have your own health summary ready.
Specific Health Issues
  • loss of appetite​​
  • Seniors and Shingles
  • Hip Pain ​​​​​
  • Sleep Apnea
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Bunions 
  • Gout




Staying Healthy

Preventing Falls​ 
  • Maintaining Balance and Strength:​
    • Sit-to-Stand exercise video
    • Walking Balance exercise video
    • Tai Chi exercise video 
  • Preventing falls - pamphlet​
  • CDC Falls Prevention checklist
  • Reducing Risk of Falls - McMasters articles
  • Mobility Problems - HealthInAging.org 
  • Causes of the shuffle when walking
​Seniors' Health Resources 
  • Self-Care Assessment form
  • COSCO - Seniors Helping Seniors
  • McMaster Optimal Ageing portal
  • Healthy Aging 101 - topic videos 
  • Safety at Home BC
  • CRA tax deductions for safety upgrades
  • NIA-Ryerson - Seniors' resources-download 
  • Seniors' Guide to Cancer
  • Assisting Seniors with Insomnia
  • Men's Health Checklist
  • NYT Aging Well
  • What Seniors Need to Know  booklet
  • Alzheimer Society of Canada
  • Help Age Canada info, grants
  • ' Find-it' tags for keys & wallet, eg. Tile  or AirTag
  • MedicAlert bracelet 
  • Medication issues UBC Pharmacy info video
Personal care equipment suppliers
  • Red Cross (NVHC)​ loaners at local hospital​
  • ​Halo Healthcare.com​
  • AgeComfort.com
  • BathDepot.com
  • ​Wellwise.ca (bath lift)​
  • Stair lift or elevator
  • TB Vets 
  • Sleep Apnea equipment
    • Snore MD - cpap machines
    • Vitalaire - cpap machines
    • Inspire - surgical treatment

Finding Support

Canada.ca - Programs and Resources for Seniors
BC Gov - SeniorsBC.ca and
           BC Seniors Guide (download)
Local resources for Nicola Valley
  • Nicola Valley Home and Community Care office: 3451 Voght Street   (250) 378-3408
  • Interior Health info: 
    • Home Care services
    • Help with Living at Home​
  • Alzheimer Society - BC Central Interior (Kamloops, Merritt, ...) 1-800-936-6033
  • Merritt Seniors Association
  • 50+ Living Experience - online listing of regional resources and programs 
  • long term care / assisted living facilities:
    • Gillis House
    • Nicola Meadows
    • The Florentine
    • Phelan House
  • Merritt Mental Health Clubhouse
  • Mobility: 
Care Receiving Resources
  • Self-Management coping with chronic conditions between medical appointments
  • Self-Management resource links
  • Self-Management support programs -BC
  • Driving checkup​
    • Is it time to stop driving?
    • Planning to Retire from Driving
    • When to stop driving​
  • When to move to assisted care?
  • Maintaining mobility - e-lessons
  • National Gallery art program for caregivers and dementia​​
​Finding practical help at home (Merritt):
  • Laundry:
    • Merritt Dry Cleaning & Coin Laundry pick-up/deliver laundry service
  • Garden Work
    • TBM Services
  •  House cleaning service
    • ​TBM​ Services
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