Dementia Ventures
Dementia Ventures was the focus of the Westside Seniors Hub from 2019–2023, in collaboration with researchers from the University of British Columbia and Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The Public Health Agency of Canada funded the umbrella project, Building Capacity for Meaningful Participation by People Living With Dementia, abbreviated as the Building Capacity Project (BCP). It was one of the first community-based research projects funded under the 2019 comprehensive plan, A Dementia Strategy for Canada. We knew that providing diverse opportunities for people experiencing dementia would help them remain vibrant contributors to community life well beyond a diagnosis. In Vancouver, Dementia Ventures planning began in early 2020, just before the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Food Security
Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.
Housing For Seniors
Affordable rentals are currently difficult to find in Vancouver. When their tenancy is threatened or ended, many elderly tenants on fixed incomes are unable to relocate anywhere near their former homes, even temporarily.