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The BCCPC dementia project enters a new phase this month with the launch of the programs in partnership with four pilot sites in the North Okanagan, Greater Victoria and the Lower Mainland. The project builds on the success of community-led Advance Care Planning (ACP) interventions to meet the needs of people living with early stages [...]

Talking about your future health and personal care, what’s important to you and what’s not, can be a challenging conversation, but it’s what Advance Care Planning (ACP) is all about. The aim is to have person-centred care and supports, even if the person isn’t able to speak for themselves. For people living with dementia, there

With orders to self-isolate and even quarantine some vulnerable individuals and populations, the COVID-19 pandemic is placing unprecedented demands on health care professionals, especially Health Care Assistants (HCAs), in both their professional capacity as well as in daily life. As part of our consultation on how to support our stakeholders during COVID-19, we discovered a

By the time WHO declared a global pandemic on March 11, the health care community had already been on alert, prepping to meet the challenge of a once-in-a-century epidemiological event. The coming months would be anything but business as usual, and the stakeholder groups of the BCCPC—health care professionals, community organizations and individuals and families—would

Compassionate communities don’t just happen… they are an intentional act by a community of people determined to improve the experiences of everyone in the community, especially those living with serious illness, caregiving, dying or grieving. A compassionate community takes an active role in caring for these people and connecting them to supports; raising awareness about