facility

HELP MAY be at hand for
West Vancouver seniors in
need of intermediate care
who have been told that the
Kiwanis Lodge plans to

phase out residency for such
tenants.

By Surj Rattan
News Reporter

In an Oct. 25 News story,
Kiwanis Seniors’ Housing Society
president Joe Lindsey said the
society plans to opt out of an
agreement with the B.C. Ministry
of Health to provide housing at
Kiwanis Lodge for seniors in need
of long-term and intermediate
care.

He said the building cannot
handie the level of care needed for
intermediate-care seniors. Lindsey
added that another facility needs
to be built in West Vancouver to
accommodate the needs of seniors
who rely on intermediate care.

There are currently about 84
seniors living in Kiwanis Lodge.

But Dolly Cartwright, president
of the North Shore Intermediate
Care Society, said her organiza-
tion is negotiating with both the
Kiwanis and the provincial health
ministry to create a separate in-
termediate-care facility in West
Vancouver.

“We are actively pursuing get-
ting another facility in West Van-
couver, We have approached the
Kiwanis, the Ministry of Health
and the municipality of West
Vancouver and they have all been
supportive,’’ said Car:wright.
“Our next step will be to find
property and get funding from the
ministry.

She added that there is a ‘‘great
need"’ for a seniors’ intermedi-
ate-care facility and that there is
currently a 24-year waiting list to
Bet into existing facilities.

“The seniors in West Van-
couver are very confused and their
families are very upset. They do
not have the money to pay for
private community facilities,’ said
Cartwright.

West Vancouver-Capilano
MLA Jeremy Dalton said he will
meet with both the West Van-
couver Kiwanis organization and
the provincial heatth ministry over
the issue.

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