Seniors' Advocacy

To coordinate, facilitate and provide community services and information in order to enhance the physical, mental, and emotional health and well-being of seniors in Ladysmith and area.

The seniors office is open Monday & Friday from 9am-3pm. Email shirley@lrca.ca or call 250-245-3079 for more information or to make an appointment.

Seniors Advocacy

The Objectives of the Seniors' Office

To help keep seniors healthy, safe, and secure in their own homes for as long as possible and to reach lonely, isolated and shut-in seniors.

The Mandate of the Seniors' Office

Provide seniors with information and how to access existing programs and services with opportunities for seniors themselves to identify, plan and implement new programs or services needed for seniors. To advocate for changes that will improve the health and lifestyle of Ladysmith and area seniors. To share with other agencies and identify areas of unmet needs or gaps in services to prevent duplication of services.

The activities of the Seniors' Office work to assist seniors with many and varied problems, concerns and issues that can cause anxiety, poor physical and mental health and even hospitalization if not resolved.

The Seniors' Office serves people 55 years of age and older (except for issues regarding Provincial Social Assistance, E.I.). At least three days a week, the Office provides confidential one-on-one meetings in the Office or by telephone, to help resolve any problem that the senior might have.

Of the 75 topics resolved last year, the top five problem areas were:

  1. Health
  2. Financial
  3. Housing
  4. Transportation
  5. Personal (safety, legal, and abuse)

We offer assistance, options, referrals, forms, advocacy and educational material. Hours are Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

For more information, please contact Shirley, Senior's Coordinator, by calling 250-245-3079 or by sending her an email.

Funded by:

Town of Ladysmith
Ladysmith Healthcare Auxiliary
BCLC
First West Foundation
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About Us

It all began early in 1992 at a meeting of the Ladysmith Inter-Agency Liaison Committee, a group of representatives from the government-mandated agencies formed in the early 1970s to maximize cooperation among the agencies while minimizing the duplication of services.

In 1992, this group pooled some of their own money and decided to form a non-profit association to try to deal with these recurring situations. This became the foundation of the Ladysmith Resources Centre Association.

Read more about our history HERE (PDF).