A screening kit for The Remaining Light is now available. The kit includes background information about community-based seniors care, and a facilitator's discussion guide. You can download it here, or request a printed copy by contacting bcseniors[at]policyalternatives.ca, or 604-801-5121 x222. Free DVD copies of the film are also available on request.
This screening kit provides background information and a facilitator's discussion guide for The Remaining Light, a documentary film about how we care for seniors. You can find out more about The Remaining Light or watch it online here. You can order a free copy of the DVD and/or this screening kit by contacting bcseniors[at]policyalternatives.ca, or 604-801-5121 x222.
The Remaining Light is a documentary film that journeys through an often invisible part of Canada's health care system -- the community-based services that provide care to seniors as they age and die. The film features the stories of seniors and their families, and explores themes related to dignity, preventing illness and social isolation, and keeping health care costs under control as the boomer generation ages.
The Remaining Light is set in BC, where the province's Ombudsperson is carrying out an investigation into a fragmented and underfunded system of seniors care. But the film's themes and stories will resonate with people across Canada who worry that we are not treating seniors with the dignity and respect they deserve.
Learn more: www.policyalternatives.ca/bcseniors. Order a free copy of the DVD: send an email to bcseniors[at]policyalternatives[dot]ca.
Announcing the release of our first documentary film! The Remaining Light journeys through an often invisible part of Canada's health care system -- the community-based services that provide care to seniors as they age and die. The film features the stories of seniors and their families, and explores themes of dignity, preventing illness and social isolation, and keeping health care costs under control as the boomer generation ages.
The Remaining Light is set in British Columbia, where the province's Ombudsperson is carrying out an investigation into a fragmented and underfunded system of seniors care. But the film's themes and stories will resonate with people across Canada who worry that we are not providing seniors with the dignity and respect they deserve.
Watch the film and learn about how you can help promote a public dialogue about seniors care. To order a copy of the DVD and/or organize a community screening, contact us: bcseniors[at]policyalternatives[dot]ca, 604-801-5121 x223.
Vancouverites are invited to join us at the premiere of The Remaining Light on Saturday February 12 -- more info here.
The Remaining Light is jointly presented by the CCPA and the Hospital Employees' Union.
Accesible, high-quality care for seniors : this issue touches everyone at some point in their lives — seniors receiving health services, people caring for aging relatives, anyone who worries about what their own life will be like when they grow old.
Carla talks about the challenges of helping seniors as a home support worker.
In British Columbia, home support services have been cut back in recent years. Home support helps seniors to live independently at home. Workers provide personal care services such as assistance with bathing and dressing, as well as help with medications and simple wound dressings.
Video by Goh Iromoto.
Accesible, high-quality care for seniors: this issue touches everyone at some point in their lives — seniors receiving health services, people caring for aging relatives, anyone who worries about what their own life will be like when they grow old.
Dr. Reva Adler, a geriatric physician, talks about recent changes in British Columbia's system of home and community health care for seniors.
Dr. Adler is not affiliated with any political party, nor is she a member of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, which produced this video.
Video by Goh Iromoto.
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— Kathleen Ruff, founder, RightOn Canada