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ECO-FRIENDLY GROUP HOME FOR SENIORS OPENS IN
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VICTORIA – A new $650,000 five-bed residential
facility designed for seniors with disabilities has opened in Victoria. It is
the first eco-friendly designed group home built on Vancouver Island.
“The new group home in Victoria ensures B.C.’s most
vulnerable citizens receive priority for assistance, and has been built to
incorporate sustainable design components,” said Ida Chong, Minister
responsible for Seniors. “Homes like this demonstrate the Province’s commitment
to meet seniors’ diverse housing and individual health needs, key
recommendations of the Premier’s Council on Aging and Seniors’ Issues in its
Aging Well in British Columbia report.”
The project was made possible through funding from the
provincial government and Community Living BC – the Crown agency that delivers
support and services to people with physical and developmental disabilities and
their families in British Columbia.
The group home was designed and built for seniors with
a broad range of disabilities. Support services for the residents include
relationship-building skills, life-skills training, meal preparation, personal
care, and access to community resources, activities and services.
“One of Community Living BC’s goals is to help people with
disabilities find homes that suit their needs, wants and dreams,” said Lois
Hollstedt, Community Living BC board chair. “By partnering with the provincial government,
we have been able to access technical expertise that has made this project a
success from the beginning stages to completion.”
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home, operated by Integra Support Services, is the first group home on
Vancouver Island built to the Energuide 80 level of energy efficiency.
Energuide 80 is the target for energy performance adopted by the province for
new small residential buildings. It is one of four energy efficient group homes
constructed to Energuide 80 standards in the last year. The others are in
Chilliwack, Langley and Surrey.
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