THE CEDARS

The Cedars at Beulah Gardens, located at 3355 East 5^th Avenue in Vancouver, provides 89 assisted living units under the Independent Living BC program. All four storeys are wheelchair accessible and include underground parking, a library, a hair salon, two activity rooms and a lounge. Residents receive hospitality services such as housekeeping, meals, laundry services and recreational opportunities. They also receive personal care services such as help with medications. Vancouver Coastal Health funds the personal care and hospitality services for the Independent Living BC units and also funds the Adult Day Centre and Ambulatory Care Clinic.

Programming at the Adult Day Centre provides respite for caregivers and a therapeutic environment for individuals, some of whom suffer from dementia. The Ambulatory Care Clinic offers a range of assessment and treatment services, including IV therapy, medication management, wound care and chronic disease management.

The first residents moved into the assisted living units on Feb. 4, 2008.

Partners and Funding

The Province provided a $4.45-million capital grant.
The City of Vancouver provided reductions on development costs totaling $653,928.
Beulah Garden Homes Society provided $3,965,000 million in land equity.
The Province will provide housing subsidies of up to $17,367,805 over 35 years.
Vancouver Coastal Health will provide $1.32 million in annual funding for the 89 Assisted Living units at the Cedars at Beulah Gardens. The Adult Day Centre and the Ambulatory Care Clinic will also be funded out of Vancouver Coastal Health’s existing operating budgets.

Beulah Gardens Home Society

The Beulah Gardens Home Society was founded in 1951 to provide low-cost housing for seniors. The society, once known as the Old Pensioners Organization of Vancouver (circa 1944), was later named the Senior Citizens Home Association Limited. In addition to the Cedars, Beulah Gardens Home Society also operates and manages Beechwood, a 96-unit independent seniors living facility, as well as an additional 98 independent living units for seniors at two other developments onsite.

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Contact:

Laura Kohli

BC Housing

604 374-4534 (cellular)

Anna Lucarino

Office of the Mayor, City of Vancouver

604 873-7661

Anna Marie D'Angelo

Vancouver Coastal Health
604 708-5340

Dr. Nis Schmidt

Beulah Garden Homes Society

604 266-6534




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