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Senior Support Programs

Caregiver Support, Food, Home Health Care, Housing / Shelter, Seniors Services, and Social / Recreational

Provided by Comox Valley Senior Support Society

Provides various programs to support seniors living in Comox Valley.

The following programs are offered:

Friendly Visitor: Offers an hour each week of in-home visiting and support to seniors who are feeling isolated and lonely. The Friendly Visitor Program can also be done via telephone or a social media platform such as Zoom if this is preferred.
Books for Seniors: A partnership program between the Courtenay and Comox Libraries and CV Senior Support. Once each month a book bundle will be delivered by a CV Senior Support Volunteer. A book bundle will contain items such as: print books, audiobooks, magazines, music CDs, and videos.
Caregiver Support: provide a once per month opportunity for caregivers to meet in a friendly, supportive environment where they can interact with, receive from, and give support, to other caregivers. There are groups for both female and male caregivers.
Senior Information and Access Support program (SIAS): Helps seniors in various areas including tax preparation, navigating frustrating phone systems, completing web-based and paper-based applications, as well as accessing eligible information and resources. Staff are available to help seniors fill out important forms such as income tax, federal government guaranteed income supplement, fair Pharmacare, and BC housing forms like SAFER and home adaptations for independence that are needed to access services and programs. Although this is not a housing society, they can assist with finding safe housing by outlining options, making connections, referring to other agencies, and even assisting with a housing search.
Meal Delivery: Within the SIAS program, CV Senior Support Society partners with Lush Valley Food Action Society to provide already prepared meals and Good Food Boxes, which are bi—weekly full of fresh fruit, vegetables, eggs and other foods to seniors.