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The Community Dental Access Centre is now open.
Community
Dental Access website
The dental care provided will be at a reduced fee.
If individuals have PWD, Healthy Kids they will not
be charged a balance until their benefit amount is
used up. If a client comes in with an abscessed tooth,
the clinic staff and volunteers will do their best
to help them at a special evening clinic even if the
individual has no coverage. This will not be same-day
service. The individual will most likely need to see
their doctor to see if antibiotics are needed.
- BrainTrust
Canada - a leader in brain injury rehabilitation
and prevention has opened an office in Vernon. #120,
4412 - 27th St, Vernon. Phone 250.307.6064
- Although the has closed, services are available
at Vernon Women's Transition House, the Primary Health
Clinic, Independent Living, the First Nations Friendship
Centre, United Way and the Cammy Lafleur Street Clinic.
For more information about community programs, call
Transition House at 250 542-1122 or the Gateway Shelter
at 250 260-2786.
- . This Ministry of Health website
provides a range of resources that offer practical
assistance as well as personal supports for caregivers
and care recipients.
- (Interior Health). Run by health
care professionals, offers education, individual and
group support. All caregivers of adults with age-related
conditions are welcome. Room 102 at the People Place,
the second Wednesday of each month, from 1 pm to 2:30
pm. Contact Colleen at 250 549-5737.
- Interior Health has established
a central to receive, record, track
and resolve complaints through Quality
Officers. The Patient Care Quality Officer is the
liaison between patients, clients, residents and Interior
Health regarding concerns, complaints or unmet needs.
Phone toll-free: 1-877-442 2001 or email [email protected]
- - a non-profit healing sanctuary
for rest, relaxation and rejuvenation. Located on
93 acres just north of Lumby in the Monashee foothills.
Contact Phi Brewer toll free at 1-888-547-9456 or
(250) 547-9456. Email [email protected]
Website www.silverhills.ca
- - Mondays from 1 to 2 pm at the People
Place. Excellent for those who cannot do physical
exercise but want the benefits of cleansing, energizing
and healing the body and mind. By donation only. Contact
Melissa, [email protected]
- Gentle Yoga movements that encourage
deep, deeper and deepest breathing. No yoga mat required.
Fridays at noon at the People Place, Room 006 starting
November 5. By donation. Contact Melissa at [email protected]
- - a volunteer, nonprofit,
produce-buying fruit and vegetable cooperative for
hundreds of families in the North Okanagan, offering
high quality produce monthly for about half the retail
cost. Supported in 2008 by the Food
Action Society of the North Okanagan.
- in Vernon and area.
For information on emergency food assistance and general
food-related sources. Download pamphlet
here. (PDF 500k) Final 2011
-
is a committee of seniors, service providers and others
who work to identify seniors’ needs and implement
solutions in our community. Action is the key work
here and seniors will form the majority of this committee.
If you are a senior, interested, and passionate about
working towards improving the lives of all seniors,
this is the group for you.
Call Dayle Drury at the Seniors Information and Resource
Bureau at
(250) 545-8572 if you are interested in joining.
Seniors Action Network (SAN) meets at 10 am on the
second Tuesday of each month at the People Place -
but please phone (250) 545-8572 to confirm.
- , a branch of The Stroke
Recovery Association of BC. Non-profit organization
to help all stroke survivors and their caregivers
to live their lives to the fullest. Provides support,
information, speech programs, motor skill development,
games, exercises, guest speakers, and friendship.
Meets every Thursday at The Pantry
Restaurant, 3908 32nd St., Vernon in the Banquet Room
between 10 am and 12:30 pm. Contact Brenda Paul at
(250) 542-2555 or email [email protected]
for more information.
- Report a
to James Rice in the City of Vernon Operations Department
at 250 549-6757. Typically safety issues are addressed
immediately, and general issues are addressed on a
priority basis.
You can also report
a problem to Pat Black, Coordinator of our Falls Prevention
program.
- View the December
2009 (PDF 7MB)
- The Partners in Action Committee is
pleased to announce that Greater Vernon Services has
agreed to expand their 75% discount for recreational
services to SENIORS
ON GUARANTEED INCOME SUPPLEMENT. Click
on poster
explaining eligibility, the programs included, and
the process for applying for the discount. Greater
Vernon Services has been extremely supportive and
we thank them for their support! (68Kb PDF)
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