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MAID: Revelstoke woman demands access for dementia patients after dad suffered
A woman in Revelstoke is fighting for her right to medical assistance in dying after…
Vernon woman finds new life and love after dementia diagnosis
Christine Aiken tucks into a hot breakfast at a diner in Kamloops chatting cheerfully in…
MEMORY CAFES: South Okanagan researchers tackle the isolation impacting those with dementia
Memory cafes have been popping up in rural communities in the South Okanagan this year…
‘It’s inhumane’: Vernon woman with dementia hopeful for medically assisted dying
Every year more people are choosing medical assistance in dying in the Interior Health Authority…
Vernon volunteers take to water to put smiles on senior’s faces
VERNON – Cruising down Okanagan Lake in the comfort of a pontoon boat is a…
Dementia villages wave of the future for long-term care in B.C.
KELOWNA – With Canada’s first long term care home dedicated strictly to dementia patients set…
Coroner’s report on Kamloops care home death calls for changes
KAMLOOPS – The B.C. Coroners Service has made two recommendations following the death of a…
Coroners report sheds light on Vernon care home death
VERNON – The B.C. Coroners Service has ruled a high profile care home death three…
Senior’s advocate calls for change after missing Salmon Arm man found dead
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The person in charge of looking out for seniors across the province believes…
Family believes death of missing Salmon Arm senior with dementia was preventable
“THEY TURNED HIM OUT AT 1:30 A.M., THEY GAVE HIM A VOUCHER AND THEY PUT…
B.C. program helps locate family members with dementia
KAMLOOPS – When police find someone with dementia lost in the community, it isn’t always…
Coroner’s findings in death of Enderby senior
ENDERBY - Dementia is considered a contributing factor in the death of an Enderby woman. Barbara Nell Derenowski, 73, was found dead March 4 on a logging road near Douglas Lake after driving many kilometres from her home in Enderby. Her neighbours were shocked and saddened to hear of her passing. According to a coroner’s...