Better At Home

Better at Home is a program that helps older adults with simple non-medical, day-to-day tasks so that they can continue to live independently in their own homes and remain connected to their communities.

The program provides services to seniors who are:

• 55 years of age or older
• Residents of Salt Spring Island
• Living in their own home

Services available through Salt Spring Better at Home include:

• Light Housekeeping: assistance with light household chores such as vacuuming, dusting, bathrooms and laundry. To support independence we can work alongside, assisting with the chores that are challenging.
• Yard Work: assistance with raking leaves, mowing lawns, pruning and maintaining safe outdoor spaces.
• Simple Home Repairs: a variety of services for the maintenance and upkeep of the home. We will help where we can or refer to someone with the expertise needed.
• Friendly Visiting: a regular visit from a volunteer in the home or out in the community.
• Friendly Voices: regular phone contact to check in on isolated seniors.
• Friendly Readers: volunteers share time with seniors with a book, magazine or newspaper.
• Transportation: volunteer drivers provide transport to and from appointments, social or recreational activities. This is a limited service offering, and advance notice is required, particularly for an off-island trip.

Volunteers are an important part of the Better at Home program: 

• By volunteering your time with any one of the areas of service you are part of building community capacity to reduce the isolation and vulnerability of seniors in our community.

Better at Home is funded by the Government of B.C. and managed by United Way British Columbia Healthy Aging. Better at Home programs are available through over 85 non-profit organizations in over 260 communities throughout BC.

To find out more contact Salt Spring Island Community Services Seniors Wellness at (250) 537-9971 ext. 224.