For Patients

SENIORS SERVICES

There are a variety of services in the North Peace region designed to promote independence, choice and dignity for seniors

Home and Community Care

A range of health care and support services for eligible residents. These services are designed to complement and supplement but not replace the efforts of individuals to care for themselves with the assistance of family, friends and community. Home and community care services are designed to provide the right care in the right setting by offering:

  • Support for clients to remain independent in their own homes for as long as possible
  • At-home services (for example, home care nursing) to prevent admission to hospital or to allow for earlier discharge from hospital
  • Respite (temporary relief) for a client’s unpaid caregivers
  • Assisted Living services to clients who are still independent, but require a higher level of care
  • Residential care services to clients who can no longer be supported in their homes
  • Hospice palliative and end-of-life care that supports people at the end of life, and their loved ones

For more details related to Northern Health’s Home and Community Care in the North Peace, visit:

Save Our Northern Seniors (SONS) is a group of people in Fort St. John dedicated to addressing the needs of seniors in the community. They advocate for additional facilities, supports for those who wish to remain in their own homes, recruitment and retention of professionals providing care to seniors. With local, provincial, and federal connections in the senior care and support sectors, SONS provides important information for seniors, and those supporting them, within the community.

We are grateful to SONS for providing a handbook of resources available for our seniors.

Important Numbers for Seniors

  • HealthLink BC – 811 (24 hours / 7 days per week)
  • Fort St. John Better at Home – 250-785-8880
  • FSJ Community Connector – 250-784-5392
  • BC Seniors Hotline – Dial 211

  • Northern Health – Office of the Seniors Advocate – 1-877-952-3181

Independent, Supported and Assisted Living Facilities

*Note that there are waiting lists at most facilities

Supports and Resources for Seniors

Better At Home – Fort St. John
Subsidized housekeeping, laundry, yard work, and shovelling.
250-785-8880

Bobbie Pardi
250-261-8139

Dejacali Wellness Services
250-793-1035
Email: debra.a.rees@gmail.com

Northern Holistic Homecare Services
261-3437 or 250-261-9345

Colaina Wings of Care
250-793-5043
(8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday – Friday)
Email: wingsofcare@outlook.com

Able Nannies and Caregivers
604-540-7453

Aniela’s Kitchen
250-794-0673
Mobile: 250-261-2643

Cool Beans Take Out – FSJ Hospital
778-256-2706

Food Bank – Women’s Resource Centre
250-787-1121

Royal Canadian Legion – Frenchie’s Trench
250-785-3917

Salvation Army Food Bank
250-785-5891 

Save-On Foods Delivery
250-785-2985

 Sunflower Bakery
250-264-7279

BC Transit HandiDART
250-787-7433

BC Bus
1-844-564-7494
Online Bookings: The cutoff for purchasing tickets online is 24 hours prior to departure.
Phone Bookings: Book at least 3 hours prior to departure.
Wheelchair reservations must be made by phone at 1-844-564-7494 at least 72 hours in advance.

Northern Health Bus Connections
For residents and a support person travelling outside their home community for non-emergency health care or who need to get home after travelling by ambulance to another community.
Service is also available for seniors (over 60) and people with mobility challenges.
1-888-647-4997

Fort St. John Firefighters Society
Applications for support on travel arrangements available.
Email: fsjfc@gmail.com

Hope Air Flight Assistance
Applications for support for travel arrangements to a confirmed appointment based on financial need.
1-877-346-4644
Email: mail@hopeair.ca

Travel Assistance Program – TAP BC (Health Insurance BC)
To support costs for eligible BC residents to travel within the province for non-emergency medical specialist services not available in their own community.
1-800-663-7100.

Alzheimer Society of BC Northern Region
1-866-564-1642
Email: info.princegeorge@alzheimerbc.org

Fort St. John Alzheimer’s Support Group
250-785-3876
Meet 1x per month (Thursdays) at 7:30 p.m. in the Peace Lutheran church fellowship lounge.

First Link Dementia Helpline – online and in person services
1-800-936-6033 (English
1-833-674-5007 (Cantonese & Mandarin)
1-833-674-5003 (Punjabi).

Fort St. John & District Palliative Care
250-787-2814
Email: fsjpcs@shaw.ca

Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)
604-431-2121 ext 6093
Email: Craig.Faris@cnib.ca 

Arthritis Society Canada
1-800-321-1433
Email: info@arthritis.ca

BC Lung Association
(604) 731-5864
Toll Free:  1-800-665-5864
Email: info@bclung.ca

BC Diabetes Office
604-683-3734 
Toll Free: 1-888-874-9333
Email: info@bcdiabetes.ca

Cancer Society FSJ
250-785-0903
or 250-787-7924

Fort St. John Cancer Support Circles
For any age who have been touched with cancer as a patient or caregiver.
250-263-7824
Email:fsjcsc@gmail.com