Seniors Housing Strategy – A Seniors Housing Strategy for Island and Rural Communities in British Columbia
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Seniors Housing Strategy A seniors housing strategy for Island and rural communities in British Columbia Planit Solutions Land Use Consulting Inc. 3/31/2010 A seniors housing strategy with goals for existing homes, new homes and affordability with practical short, mid and long term implementation targets. Planit Solutions Inc. Page 2 Seniors Housing Strategy Acknowledgements Planit Solutions wishes to thank the Islands Trust Community Housing Task Force who provided feedback and support to the project. Special thank you to Islands Trust staff including David Marlor for his guidance; Justine Stark for sharing information on affordable housing; and David Beeston for providing access to the Islands Trust website. Grateful acknowledgement goes to the Union of British Columbia Municipalities for providing funding for the project. Project Funding By: Union of BC Municipalities Prepared For: Islands Trust Lisa Berg Project Consultant Planit Solutions Land Use Consulting Inc. Vancouver, BC ‐ Courtenay, BC 778‐373‐0340 or 250‐871‐1103 www.planitsolutionsbc.ca Planit Solutions Inc. Planit Solutions Inc. Page 3 Seniors Housing Strategy Executive Summary Planit Solutions Land Use Consulting Inc. was retained by the Islands Trust to undertake a Seniors Housing Strategy. In keeping with the terms of the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) grant that the Islands Trust received to fund the development of the strategy, a rural community scope was utilized so that other rural and small towns in BC could refer to and potentially implement similar strategies. The first task to creating the strategy was to complete a literature review of known reports and studies focused on the housing needs of seniors in small and rural communities. The second task was to complete a technical analysis of population statistics, housing statistics and identification of the common barriers that rural and island community’s face in supporting aging‐in‐place and seniors housing. The strategy focuses on three main areas for supporting seniors housing and promoting an age‐ friendly community: 1‐ Provide appropriate housing for older adults through maintenance, renovation and modification of existing homes. 2‐ Produce new housing that meets the needs of older adults and seniors while not distracting from the existing character of the neighbourhood or community. 3‐ Provide affordable and diverse housing to meet the needs of low and moderate income seniors. These three areas for supporting seniors housing are examined and a resulting set of implementation strategies are put forward for consideration for the Community Housing Task Force, staff and Trust Council. Strategies for improving aging‐in‐place opportunities are included that were based on a project completed by Bowen Island Municipality. The project identified 8 common barriers to age friendly communities, which help to identify how commun
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