- “Creating an Age-Friendly Community: Assessing Needs and Priorities” - Executive Summary
We are excited to release “Creating an Age-Friendly Community: Assessing Needs and Priorities” -- our report assessing the needs and priorities of seniors in Nelson and Areas E and F.
The report was written by Dr. Janice Murphy, a local research consultant with a broad background in seniors’ issues. It was written after broad community consultation with local seniors, seniors’ organizations and the general public.
Study Purpose
The Foundation initiated this research project so that it can be more effective in allocating the money it has available for granting to seniors’ needs each year. The assessment results will also benefit other organizations and funding agencies concerned with the well-being of seniors in the area.
An added goal of the project was to engage the broader community in this discussion of what would make Nelson and areas E and F more senior-friendly. The project’s advisory panel (see below) represents a broad range of local seniors’ groups and service providers in the community.
Steering Committee (Osprey Community Foundation Board members)
- Gary Ockenden
- Norm Carruthers
- Peggy DeVries
- P’nina Shames
Advisory Committee:
- Joan Reichardt - Seniors Coordinating Society
- Phyllis Nash - Retired Social Worker/College Instructor
- Yvonne Shewfelt - Retired Elderly Services Psychiatric Nurse Clinician; Chair of Nelson and Area Elder Abuse Prevention Program Steering Committee
- Bill Maslechko - Retired School Superintendent
- Judy Pollard - Kootenay Boundary Community Services Cooperative
- Dave Scanlan - Interior Health Social Worker
- Elisabeth Antifeau - Practice Lead, Community Care, Special Populations, Community Integrated Health Services, Interior Health
- Susanne Raschdorf - Friends of Nelson Elders in Care
- Dave Brown - Friends of Nelson Elders in Care
Project Coordinator
- Dr. Janice Murphy
This initiative was supported, in part, by the City of Nelson, RDCK Area E and Columbia Basin Trust.