Housing

• Independent Living in the North Okanagan
  Includes Members of OPSALA (Okanagan Private Supportive Living Association) Family Care Homes, Non-OPSALA Members, and Independent Living accommodation. This list is updated weekly.
  
  
• Okanagan-North Seniors' Housing Guide-2012 (6MB PDF)
  Please email with suggested corrections, amendments, deletions or additions to this Guide.
  
  
• Are you looking for, or can you offer, shared accommodation? Listings are constantly being updated, so please call the Seniors Bureau at 250 545-8572 for the very latest information.
  
  
  

  Please note: Referrals for long-term care or assisted living are made through Interior Health. Please call Community Care @ 250 541-2200 for this information.

  
  
• SAFER Program
  The Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters (SAFER) program provides direct cash assistance for people age 60 and over and who pay rent for their housing. SAFER is designed to help older British Columbians on fixed incomes pay for rent and leave them with enough money for the other necessities of life such as food, utilities and transportation.
  
  SAFER applications can be picked up at the Government Agents / Access Centre or your local Community Health Services office. You can also print one from the BC Housing web site (www.bchousing.org). Call 1-800-257-7756 for more information about the SAFER program. Or you may email: ApplicantandSAFERenquiries@bchousing.org
  
  
  
  BC Senior’s Line: 1-800-465-4911
  The BC Seniors’ Line assists in accessing the network of provincial services, including Senior’s Supplement and SAFER Program.