B.C. Seniors Advocate addresses health and housing issues

Isobel Mackenzie gives presentation on International Day of Older Persons

B.C. seniors advocate Isobel Mackenzie (left), listens to the concerns of Sister Edna Walsh, SC(H), Oct. 1. Agnieszka Krawczynski / The B.C. Catholic.

The voice for seniors in B.C. shared her goals and fielded questions about improving care for the elderly during a visit to Vancouver. "We need to raise the level of expectation in our acute care for seniors in the hospital for their recovery," said Isobel Mackenzie. The B.C. Seniors Advocate was addressing more than 100 people on the International Day of Older Persons, Oct. 1. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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