
Multi-year wait list for seniors
PRINCE GEORGE – The Chateau is one of a handful of available options for seniors housing. But access to seniors’ housing is lean at its best. In fact, there is a wait list for housing. And it’s egregious.
“There’s long wait lists for seniors housing,” says Jenine Bortolon, Seniors Housing Advocate for the Prince George Council of Seniors. “But I believe the wait list is four years. So it’s tricky to try and find places for seniors. But there is [a program] called Safer. It’s a program through B.C. Housing. It’s monthly assistance that helps seniors with their monthly rent.”