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From YouTube: MARCH 30 2023 Statements Janet Routledge
Description
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
4th Session
42nd Parliament
A
Your
help
has
failed
significantly.
You
have
trouble
feeding
and
bathing
yourself.
You
are
starting
to
get
confused
about
simple
tasks.
You
speak,
no
English,
you've
forgotten
the
little
English
you
used
to
know,
but
you
are
not
a
new
Canadian
you've
lived
here
since
before
many
of
us
were
born,
you
spent
your
working
life,
toiling
in
one
of
the
industries
that
has
powered
British
Columbia's
Prosperity.
You
raised
your
family
here,
but
your
family
is
showing
signs
of
exhaustion
and
you
are
beginning
to
lose
your
will
to
live
well.
A
Honorable
speaker,
Gaia
cares
has
opened
a
new
program
in
Burnaby
North
and
it
can
give
you
a
new
lease
on
life.
It
started
last
May
as
a
three-hour
table
tennis
class.
Since
then,
it
has
evolved
into
a
seniors
all-round
Development,
Day
program
that
provides
structured
and
supervised
social,
recreational,
physical,
cognitive,
self-care,
aesthetic
and
educational
activities
for
frail
seniors,
post-stroke
clients
and
those
living
with
early
signs
of
dementia.
A
The
program
helps
to
prevent
social
isolation
and
encourages
independent
living
in
the
community.
It
also
provides
support
and
information
for
caregivers.
The
program
runs
every
Thursday
from
9
A.M
to
3
P.M.
It
is
led
by
three
staff
three
to
five
volunteers,
with
professional
backgrounds
in
Social,
Work,
nursing,
physiotherapy
education,
Rehabilitation
and
exercise
science.
They
communicate
with
participants
in
their
first
language,
which
is
Chinese.
They
provide
culturally
appropriate
hot
meals
and
nutritional
snacks.