Seniors' Community Connector - Social Prescribing Program - Nanaimo
Condition Specific Support and Seniors Services
Provided by Nanaimo Division of Family Practice
Provides support for seniors to access non-clinical, community-based services.
In partnership with Shared Care of BC, the City of Nanaimo, Island Health, and the Nanaimo Family Life Association the Social Prescribing program helps connect patients 55+ to non-clinical, community-based services, addressing social isolation and improving health outcomes through personalized social plans and community connections.
The program is intended for seniors age 55+ who are experiencing:
The program is intended for seniors age 55+ who are experiencing:
- Social isolation, decreased social supports
- Major life events (such as loss of a spouse)
- Living with chronic disease/depression
- Physical inactivity
- Frailty or danger of frailty
- Poor nutrition and/or food insecurity
- Poor health outcomes associated with social determinants of health (low income, Indigenous/Metis/Inuit, LGBTQA2S, reduced access to health care, etc.)
- Frequent users of primary/emergency care
Once referred to the program patients are assessed and connected with a Link Worker from Island Health or a Community Connector from the Nanaimo Family Life Association, who helps them access community-based services and activities. The program also hosts a bi-weekly community kitchen social, offering participants an opportunity to connect, cook, and share meals, building stronger social ties and support.
Public email: kschuld@nanaimodivision.ca
Cost: No cost
Referral options:
- Health professional referral
- Physician or nurse practitioner referral
- Community service organization referral
Availability
Service area: Nanaimo
Service Types Provided
Condition Specific Support
Ways to Access
- Provided 1:1 in-person
The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.