Community Resources and Reference Library

This library includes research initiated by our agency, research from other organizations, government reports, think tanks, academe and local or national agencies who report on issues, statistics, data or opinions of interest to those who are searching for information on seniors, older adults health and housing. It has a bias towards listing links to information about seniors in B.C. Canada.

Publications and Research

• A profile of seniors in British Columbia Ministry of Health Services 2004

• A Roof Over My Head - A Guide for Senior Renters, BCCEAS 2002
• Age-Friendly Rural and Remote Communities: A Guide Denise Weber, Public Health Agency of Canada 2008 This guide provides information to help rural communities address issues related to senior’s transportation, housing, social inclusion, and other issues.
• Aging Well in B.C. November 2006 Premier's Council
• BC Seniors' Guide: Programs & benefits for British Columbia Seniors - 2006
• B.C. Seniors' Market Survey CMHC 2007
• Fraser Health Seniors Home Health Profile 2010
• Global Age-Friendly Cities: A Guide World Health Organization Geneva 2007
• Homeless Hub: Canadian Research Library
• Housing Canada's Seniors in the Next 30 Years Urban Futures Institute Report 28
• Housing for Older Canadians - The definitive guide to the over-55 market, CMHC 1999
• Maintaining Seniors Independence - A Guide to Planning for Housing and Support Services, CMHC 1991
• New Westminster Seniors Services Task Force Report April 2007
• Out of Sight, Out of Mind: the Plight of Seniors and Homelessness: A Report on Homelessness and the Risk of Homelessness among Seniors and Vulnerable Adults in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. 2003
• Regional Homelessness Plan for Greater Vancouver, GVRD March 2001
• Research Project on Homelessness in Greater Vancouver, GVRD July 2002
• The Safe Living Guide: a guide to home safety for seniors 3rd ed , 2005 Public Health Agency of Canada
• Seniors and Homelessness: Activities of the Senior Services Society February 2008 Power point presentation for a Teleforum with HRSDC
• Seniors Housing and Services Needs in the City of Burnaby, SHIP 1995
• Seniors’ Housing and Support Initiative Document series. Union of British Columbia Municipalities.
• Seniors Profile: Health and Social Profiles by the Vancouver Richmond Health Board, 2000
• SSScene Seniors Services Society's Current Newsletter
• Striving for the Ideal: A Senior Friendly Community 411 Seniors Centre Feb 2002
• Summary of Presentations: Premier’s Council on Aging and Seniors’ Issues February 16, 2006 Vancouver, British Columbia
• Types of Seniors Housing Seniors Services Society 2008. For a grid version of this document click here.
• Voices of Burnaby Seniors: a survey of Burnaby Citizens 55 years and older Burnaby Seniors’ Interagency Society December 2007