What is Social Prescribing? Social Prescribing supports seniors to access non-clinical, community-based services to prevent or delay frailty by fostering resilience and social support using a comprehensive, strength-based approach. Participants of social prescribing programs have reported improvements to health and wellbeing, health-related behaviours, emotional state, social contacts, and day-to-day functioning. When a family member, friend, service or health care provider identifies a patient who could benefit from the program they can send a “prescription” to the Seniors’ Community Connector who will support the patient to access suitable local sources of support.
Eligibility
- 55+ years of age and older
- Reside on the Lower Sunshine Coast
- Experiencing or at risk of frailty; social isolation and/or loneliness; barriers to accessing community-based resources; frequent trips to primary care or ER.
Referrals
Referrals can be from:
- Self-referral
- Friends, family and community members
- Health care providers
To make a referral and for more information contact Maryanne Brabander, Seniors Community Connector
- email: scc@resourcecentre.ca
- phone: 604-885-4088 extension 3
- cell: 604-989-4945
This program is funded by the Government of British Columbia and managed by the United Way of BC.
