‘Fierce advocate’ set to retire as the voice for B.C. seniors after 9 years on the job
Canada’s first seniors advocate, Isobel Mackenzie, is set to retire from her work in British Columbia, but not until next spring.
“As B.C.’s seniors advocate, Isobel has made important recommendations to government to help bring system-wide change to better the well-being of seniors and ensure they have access to the resources and support they need.” “In this work, Isobel led the implementation of a new model of dementia care that has become a national best practice, and led the first safety accreditation for homecare workers, among many other accomplishments,” the biography reads.
“What is interesting to note is that overwhelmingly, the majority – 90 per cent of seniors – live independently in their own home. I want to emphasize that. I want to emphasize that even at 85 and older, 77 per cent of people live alone – 85 and over. And that number rose in the last census.”
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