[Report] Asset Mapping Report - Inventory of I&R Services for Seniors in BC

Navigating online information can present significant challenges for some seniors. Language skills, declining health, predisposing conditions, unfamiliarity with technology, and lack of resources to own, maintain, and use technology pose significant barriers that prevent seniors from successfully shifting to the digital realm. In turn, seniors turn community-based senior services and organizations for assistance. An inventory was compiled in 2022/early 2023 to identify the organizations offering this type of service and activities. Organizations that engage with seniors were contacted and briefly surveyed on whether they provide information & referral services to seniors. From a preliminary list of nearly 800 entries, 595 agencies were reached. 120 of these agencies responded that they provide information & referral services. This inventory will serve as a reference as decisions and resources are made to enhance information and referral resources across BC.