Whereas Statistics Canada reports confirm that both the number and percentage of seniors will grow significantly during the next two decades, both in numbers and overall proportion of the population; And whereas most serious illnesses requiring either assisted living options andor hospital care occur later in life and there is a significant shortage of supportive assisted living spaces for seniors, affecting both hospital availabilityaccessibility and housing options for vulnerable seniors: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM lobby the provincial government to increase the number of supportive assisted living units across British Columbia in a manner aligned with the demographic data to ensure that all seniors can be housed in dignity as they age and to reduce the pressures of the hospital system by so doing.
