Trail Nav-CARE Program

Condition Specific Support and Services for Seniors

Provided by Greater Trail Hospice Society

A compassionate community-based program helping adults living with declining health, social isolation or increased frailty by providing social, emotional, and practical support.
Nav-CARE is a free compassionate, community-based program developed to improve the quality of life of adults living with chronic illness, social isolation or increased frailty. Nav-CARE’s specially trained volunteers are matched one-to-one with clients to provide consistent, caring support and to encourage the development of a close connection. Nav-CARE is designed to help adults living with quality of life concerns, such as:
  • Loneliness or social isolation
  • Recent loss or multiple losses
  • Mobility or sensory challenges
  • Increased disengagement
  • Coping with transitions and multiple decisions
  • Difficulty finding or accessing information or resources
  • Perceived need for the program
Nav-CARE provides the following:
  • Practical Support: Specially trained volunteer navigators help clients access resources and services in their community, while providing companionship and emotional support.
  • Emotional Support: Specially trained volunteers are matched one-to-one with clients to provide consistent, caring support and to encourage the development of a close connection.
  • Social Support: Nav-CARE volunteers can help clients to re-engage in their community and the activities they love.

Nav-CARE Dementia Program: Supports individuals living with dementia and their caregivers in the Greater Trail area, including Rossland, Warfield, Genelle, and the Beaver Valley. The program includes dementia-specific navigation training for volunteers to support individuals living with dementia and their caregivers. It also promotes initiatives that foster compassion and inclusion and aim to reduce stigma associated with dementia.

250-368-7347 (Trail Nav-CARE Program)

Public email: andrea.horton@interiorhealth.ca

Website: https://www.trailhospice.org/services...

Kiro Wellness Centre - #7, 1500 Columbia Avenue, Trail, British Columbia, V1R 1J9

(Nav-CARE Dementia Program)

Public email: navcare_dementia@trailhospice.org

Cost: No cost

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Availability

Service area: Rossland, Trail + show cities

Service area cities: Rossland and Trail

Service Types Provided
Condition Specific Support
Services for Seniors
Ways to Access
  • Provided 1:1 in-person

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