** About Us **
The Alzheimer Society of B.C. (established in 1981) is dedicated to helping anyone concerned with or facing dementia have the confidence and skills to maintain quality of life, to ensuring that public policy and perceptions reflect the issues and reality, and to securing funding for support and research.
The Alzheimer Society of B.C. is the leading source of education and support in B.C. for people impacted by dementia, through resource centres located around the province.
A federation of 10 provincially-focused organizations, the Alzheimer Society in Canada is the leading nationwide health organization for people affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in Canada.
The Society is a principal funder of Alzheimer research and training, provides enhanced care and support to people with the disease, their families and their caregivers, and is a prominent voice within all levels of government.
** Our Mission **
The Alzheimer Society of B.C. exists to alleviate the personal and social consequences of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, to promote public awareness and to search for the causes and the cures.
** Our Vision **
Our ultimate vision is to create a world without Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
** Our Core Values **
Core values are those fundamental values that we consider necessary to be held, nurtured and developed by the members, employees, directors and volunteers of our organization in order to be effective in achieving our goals.
* Accountability and Transparency: We measure our performance and follow a
process of continuous improvement. We are wholly accountable for our actions
and must account to our stakeholders for our use of the financial and human
resources available to us.
* Compassion: We provide caring and supportive assistance that recognizes and
responds to the need for information, comfort and hope for the people we
serve. We consider those individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related
dementias and their families and caregivers to be our first responsibility
and our primary focus.
* Integrity and Respect: We set for ourselves the highest and most exacting
standards of honesty, trustworthiness and professional integrity in all
aspects of our organization and carry out our work with the utmost respect
for the dignity and the rights of the people we serve.
* Leadership: We seek to bring progressive and creative ideas to all aspects
of our organization and provide resources and support to enable those
affected by Alzheimer's disease and related dementia to enhance their
quality of life.
* Teamwork: We work together to achieve our goals and ensure that our
volunteers and staff are representative of the many communities we serve.
Our volunteers are the key to delivering the most personal and responsive
service possible through their commitment, generosity, service and
friendship.
History Of Alzheimer Society of B.C
** Our History **
For more than 25 years, the Alzheimer Society of B.C. has played an important role in the lives of people with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia, their families and caregivers.
In 1981, a group of caregivers gathered to discuss the challenges of caring for a person diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Out of their compassion and determination, the Alzheimer Society of B.C. was ultimately founded.
From those humble roots in a North Vancouver home, the Alzheimer Society has grown tremendously over the years and blossomed into an organization active in communities across the province.
Staying true to its goals, the Alzheimer Society continues to provide help for today and hope for tomorrow to those whose lives have been impacted by dementia.
