About Us
Nanaimo Lifeline
Program serves more than 1030 households in an area that includes:
| aNanaimo |
a
Parksville |
| aCassidy |
aQualicum
Beach |
| aChase
River |
aCoombs |
| a
Lantzville |
aNanoose
Bay |
| aGabriola
Island |
a
Bowser |
| a
Deep Bay |
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Criteria:
- Be medically at risk when alone.
- Be mentally able to understand and remember how equipment
works.
- Live in the area served by the program.
- Provide a referral from their physician.
Costs of
service: Effective January 1, 2007
- $37.00 per month monitoring fees and
- $40.00 one time activation fee.
- Extra buttons may be requested for more than one user
per household; cost of each extra button is $5.00 monthly.
Sponsorship
opportunities are available for those who cannot
afford the monthly fees but require the service, please contact
the office for application information.
Manager:
Joan Ryan
Office Co-ordinator:
Ellen Suettler
Office Assistants:
Tammy
Paton and Cheryl Fehr
Part-time and casual staff
assist in monitoring daytime from our office location 12 hours
per day, 7 days per week, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
switchboard operators monitor the remaining hours.
More than 50 volunteers support the work of the Nanaimo Lifeline
Program.
For information about volunteer opportunities, please see
volunteers.
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