"David Eby, Leader of the BC NDP, announced today that a re-elected BC NDP government will provide a $90 million contribution in provincial funding toward the redevelopment of the former Oak Bay Lodge site.

The site on Cadboro Bay Road is being planned as a new community health and seniors’ care hub where people can access a range of services closer to home, including care for seniors, long-term care, hospice and respite services, adult day programs and primary care."

— bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Free shingles vaccines: Covering the full cost of the two-dose shingles vaccine for all adults aged 50+ and all immunocompromised adults, to prevent unnecessary hospital visits and help people live healthier lives." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Better care for long-term care residents: Bringing more nurse practitioners, pharmacy services, and virtual specialist consultations into long-term care homes so residents can avoid trips to hospital, and setting up more teams to support patients ready to leave hospital and return to community-based care." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Building more long-term care beds faster and for less: With the funding secured through the BC-Canada Prosperity agreement, the BC NDP will move ahead with seven long-term care projects that had been paused earlier this year, using a new model that lowers per-bed costs, shortens construction timelines, and helps us build beds at scale for the future. These seven projects are in addition to the 16 long-term care projects already completed, seven under construction, and 15 more in planning." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Fair wages for care workers:Bringing 5,000 care-home workers back into the public health employer system to ensure stable staffing, better continuity of care, and fair pay." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Expanding home care support: Adding 500 health-care workers to give more seniors faster, hands-on support, scrapping user fees, and expanding virtual Long-term Care at Home monitoring. Together, these steps will help roughly 5,600 more seniors stay safely in their homes longer." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Support and scale homeshare housing that matches responsible renters with seniors living in a full house - providing affordable housing, gentle density, and intergenerational support." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Apply vacancy control to assisted living, including the additional fees for services, to protect seniors from rent increases and extra charges." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Improve access to respite care and day programs, ensuring that at-home care services are available for both medical care and assistance with daily tasks." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Develop and implement a detailed plan to increase the number of publicly-funded long-term care facilities to meet the growing demand for senior care services." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Develop and implement a rural seniors strategy to address the needs of seniors in rural communities." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13