Dial-A-Daughter

We provide on-site personal contact and make the connections to services and resources for your parent or relative living in the Greater Victoria area.

Your concerns

• Does your career take you away from Victoria frequently?
• Are you spending longer hours at the office?
• Does your parent need an 'active visitor' in their life?
• Are you planning an extended vacation but hestiate to leave without a backup?
• Does your senior relative or friend need help with something, but you have no idea how to help from a distance?
• Are you frustrated by living far from family members and friends in the Greater Victoria area?
• Do you sense that you should visit your senior friend or relative more often?

Maybe you are facing one or more of these situations:

• trying to identify volunteer services that deliver hot meals
• looking for the appropriate government agency to deal with pension cheque concerns
• wondering how to handle your father-in-law's fears of tradespeople being in his home to do repairs
• calming your great aunt whose elderly pet is unwell
• wishing you could be in Victoria to plan a surprise party for your dad's 90th birthday

Active Visting
Someone who visits the older person regularly to ensure his or her welfare and to convey the family's continuing love and concern.

It Takes More than Love: A Practical Guide to Taking Care of an Aging Adult
Anita G. Beckerman and Ruth M. Tappen
pg. 305