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B.C. falling behind on meeting seniors needs, advocate warns | Globalnews.ca

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Seniors Advocate Dan Levitt says there are troubling statistics surrounding health care, long-term care, home care, housing, transportation and community services.

He says the concerns mount as the number of seniors in B.C. grows, rising 45 per cent in the last decade .

A quarter of the provincial population will be over 65 years old by 2035 , he says.

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