Interior Region
Get information about our resource centres in Kamloops, Kelowna and Penticton, plus the other communities we serve within the Interior Health region, including the East and West Kootenays.
Call the First Link® Dementia Helpline at 1-800-936-6033 for further information and advice, available Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Information and support is also available in Punjabi (1-833-674-5003) and in Cantonese or Mandarin (1-833-674-5007), available 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Kamloops
Central Interior
Serving: Kamloops, 100 Mile House, Adams Lake, Ashcroft, Barriere, Cache Creek, Celista, Chase, Clearwater, Lillooet, Lytton, Merritt, Scotch Creek, Williams Lake
Alzheimer resource centre - Central Interior
235 1st Avenue
Suite 405
Kamloops BC V2C 3J4
Canada
Phone number: 250-377-8200
Email: [email protected]
For information about upcoming education workshops, locations for support groups and other support in this area, see the First Link Bulletin for the Central Interior. For locations of support groups, please contact the Resource Centre.
Family Caregiver Support Groups:
Found in: Ashcroft, Chase, Kamloops, Merritt, Williams Lake
Early Stage Support Groups:
Found in: Kamloops
Tele-support Group:
For those who are unable to attend a support group in person, the tele-support group offers the opportunity to meet with others by phone.
Kelowna
North and Central Okanagan
Serving: Kelowna, Armstrong, Coldstream, Enderby, Lake Country, Lumby, Oyama, Peachland, Revelstoke, Salmon Arm, Sicamous, Sorrento, Vernon, West Kelowna
Alzheimer resource centre - North & Central Okanagan
1664 Richter Street
Suite 307
Kelowna BC V1Y 8N3
Phone number: 250-860-0305
Email: [email protected]
For a listing of upcoming education workshops, support groups and Minds in Motion locations in this area, see the First Link Bulletin for the North and Central Okanagan. For locations of support groups, please contact the Resource Centre.
Family Caregiver Support Groups:
Found in: Enderby, Kelowna, Salmon Arm, Vernon
Early Stage Support Groups:
Found in: Kelowna, Vernon
Please contact the Resource Centre for locations.
Tele-support Group:
For those who are unable to attend a support group in person, the tele-support group offers the opportunity to meet with others by phone.
Penticton
South Okanagan and Similkameen
Serving: Penticton, Bridesville, Cawston, Greenwood, Keremeos, Oliver, Osoyoos, Princeton, Summerland
Alzheimer Resource Centre
104 - 35 Backstreet Boulevard
Penticton, B.C. V2A 1H7
Phone: 250-493-8182
Toll-free: 1-888-318-1122
Fax: 250-493-6833
Email: [email protected]
For information about upcoming education workshops, locations for support groups and other support in this area, see the First Link Bulletin for the South Okanagan and Similkameen. For locations of support groups, please contact the Resource Centre.
Family Caregiver Support Groups:
Found in: Keremeos, Oliver, Osoyoos, Penticton, Princeton, Summerland
Tele-support Group:
For those who are unable to attend a support group in person, the tele-support group offers the opportunity to meet with others by phone.
Nelson
West Kootenay
Serving: Nelson, Boswell, Castlegar, Grand Forks, Gray Creek, Midway, Nakusp, Riondel, Salmo, Slocan, Trail, Kaslo, New Denver
Phone: 1-778-774-2133
Toll-free: 1-855-301-6742
Fax: 1-778-774-2134
Email: [email protected]
For information about upcoming education workshops, locations for support groups and other support in this area, see the First Link Bulletin for the West Kootenay. For locations of support groups, please contact the Resource Centre.
Family Caregiver Support Groups:
Found in: Grand Forks, Nelson, Trail
Tele-support Group:
For those who are unable to attend a support group in person, the tele-support group offers the opportunity to meet with others by phone.
Cranbrook
East Kootenay
Serving: Cranbrook, Creston, Fernie, Golden, Kimberley, Invermere
For support in the East Kootenay region, please call the First Link® Dementia Helpline at 1-800-936-6033.
For information about upcoming education workshops, locations for support groups and other support in this area, see the First Link® bulletin for the East Kootenay. For locations of support groups, please contact the Resource Centre.
Tele-support Group:
For those who are unable to attend a support group in person, the tele-support group offers the opportunity to meet with others by phone.
Dementia education:
Learn from home — participate in the Alzheimer Society of B.C.’s free one-hour webinars.