For many older adults, home is far more than just a place to live. It is comfort, familiarity, routine and independence.

As people age or experience changes in their health, staying at home safely can become more challenging, but that does not always mean moving immediately into long-term care.

At Interior Health (IH), the goal is to help people remain in their homes and communities for as long as possible by providing the right supports at the right time.

Name: Ken Zarr (he, him)
Job Title: Volunteer Coordinator 
Length of Service: 34 years
Worksite: Kelowna General Hospital
Community: Kelowna
Ancestral Territory: syilx Okanagan

What does a career in health care actually look like? More than 400 high school students from Logan Lake, Salmon Arm and Vernon got the chance to find out this spring. 

The Healthcare Travelling Roadshow, which visited communities across the southern Interior in early May, is a grassroots initiative that brings multidisciplinary post-secondary health students into rural communities to inspire high school students to explore careers in health care. 

New Denver and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Slocan Community Health Centre.
 
Emergency services will be unavailable from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. today, Saturday, June 6, 2026. Patients can access emergency care at Arrow Lakes Hospital in Nakusp during this time.
 
All other inpatient services will continue at Slocan Community Health Centre.
 

100 Mile House and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at 100 Mile District General Hospital.

Emergency services will be unavailable from 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 6 to 7 a.m. on Sunday, June 7, 2026. Patients can access care at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake during this time.

Please see the attached document to learn more about the look, contamination, and risk associated with the current drug alert.

100 Mile House and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at 100 Mile District General Hospital.

Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, June 5, 2026. Patients can access care at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake during this time.