The Safety Program was first introduced to the Town & County of Antigonish in 2002. However, due to lack of sustainable funding, the program was forced to cease service to seniors’ after only 12 months.

In 2003, Antigonish Town & County Crime Prevention Association & the Antigonish RCMP District assisted local seniors who wanted the program operational in our communities once again. Thanks to their dedication to rekindle and support the program, they re-launched the Safety Program for the second time on June 23rd, 2003.

Our Seniors’ Safety Program is free to all senior residents of Antigonish Town & County.

It is available to every senior – single, couple, or those living in seniors’ housing or nursing homes. The program is provided in the comfort of their home at their convenience.

Mandate – Protection, Prevention, Education & Safety. Empowering Seniors’ to live safe, healthy and independent lives in their own homes for as long as possible.

Service Delivery – What is offered to seniors’?

• One on one contact
• Telephone contact
• Free of Charge
• Home visits provided in seniors own home
• Proactive program that contacts “hard to reach” seniors’.
• Respect and Confidentiality
• Tailored to individual seniors’ concerns
• Sensitivity to issues of individual’s physical abilities, mobility concerns, economic status and literacy levels.

Topics for presentations and senior home visits include:

• Personal safety & well-being
• Household security
• Apartment security
• Safety in the home
• Vehicle / driving safety
• Elder Abuse
• Power of Attorney
• Support for victims of crime
• Vial of life
• Fraud & Scam awareness
• Personal Emergency Planning
• 911 System
• CAT – Combat Auto Theft
• Falls Prevention
• Identity Theft
• Safe Banking

Providing seniors’ with access to information on local & provincial services and organizations:

Services..

• Home Care
• Community Care Van
• Meals on Wheels
• VON Antigonish
• Seniors’ Home Check Program
• Legal Referrals
• Caregivers Nova Scotia

Organizations..

• In Touch / Lifeline
• Mental Health
• Pharmacare
• Adult Protection
• Low Income Seniors’ Housing
• Service Canada – Pensions
• Dept. of Housing – Grants for Seniors’.

It is the goal of the Seniors Safety Programs to enhance the safety and well being of seniors in the thirty-two communities that we serve in the Town & County of Antigonish. If you know of someone that may benefit from the Senior’s Safety Program, please contact the Senior Safety Coordinator:

Senior Safety Coordinator – Dona Pottie
Address – Antigonish Town & County Senior Safety Program 4 Fairview Street, Antigonish Nova Scotia B2G 1R3
(Phone – 863-6500) (Fax – 863-5570) (Cell – 318-0372) (Email – dona.pottie@rcmp-grc.gc.ca)