A dozen residents of a White Rock mental health housing facility scheduled for closure next summer are on the cusp of losing not only their home, but their support system and community, too, says the facility’s owner.
The budget for the mental health space had been steadily decreasing, making it tough for the owners – one of whom has been at Buena Vista Lodge for more than 20 years – to continue. However, when they informed Fraser Health of the plan to switch operators and handed over a one-year notice, they were sent an email indicating that no more money would be forthcoming once the current contract had expired.
Residents, who the facility’s owners describe, as “family” have not reacted well to the news that they will have to relocate in a few months, they said.