Empowerment with a sense of health, defined as “the capacity of people to adapt to, respond to, or control life’s challenges and changes” (Institute of Health Promotion Research, UBC).
Decrease or preclude entry into formal health services.
Reduce social isolation and depression.
Prevent falls
Delay dementia.
Access at a one-stop site many different needs.
Encourage independence.
Affirm one’s own dignity and self-worth.
Develop strengths.
Reaffirm that aging is a normal developmental process
