NextStep Advocacy Services for Seniors
Your compassionate guide helping navigate life transitions and your NextStep with trust, kindness, efficiency, and wisdom.
At NextStep Advocacy Solutions for Seniors, we coordinate and oversee customizable life transitions for seniors and their families, providing advocacy and expert guidance every step of the way. Our goal is to save you time, money, and stress while ensuring peace of mind.
Our comprehensive and compassionate approach begins with a personalized assessment to understand your unique needs and goals. We coordinate every aspect of your transition, including downsizing, relocating, navigating health and housing options, enhancing social well-being, and addressing legal, financial, and estate planning needs. By acting as your trusted advocate and connecting you with trusted professionals and partners when needed, we deliver tailored solutions designed to meet your specific circumstances.
With years of experience and a vast network of reliable experts, we are dedicated to managing every detail so you and your loved ones can move forward confidently, with dignity and peace of mind.
NextStep was created to address the growing need for compassionate, personalized support for seniors and their families navigating critical life transitions. Serving the Greater Victoria area and surrounding communities, we specialize in personalized advocacy and project management to navigate the emotional, logistical, and financial challenges that come with aging, relocation, and estate planning and everything in between. By leveraging a trusted network of professionals in law, finance, healthcare, and real estate, NextStep serves as a one-stop solution, providing the expertise, guidance, and care needed to make life’s transitions smoother and more manageable for seniors and their loved ones.
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Personalized Advocacy & Consultation
One-on-one sessions to assess needs and create actionable, customized plans for seniors, ensuring their voices are heard and respected throughout the process. We help guide decisions, while collaborating with experts as needed.
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Family Collaboration
Facilitating discussions to align families on goals, roles, and next steps during transitional periods, while ensuring that the senior’s voice remains at the center of the decision-making process.
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Relocation and Transition Support
Guiding seniors and their families with advice on downsizing, coordinating relocations (to and from Vancouver Island), real estate processes, contract navigation, rental assistance, storage solutions, and collaborating with professional teams to streamline the move.
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Transition to Specialized Care
Providing advice and helping seniors and families identify and transition to suitable care options, such as assisted living, long-term care, in-home care, ageing in place or senior housing, by coordinating the necessary medical, financial, and lifestyle considerations with trusted professionals.
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Financial and Legal Support
We work closely with your existing legal and financial professionals to guide you through estate planning, financial management, and benefits navigation. Our services include consultations and third-party reviews of Powers of Attorney, representation agreements, care wishes, and wills. When needed, we connect you with trusted experts to ensure comprehensive support.
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Emotional and Social Support
Connecting seniors with counseling services, social engagement opportunities, and family support resources to promote emotional well-being during transitions.
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Health and Wellness Assistance
Sourcing and coordinating with the right professionals for home safety modifications, mobility aids, nutrition support, and other health-related needs.
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Education and Resources
Providing guidance on understanding available support systems, public and private health support, financial considerations, and long-term care planning, ensuring seniors and their families are informed throughout the process.
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Technology Assistance
Supporting seniors with appropriate tech training on smartphones, computers, and other devices, and promoting the setup of remote monitoring and emergency systems to ensure safety and connectivity.
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Funeral and End-of-Life Planning
Providing options in assisting families with navigating funeral arrangements, providing thoughtful options, and connecting them with grief counseling resources. We guide families through the end-of-life planning process and executor support with compassion, care, and a commitment to honoring the wishes of their loved ones.
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Transportation Services
Coordinating and advising options for transportation for seniors, ensuring they have access to medical appointments, social engagements, and errands when driving is no longer an option.
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Comprehensive Support
Offering personalized assistance for any other needs that may arise during transitions, ensuring seniors and their families receive the support they require, addressing challenges and connecting with trusted professionals when necessary.