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A new online service is hoping to fill a need for seniors searching for private long-term care options in B.C., even as demands on public and private systems continue to rise with the population’s average age.

Route 65, a website hosted by a wing of the B.C. Care Association, aggregates independent and assisted living and care options for seniors into a single database.

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Daniel Fontaine, the CEO of EngAge, says he was driven to launch the project because of how often he heard from friends whose relatives had unique or complicated needs that weren’t easily answered by a single health authority’s listed resources.

“They just really didn’t know where to go … they had to go to dozens and dozens of websites,” he said.

Care providers pay to register or feature services on the site, which is free for users.

Seniors may seek a variety of care options ranging from home visits to independent living to full-time long-term care for those with severe illnesses.