Supporting Our Elders & Long-Term Care
支持我們的長者和長期護理
The Victoria Chinatown Care Society (VCCS) opened the new Victoria Chinatown Care Centre (VCCC) in 1982.
The Victoria Chinatown Care Foundation (VCCF) was established in 1999 to protect the Victoria Chinese community’s property and other assets.
Currently the VCCC is under contract with new management, with plans for approvals to fully transition to operate in 2026.
維多利亞華埠護理協會（VCCS）於1982年啟用了新的維多利亞華埠護理中心（VCCC）。維多利亞華埠護理基金會（VCCF）成立於1999年，旨在保護維多利亞華人社區的財產及其他資產。目前，VCCC已與新的管理團隊簽訂合同，計劃於2026年完成全面過渡運營。
We believe:
Seniors deserve to live with dignity and respect.
Families and elders are to be honoured and revered.
Long-term care should be compassionate, secure, and culturally sensitive, appropriate, and responsive to current needs.
Current best practices are to provide a continuum of care services and amenities in our Chinatown Community.
我們相信：
長者應該以尊嚴和尊重生活。
家庭和長者應該受到尊敬和崇敬。
長期護理應該是富有同情心、安全且文化敏感的。
目前的最佳實踐是為我們的華埠社區提供完整的護理服務和各項設施。
The History of The Victoria Chinatown Care Centre
History & photos from the article: Self-segregation to Integration: The Vicissitudes of Victoria's Chinese Hospital by: Dr. David Chuenyan Lai
The Beginnings of Community Care
In the late 1800s, the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA) in Victoria created key community institutions: the Chinese School, Cemetery, and Chinese Hospital.
The hospital grew from a deep cultural desire for familiar care: Chinese herbal medicine, traditional healing foods, and support in one’s own language. Many Chinese residents felt unsafe or unwelcome in Western hospitals due to language barriers, restrictions on traditional remedies, and cultural associations.
A small wooden hut was rented and used as a "hospital" or Taipingfang (Peace-ful Room).
A front view of the Chinese Hospital, 1978.
Building the Chinese Hospital
In 1899, The CCBA fundraised to build a proper facility, opening a brick hospital at 555 Herald Street with strong community support.
For many decades, it operated as a charitable hospital and convalescent home, relying on donations and the collective efforts of Victoria’s Chinese community.
In 1929, the CCBA lost ownership of the property and it was sold at a Tax Sale. No one bid, so the city took possession of the property.
Location of the Chinese Hospital, 1907.
Transition to Victoria Chinatown Care Centre
In the summer of 1979, a survey was conducted around the need of the Chinese elderly people for a long-term care facility in Chinatown.
The idea of a Chinatown care facility project received much support from the city, provincial, and federal governments, and the Victoria Chinatown Care Society was formed to carry out the project.
The Victoria Chinatown Care Centre was completed and officially opened on 25 February 1982. The Victoria Chinatown Care Centre provides nursing care supervision on a continuing basis for thirty elderly residents from all ethnic groups of the community.
The Victoria Chinatown Care Centre, 1982.
The 104-year history of the Chinese Hospital, from the Taipingfang to the Victoria Chinatown Care Centre, exemplifies the gradual process of Chinese integration into the multi-ethnic society of Canada.
— David Ghuenyan Lai
Pledge Your Support
Your donation makes a difference. Together, we can ensure Victoria Chinatown’s long-term care thrives for generations to come. Join the mission:
承諾您的支持 。您的捐款可以改變現狀。我們可以確保維多利亞華埠的護理和文化在未來的世代中蓬勃發展。加 入這個使命：