I started out in life as most, happily balanced emotionally and physically.   Negotiating the world with a true sense of accomplishment, just having finished college and working my certification in the medical field.  Loving my career choice.  Working hard, volunteering and travelling to new places, just enjoying life.

​

Then life gave me a couple truck load of lemons.  More than anyone could expect.  Workplace injury followed by motor vehicle injuries. During this long period, I was introduced to many levels of life. 

 

Navigating, while injured, a tangled and intricate web weaved throughout the healthcare system.  Still injured and being shuffled through three mammoth jurisdictions of WCB, Long Term Disability and ICBC.  I had many low points to overcome physically, emotionally, spiritually and financially.  Each department one by one skillfully navigated me into multiple appeal processes.  Life was torturous and a real nightmare living and breathing the dark side of insurance companies, fighting for care. 

 

The degree of disability differed depending on the surgeries or medical procedures.  From being bedridden, to wheelchair dependent or relying on crutches and living in a home with modifications.  Then there was the outside world.

​

During my struggles and physical deficiencies, I experienced many odd behaviors and incidences. Some that have stayed with me as they were appalling & outrageous.

​

Disability etiquette is so important.  Everyone should be treated equally; endorsed by our human rights.  People are so quick to profile, size up or evaluate with common stigmas.  Please note, a lot of life-threatening disabilities are not even visual. Plus disability does not discriminate against gender, age or race. 

 

Further to my very own physical disabilities, my loved ones lived with their own difficulties.

 

My child, as a preemie, was born with respiratory disease later turning into severe asthma.  I have come to practice and go over and beyond "standard precautions" all year round, not just around the flu and cold season.  This advanced practice can also provide quality service to elderly and medically fragile families who have a compromised immune system.

 

My late grandfather coped with visual impairment mid life onward. His journey began with gradual loss, to significantly reduced vision, to abrupt loss of sight.  I made it my mission to remove barriers, create solutions, and expand on all possibilities for him.  He lived independently, at his home, for nearly two decades. He was truly an inspiration. 

 

It is of utmost importance to have an encouraging approach to challenging situations while reducing risks.   

 

It is solely to my physical misfortunes and my loved ones that I naturally equate to disability needs, barriers, elderly and medically fragile families.  I have chosen to further educate myself to become a specialist to help represent the ones who need specific oversight and protection during the real estate process.  

 

My dual certification; along with, clinical experience, and firsthand experience advanced me into a position within my range of capabilities for such representation.  Some may encounter occasional roadblocks during the aging process or some may sustain a long term setback.  So, I am here to help you and your family factor those in.

​

I have 5 years of advocacy practise in Residential Tenancy Hearings, and other

administrative tribunals and boards that deal with disputes over the interpretation and

application of laws and regulations.

 

Over 20 years knowledge and experience with home modifications for aging-in-place, common remodeling projects and solutions to common barriers. Skilled to collaborate with an occupational therapist, licensed contractor, or interior designer; with building and design strategies and techniques for creating attractive, barrier-free living spaces. Adept to provide information about building codes, standards, useful products, and resources.

​

I am Greater Vancouver's Premier SRES®, I proudly hold the National Association of Realtors; Senior's Real Estate Specialist®, SRES® Designation.

 

Additional benefits of understanding additional needs come from; Fraser Health, RCAHS Certificate; 8 Categories Multi-level/Complex Care.

 

Further rewards of partnering with a Full Leverage Realtor® is my training and education through the AI Institute of Vancouver; Business Communications, Sales & Marketing, Customer Service Project Management, Conflict Resolution, Negations & Risk Management.

 

I am here as a pillar, understanding additional needs, where it counts.  My services are not limited to people with such circumstances, rather a gift I can offer.

​

Always Tailored

Erin Turner, SRES®