Day: October 23, 2014

CEO Report- Summer 2014

The CEO Member Report is an in-depth analysis of key issues happening within BC’s continuing care sector. An electronic copy is available to all members of the BC Care Providers Association and is published at least four times per year. +++ CEO Report- Summer 2014 A Message From The CEO 2014 Annual Conference Meeting with […]

CEO Member Report

The CEO Member Report is an in-depth analysis of key issues happening within BC’s continuing care sector. An electronic copy is available to all members of the BC Care Providers Association and is published at least four times per year. +++ CEO Report- Fall 2014 Past and Upcoming EventsCare To Chat2nd Annual Minister of Health […]

Open House

Mark your calendar! We are planning on holding our 2nd Annual Open House & Christmas celebration on Thursday December  4th . Plan to drop by and see our new offices, mingle with staff and network with your colleagues. The event takes place from 3-6 pm. A formal invitation will be out to our members + […]

Office Move

We’re pleased to announce that we have successfully made the transition from our old office near Broadway and Granville to Metrotower I on Kingsway in Burnaby. The new office is being shared with SafeCare BC. Our new training facility allows us the opportunity to conduct onsite training and information workshops. Both BCCPA and SafeCare BC […]

Kudos

A big shout out to Langley Seniors Home who recently celebrated their 40th Anniversary. Check out the full post here. Another shout out to BCCPA Board Director Kristan Ash for being recognized as a Top 40 Under 40 by the Business in Vancouver magazine. Read more by clicking here.

BCCPA Attends CIHI Meeting

On October 15-16, 2014 our Director of Policy and Research attended the fourth Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) Consensus Conference in Toronto, Ontario on behalf of the BCCPA. The conference, which was attended by approximately 70 delegates from government, health authorities, research and academia, focused on what health system performance indicators CIHI should be […]

National Dementia Strategy

Last month the Vancouver Sun published an OpEd we drafted regarding the issue of developing a National Dementia Strategy in Canada. If you want to read the OpEd, please click here. The Federal and Provincial ministers of health also met in Banff to discuss the issue of developing a national strategy. Click here to read […]

Fun With Numbers

Over the last three months, our level of engagement on social media continues to grow. Did you know: We’ve had 63,599 page views since January 1, 2013. During the same period, over 31,466 individual users have visited our site. Our website traffic has experienced 38% growth over the last 12 months. Twitter followers has ballooned from under […]

Policy and Resources

Canada Dementia On October 1, 2014 FPT Health Ministers met and agreed to begin work on the development of a National Dementia Strategy. While some provinces already have dementia strategies, Federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose said there’s now a commitment to bring research and best practices together and present them at the next meeting of […]