WHITE PAPERS – FUNDING AND PROGRAMMING
The BCCPA policy and research department is working on the development of up to two White Papers. One paper will focus on the topic of funding and the other on other issues such as dementia and development of new continuing care models. We will keep you posted on a planned release date later this year.
Seniors Advocate releases report
In response to a report released April 7th, 2015 by Isobel Mackenzie, BC’s Seniors Advocate, entitled Placement, Drugs and Therapy … We Can Do Better, the BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) is re-affirming its commitment to continue to reduce the use of unnecessary medications particularly the over use of anti-psychotics in care homes. Reducing the […]
WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT CHANGES
On April 13th, SafeCare BC informed its members regarding Bill 9 (Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2015) as well as any potential impacts it could have on employers within the continuing care sector. On February 11, 2015 the BC Government tabled Bill 9, which, if passed, could expand WorkSafe BC’s powers to deal with non-compliance as […]
CONTINUING CARE COLLABORATIVE – A NEW PLATFORM FOR MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE
Over the last six months, the BCCPA has been discussing with the Ministry of Health and the Health Authorities the concept of establishing the BC Continuing Care Collaborative. Loosely based on the Alberta Continuing Care Collaborative, it would provide a formal platform for dialogue and long-term planning between key stakeholders in the sector. While there […]
DEPUTY MINISTER DIALOGUE – 5 POLICY PAPERS
On March 25, 2015 the Ministry of Health’s Deputy Minister, Stephen Brown, engaged in consultations with the BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) members in Vancouver regarding its latest policy papers as well as the future of BC’s Continuing Care system. The BC Ministry of Health will also be hosting a larger primary and community care […]
CHARGEABLE EXTRAS
In November 2014, Assistant Deputy Minister for the BC Ministry of Health, Doug Hughes participated in a BCCPA Board of Directors meeting to foster better two way dialogue between the Ministry of Health and our sector. During that meeting, one of the topics of discussion was the issue of wheelchairs and chargeable extras. The BCCPA […]
FUNDING LIFTS DON’T MATCH INFLATIONARY PRESSURES
Now that we are well into the 2015/16 fiscal year, many of our members are in the midst of receiving funding letters from the various health authorities. In most cases, it appears funding lifts will not allow our members to keep pace with identified inflationary and other costs. This has been an ongoing issue for […]
BC Care Aide Registry reforms
Last December the Minister of Health wrote to key stakeholders within the sector and asked for our feedback regarding the future of the BC Care Aide Registry (BCCAR). A number of possible models were put forward including the BCCAR under the management of one of the three nursing colleges. Over the last several months, the […]
Exclusive: Poll Reveals Interesting Results
On April 27th at our upcoming Care to Chat event, the BC Care Providers Association will be providing attendees with in-depth analysis regarding an exclusive poll we conducted of 800 British Columbians regarding their perceptions of seniors care in the province. Are the length of stays in residential care getting longer or shorter? Should seniors […]
