BCCPA was notified by our member Inglewood Care Centre, which is based in West Vancouver and operates 230 funded care spaces for Coastal Health, that SimpeQ Care provided notice that it was terminating its support and services contract with the provider. As a vital condition of hiring a new contractor, Inglewood Administrator Nick Whittle has made it clear to his residents, their families, and to his staff that there will be no changes to the current staffing or collective agreement.
The following statement was posted this morning on their website.
July 12, 2018
Inglewood Resident and Family Members
On Thursday July 5, 2018 SimpeQ Care notified Inglewood Care Centre that they were terminating their care and support services contract effective October 16, 2018.
It is very important to Inglewood that the excellent care our residents currently receive should not be impacted by this change. As a result, Inglewood has informed potential service providers that in order to be awarded this contract they must agree to two conditions:
- The new service provider must agree to hire all existing SimpeQ employees at Inglewood Care Centre.
- They must take on the Hospital Employees Union (HEU) collective agreement currently in place.
By imposing these conditions it provides security to the staff knowing they will be retained and will continue to earn the same compensation and benefits as they do at present.
In addition, it will ensure that the same staff will provide the same care to the same residents and residents and families should not notice any changes.
We would like to thank SimpeQ Care who have provided such great care for our residents from August 2004 until February 2011 and again from June 2015 until present.
Nick Whittle, Administrator
Inglewood Care Centre
