Lest we forget
On behalf of our members, BC Care Providers would like to take a moment to acknowledge the women and men who fought for the many freedoms which Canadians enjoy today. Over 1.8 million Canadians enlisted in the First and Second World Wars. Over the duration of the wars approximately 1 million men and women lost […]
Burnaby care home receives provincial funding for new equipment
Burnaby’s New Vista Society is one of 88 care homes across British Columbia to receive funding to purchase new safety equipment, as part of the Seniors Safety and Quality Improvement Program (or SSQIP, pronounced “SKWIP”) initiative. New Vista Society received $85,517 of the total $2.6 million in provincial funding announced by Minister of Health Adrian […]
Port Coquitlam seniors’ care home receives provincial funding for new equipment
Port Coquitlam’s Hawthorne Seniors Care Community is one of 88 care homes across British Columbia to receive funding to purchase new safety equipment, as part of the Seniors Safety and Quality Improvement Program (or SSQIP, pronounced “SKWIP”) initiative. Hawthorne Seniors Care Community received $35,576.88 of the total $2.6 million in provincial funding announced by Minister […]
New report from CALTC calls for seniors to be a priority in 2019 Budget
“IF WE CAN BUILD HOCKEY RINKS, WE CAN BUILD LONG-TERM CARE HOMES” SAYS SENIORS GROUP TO TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT Ottawa – November 6, 2018 – Today on Parliament Hill, the Canadian Association for Long Term Care (CALTC) revealed its recommendations for the 2019 Federal Budget and called on the government to use federal infrastructure funding to help rebuild […]
