UBC Health Mentors Program helps health professionals understand lived experience of chronic illness
What does it feel to be a person living with chronic disease in B.C.âs health care system? The UBC Interprofessional Health Mentors Program (HMP) seeks to help students from the interdisciplinary UBC health programs to consider this question through a unique educational experience which will help them better understand the perspective of the people they will be […]
A summary of #BCCPA2018 conference panel: B.C.âs Assisted Living Landscape: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
BCCPAâs 2018 Annual Conference featured a panel on assisted living, including Sharon Stewart, Executive Director, Seniors Services at the Ministry of Health, Ron Pike, Executive Director of Elim Village and past BCCPA Board Member, as well as Dr. Kimberlyn McGrail who is an Associate Professor at UBC in the School of Population and Public Health […]
#BCCPA2018 presentations and photos now available online
With 500 attendees and 82 tradeshow exhibitors, the 2018 Annual Conference in Whistler was the largest BCCPA conference to date. The conference theme Shift Happens! highlighted a global shift in the model of care from acute to home and community. Through topic-focused break-out sessions and networking with colleagues and industry leaders, attendees gained insight into best […]
Why B.C. needs a truly independent Seniors Advocate
“Now is the time to revisit the question of the officeâs independence” By Mike Klassen Earlier this year the BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) board met and, after a lengthy deliberation, voted to support a resolution calling upon the provincial government to introduce legislation at the earliest opportunity to establish an independent Seniors Advocate as […]
The future of law and seniors care
Najeeb Hassan is a partner at the law corporation Roper Greyell. Given his lengthy and diverse history in labour, employment and human rights law in the workplace BCCPA has invited him to present on emerging issues to BCCPAâs home health members on June 26. Najeebâs legal career includes serving as vice-chair of the BC Labour […]
Recap: Home health care content at #BCCPA2018
For the first time ever BCCPAâs annual conference included a content stream specific to home health care. âWe know that home care and home support are growing areas of the continuing care sector and we were pleased to include a home health stream at our 41st Annual Conference. Along with the other work which BCCPA is […]
Global Coalition on Aging releases report on relationship-based home care
On June 6 the Global Coalition on Aging released a report, Relationship-Based Home Care: A Sustainable Solution For Europeâs Elder Care Crisis. âRelationship-based home care offers a sustainable solution for the growing care needs across Europe and represents the highest-quality care in the home that we can offer our seniors,â said Michael W. Hodin, PhD, […]
#BCCPA2018 reminds delegates that âwords matterâ in seniorsâ care
This past week at BCCPAâs 2018 annual conference, three of B.C.âs foremost advocates for person-centred language in seniorsâ care took the stage to talk about why âwords matterâ. The panel consisted of: Daniel Fontaine, CEO, BCCPA Maria Howard, CEO, Alzheimer Society of B.C. Jo-Ann Tait, Corporate Director for the Seniors Care and Palliative Services at […]
Op-ed: The importance of recreational therapy in improving seniors quality of life
By Michael Kary The importance of recreational therapy programs for seniors has been highlighted in various recent reports, including those by the BC Office of the Seniors Advocate (OSA) and the BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA). Research studies also suggest that recreational therapy has an essential role in many areas, including enhancing the mobility of […]
