Meet the recipients of BCCPAâs â40 for 40â bursary program:Â Ashleigh Parker
Earlier this year, BC Care Providers Association announced the recipients of its â40 for 40â bursary program. As part of its 40th anniversary celebrations, BCCPA is providing all-expenses paid trips to its 2018 Annual Conference in Whistler to students enrolled in post-secondary programs in B.C. Take a look at profiles of the six bursary recipients from the University of British […]
BCCPA CEO Daniel Fontaine appointed to federal advisory panel on dementia
Monday, May 14, 2018 â Daniel Fontaine, Chair of the Canadian Association for Long Term Care (CALTC) and CEO for BC Care Providers Association, has been appointed to the federal Ministerial Advisory Board on Dementia led by Minister of Health, Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor. âIt is an honour to join this council of experts and […]
#BCCPA2018 Session: Holy Family Innovation Project: Journey to a Household Model in Residential Care
Providence Health Care (PHC) has provided compassionate residential care (RC) for decades; however, with aging infrastructure and increasingly complex residents, we have been unable to provide the vibrant home environment that brings quality to peopleâs lives. To address this, PHC RC embarked on a human-centred design initiative called Residential Care for Me (RCfM). RCfM first […]
Office of the Seniors Advocate releases report on transportation
On May 10, 2018 the Office of the Seniors Advocate (OSA) released Seniors Transportation: Affordable, Appropriate and Available. The report outlines 15 recommendations on the issue of seniors and transportation and speaks to the need for a diverse system which responds to the varying needs and preferences of seniors across B.C. As the Seniors Advocate […]
#BCCPA2018 Panel: B.C.âs Assisted Living Landscape: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
BCCPAâs 2018 Annual Conference will feature a panel on assisted living, including Sharon Stewart, Executive Director, Seniors Services at the Ministry of Health. âI am looking forward to attending BCCPAâs 2018 conference and to participating on this dynamic panel which will speak to where assisted living has been, where it is now and where it […]
Why BCCPA is advocating for longer home support visit times
Column by Rebecca Morris Imagine being eighty years old. Defeated by chronic pain, you have finally agreed to have someone help you get dressed in the mornings. They remind you to take your medications, too. You never thought that you would need home support. But who does? You ate well, exercised and managed your own […]
#BCCPA2018 Session: Influenza in Seniors: Helping to Protect a Vulnerable Population
In 2015, a high-dose trivalent influenza vaccine (TIV) was licensed in Canada to provide better protection against what is well recognized as a devastating, frequently debilitating and life-threatening disease. The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) in their annual Influenza Seasonal Report stated, âThe high-dose TIV should provide superior protection compared with the standard dose […]
#BCCPA2018 Session: Community Cluster Model of Home Support
The healthcare system is often complicated for patients and providers alike. The growth in the seniors demographic in Canada will place an unprecedented demand on our healthcare systemsâparticularly on the continuing care sector. Having capacity to meet this pending, and current demand requires creativity and flexible models of care. As a home support provider, Beacon Community […]
2018 Annual Conference silver sponsors announced
BC Care Providers Association is pleased to announce Fortis, St. Elizabeth, MediSystem Pharmacy, Point Click Care, Remedy’s Rx, Cardinal Health, Scout Technology Guides and Extendicare Assist as the silver sponsors for the 2018 Annual Conference. “Once again BCCPA is supported by some great companies, who are partnering with us to make Shift Happens! the best conference […]
