Historical Casa Mia property approved for new care home
This week an important decision came before Vancouver city council on whether to rezone the property at 1920 Marine Drive, also known as Casa Mia. The decision was doubly important due to the fact that Casa Mia would receive a heritage designation as well. The change of use for this historically significant home built by […]
BCCPA thanks Health Arts Society for Concerts in Care â40 for 40â program
While scientific evidence accepts music’s health benefits for seniors, anecdotal evidence from caregivers tells us it does more than just calm frayed nerves. Music moves seniors deeply, often transporting them back to the past, if only for a short while. After bringing this experience to 40 senior care homes across BC, the Concerts in Care â40 […]
Shirlee Sharkey to be keynote speaker at 2018 Annual Conference #BCCPA2018
BC Care Providers Association is pleased to announce Shirlee Sharkey, President and CEO of Saint Elizabeth, as the keynote speaker for the 2018 Annual Conference titled âShift Happens!â âShift Happens!â will zoom in on the global shift in the model of care from acute to home and community. By exploring best practices and new models of […]
What do student housing and quality of life for seniors have in common?
When most of us think about student housing we think of crowded student dorms, basement suites or shared off-campus housing. For many of us, seniors housing is not the first thing that springs to mind when we think of where university and college students might choose to live. Yet, innovative models which invite music students […]
How we can protect seniors from financial abuse â @jillreports interviews @FontaineNW
A report commissioned by Vancity Credit Union recently made headlines when it revealed that more than a third of seniors experience some form of financial abuse, often by their children or grandchildren. The report â Suffering in Silence: The financial abuse of seniors in British Columbia â found that most seniors donât report the abuse to the […]
What we learned: BCCPA Listening Tour, assisted living & home care roundtables
This fall BCCPA continued the most recent leg of its Listening Tour, in order to hear from assisted living and home care operators. The tour consisted of eight roundtable eventsâtwo of which took place by teleconference, and six which occurred in-person, at three locations: The Central Okanagan. South Vancouver Island. The Lower Mainland. BCCPA extended invitations […]
Concerts in Care â40 for 40â BCCPA celebration wrapping up with final performances in Burnaby and Delta
After a successful tour around the province, BCCPAâs Concerts in Care â40 for 40â project is coming to an end with final performances in Burnaby and Delta on November 13. Health Arts Societyâs Concerts in Care brings professional music performances to seniors in long-term care homes and assisted living sites. Health Arts Society organized over 40 […]
Musical memories: A care home’s novel approach to advance quality of life
Caregivers at a Sidney care home are using an important tool to address the cognitive and emotional symptoms of dementia among residentsâthe power of music. The music therapy program at Sidney All Care Residence goes beyond playing music for residents in common living areas. Staff work with families of residents to compile a list of […]
BCCPA attends Canadian Home Care Summit in Toronto
This week the BC Care Providers Association attended the 2017 Canadian Home Care Summit held in Toronto, Ontario. The summit, which focused on Integrated Care, was one of three national summits held across Canada, the first in Edmonton, Alberta and the last to be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia on November 14 and 15. Rebecca […]
