Q&A: Jennifer Baumbusch on the impact of family councils on long-term care
Family councils can play a critical role in maintaining and improving quality of life for seniors in a care setting. They meet regularly to facilitate communication and promote partnerships between staff and residents in long-term care facilities. Recently, Gerontological Education, Research and Outreach (GERO) at the UBC School of Nursing released a province-wide report on family councils in […]
Going on up! BCCPA moves to bigger 14th floor office
There’s a buzz of anticipation at the Metrotower offices of BC Care Providers Association and SafeCare BC at the move into our new larger offices on the 14th floor beginning Tuesday, August 29th. Note, as we are moving upstairs our address will be changing to: Metrotower I 1424 – 4710 Kingsway <— please note new […]
BCCPA announces hiring of new Policy Analyst
The BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) is pleased to announce that Ravin Singh will become our new Policy Analyst starting on Tuesday, September 5th. Ravin was previously working in Property Management before recently spending a year and a half in the United Kingdom (UK). During her time in the UK, Ravin was working towards a […]
Latest Canadian Frailty Priority Setting Partnership survey
Would you like to help set Canadian frailty research priorities? Now you can by filling out the latest Canadian Frailty Priority Setting Partnership’s survey by 2pm (Pacific time) Friday, August 25. As outlined in a March 2017 web post, the earlier survey responses were distilled into a list of 41 questions about frailty. As part […]
Croll appointed new Health Human Resources Analyst for BCCPA
The BC Care Providers Association works actively to identify issues around the recruitment and retention of care providers in the province. To tackle all health human resource (HHR) issues affecting BCCPA members, as well as the broader continuing care sector, the BCCPA Board of Directors approved funding to create a new Health Human Resources Analyst […]
BCCPA’s latest Care to Chat series tackles culturally appropriate senior care
British Columbia is currently undergoing significant demographic shifts; along with an aging population, the province is also becoming more ethnically and culturally diverse. With 45 per cent of the Metro Vancouver population born outside Canada, the National Household Survey reports one in six Metro residents do not speak English or French in their homes. While […]
The shift toward culturally appropriate care for B.C.’s seniors
Canada’s population of seniors is surging, as the 2016 census found seniors now outnumber children under 14 for the first time. By 2031, projections show, about 23 per cent of Canadians will be seniors. The population of older adults has also become more ethnically diverse. With one out of five people in Canada’s population being […]
Exploring the potential benefits and constraints of family councils in long-term care
Our understanding of how care should be delivered to seniors depends greatly on applied research. Through research, we know that family plays an integral role in senior care. We also know how the involvement of individual family members can determine quality of life for residents in care. What we need now is a greater understanding […]
Seniors return to residential care in 100 Mile House after wildfire contained
Seniors are now returning to residential care facilities in 100 Mile House—a month after being displaced due wildfire activity in the area. Residents were evacuated on July 7 because of a wildfire raging in Gustafsen, just west of 100 Mile House. It has since been completely contained. According to an Interior Health news release, most […]
