Author: Jamie L

Six commercial members vie to become 2018 annual conference representative

It’s official! There are six commercial members who have put their name on the ballot to succeed Alex Jones as the commercial representative on the 2018 Annual Conference Committee. Commercial delegates attending the 40th Annual Conference being held in Whistler from May 28-31st will have a chance to cast a ballot for who they’d like […]

A BIG thank you to our #BCCPA2017 Conference sponsors

Hosting the largest conference on continuing care for seniors each year is a significant undertaking that would simply not be possible without the support of all of our amazing sponsors. Our conference provides not only leading edge education and discussions among leaders in the seniors care sector, it provides invaluable networking opportunities for all of […]

Safety innovation takes centre stage at #BCCPA2017

Four finalists for #BCCPA2017 Safety Den announced! A highlight of the BC Care Providers’ annual conference is SafeCare BC’s Safety Den – sponsored by Points West AV – in which four organizations pitch their health and safety idea to a panel of four judges. Earlier this year, a call went for submissions to the Safety Den. The […]

Opinion: Private sector must play key role to meet demands of our aging population

By Michael Kary  In May of 2017, the latest Statistics Canada census figures for 2016 revealed that the country saw its greatest increase in the proportion of seniors. Like the rest of Canada, the statistics show that British Columbia now has many more seniors than children, with 18.3 per cent of B.C. residents 65 and over, compared to […]

Final day to register for BCCPA 40th Annual Conference

To all those procrastinators out there, you have less than 24 hours left to sign up for the 40th Annual Conference before registration officially closes at midnight on May 15th. The BCCPA is expecting over 450 delegates to be in attendance for what will be the largest and most extensive conference in its 40 year […]

Korean-Canadians call for more culturally sensitive seniors’ homes

This report features BCCPA member New Vista Society. Byline: Tereza Verenca / Burnaby Now When Jung Eun Hwang entered a seniors’ home – first Queen’s Park Care Centre in New Westminster and later George Derby in Burnaby – it didn’t take long for his health to decline. He died within a year and a half at […]

Care providers worry not enough staff available for seniors

Head of advocacy group wants more attention paid to seniors’ care industry Byline: Karl Yu, Nanaimo Bulletin Newspaper Seniors’ care providers in Nanaimo worry there won’t be enough staff at care homes to meet future demand, B.C. Care Providers Association’s top boss says. The association represents non-governmental senior community care providers and Daniel Fontaine, CEO, was […]

Closing plenary at annual conference celebrates BCCPA’s 40 years of C.A.R.E

BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) is celebrating its 40 years this year at the BCCPA annual conference at Fairmont Chateau Whistler. What better way to recognize this incredible milestone than by ending the event with a plenary of current and past leaders of the association to share BCCPA’s achievements and future plans! “Back to the […]

CEO Blog: 2017 Provincial Election Reflection

The B.C. election is now over and the dust is settling after a hard fought campaign. Still, the public will not know for a few weeks which party will officially form the next government. That doesn’t mean, however, there are not a few lessons to be gleaned from last night’s interim results. The greatest divide between all three parties appeared to […]