2nd annual Safety Den wants your “big ideas” for #BCCPA2017
Are you ready to pitch your big safety idea or innovation to the Safety Den? Then be sure to enter the competition to win a big cash prize as well as bragging rights! SafeCare BC is sponsoring one of the most exciting events at the BCCPA’s 40th Annual Conference (#BCCPA2017). This competition is unlike any other at #BCCPA2017 as […]
Statement from the President of BC Care Providers Association
(Burnaby, B.C.) March 30, 2017 – In response to the termination of the contract for 20 assisted living suites at the Terraces on 7th, an assisted living residence, the Board of Directors of the BC Care Providers Association (“the Board”) has taken action to prevent future sudden terminations and evictions. The Board has struck an […]
CCPA Report misrepresents state of B.C. seniors care
Regardless of ownership, all B.C. providers of seniors care must meet stringent standards and regulations in delivering quality care BCCPA is setting the record straight after a report critical of the involvement of private care providers was issued by the Canadian Centre of Policy Alternatives (CCPA). On several items CCPA mischaracterized critical aspects of B.C.’s […]
Op-ed: New Seniors’ Care Investments Must Address Human Resources Challenges
The article below was featured in the March 23, 2017 issue of The Vancouver Sun. By Jennifer Lyle The Government of British Columbia’s announcement of a plan to spend $500 million over the next four years to improve seniors’ care along with the significant investment in B.C.’s home care included in our new health funding agreement […]
How the Plecas Plan will strengthen home and community care for B.C. seniors
By Michael Kary On March 9, 2017 the BC Ministry of Health released a new Action Plan to Strengthen Home and Community Care for Seniors. This coincided with a Ministry of Health announcement of $500 million in new funding for seniors care over four years, along with the release of the final Residential Care Staffing […]
In the News: More funding for province’s seniors announced
On March 9, the provincial government announced that it plans to invest $500 million in seniors’ care over the next four years; a move that was applauded by such bodies as the Office of the Seniors Advocate, the Hospital Employees Union (HEU), and the BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA). The announcement came only six weeks […]
April 7th Care to Chat: be sure to register today!
With the announcement of the 2017 federal budget on March 22nd and a commitment of tens of millions of dollars into new skills training and employment initiatives, now is the time to discuss recruitment and employee retention for the care sector. In addition, a renewed Canada/B.C. health agreement was established on February 17th which proclaimed a $785.7 million […]
Why more hospital beds is not the answer to emergency room overcrowding
The subject of emergency room overcrowding, and scenes of frail or elderly patients lying in beds parked in hallways is always guaranteed to garner headlines, and a strong reaction from the public. The typical message is that we need to pour more dollars into making even more hospital beds available. Even when tens of millions of […]
Federal Budget 2017: BCCPA Praises New Investments in Skills Training and Infrastructure
(Burnaby, B.C.) March 22, 2017: BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) applauds new investments in skills training and infrastructure outlined today in the 2017 federal government budget that will ultimately benefit B.C. seniors and their loved ones. “Today, B.C. seniors and their family members received good news coming forward from Minister of Finance Bill Morneau’s 2017 […]
