40th Annual Conference Early-Bird Delegates Entitled to Book Giveaway
You now have one more great reason to sign up as an early-bird delegate for our 40th Annual Conference – besides the reduced fee. All of our early-bird delegates who register for the conference before the Feb 1st deadline will be entitled to receive complimentary copy of Better Now: Six Big Ideas to Improve Healthcare […]
Ground breaking for new Killarney Seniors Centre in Southeast Vancouver
The availability of public amenities targeted at seniors has been shown to really enrich their quality of life. For many years the Killarney community in southeast Vancouver has been identified as lacking a purpose built seniors centre when compared to other communities inside and outside the City of Vancouver. It was thanks to the determination […]
Minister Terry Lake returns as presenter of 2017 BC Care Awards @TerryLakeMLA
Vancouver, BC – The BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) are pleased to announce that the Hon. Terry Lake, Minister of Health will be providing opening remarks at the BC Care Awards taking place in Victoria on February 20th. Minister Lake will also be presenting the awards to four recipients recognizing outstanding service in the continuing care sector of BC. “It’s […]
2017 Ed Helfrich Long Service Excellence Award Winner
With today’s post, we are concluding the announcement of the winners of the 2017 BC Care Awards, with the final category being the Ed Helfrich Long Service Excellence Award. Nominations for the 2017 BC Care Awards closed on December 5th. The Events and Recognitions Committee met by teleconference on December 6th to review submissions and select winners […]
Vernon Councillor Says It’s Time for Students & Seniors to Cohabitate
Is it time for students to start living in residential care homes in BC? At least one city councillor in Vernon thinks so. He recently posted a link to an article from the Netherlands where students live and work in a residential care setting in exchange for free rent. Last year a similar program for […]
2017 Innovation of the Year Award Winner
This week we are announcing the winners of the 2017 BC Care Awards, continuing with the category of Innovation of the Year. Nominations for the 2017 BC Care Awards closed on December 5th. The Events and Recognitions Committee met by teleconference on December 6th to review submissions and select winners in each category. For this year’s […]
German Canadian Care Home to be rebuilt and expanded
Congratulations to our member, the German Canadian Care Home, that received some very good news today from Vancouver Coastal Health that their care home in south Vancouver will be rebuilt and expanded. Details are outlined in VCH’s media release shared below. Jutta Purchase, Chief Executive Officer of the German-Canadian Benevolent Society of BC, was “very happy” with […]
Care Providers of the Year Winners
This week, we are announcing the winners of the 2017 BC Care Awards, beginning today with the category of Care Provider of the Year, which is divided into 2 sub-categories for home care and in residential care (in a care home setting). Nominations for the 2017 BC Care Awards closed on December 5th. The Events […]
Care home brighter because of caring staff
Our BCCPA member Kin Village in Delta, BC, has a really great story to tell about one of its caregivers that we want to share. *** We hear often from West Court residents and their families about how wonderful our staff is. We agree! While they are here to support and provide compassionate care for residents […]
