Author: Jamie L

Seniors Survey Analysis: Funding & Financing

Following the release of these two major white papers last May, the BCCPA conducted a public consultation survey focused on obtaining feedback regarding the options outlined in them. In this update, we look at questions around the financing of care. In BCCPA’s Public Seniors Survey, several of the questions revolved around the funding and financing of […]

BCCPA releases seniors survey results

Following the release of these two major white papers last May, the BCCPA conducted a public consultation survey focused on obtaining feedback regarding the options outlined in them. The online survey collected results from the public for eight weeks over the summer of 2016, promoted through online advertisements on Facebook and Twitter, as well as […]

BCCPA public consultation survey results release pending

Beginning Tuesday morning watch bccare.ca for a series of posts outlining the results of our public consultation survey on seniors care. The team at BC Care Providers Association are pleased with the strong response to this volunteer survey. Not only did we receive an enormous number of responses for an online survey conducted over the […]

2017 Annual Conference Exhibit Hall Sold Out in 8 Days

It took only 8 business days for the entire exhibit hall to be sold out for the upcoming BCCPA 40th Anniversary Annual Conference being held in Whistler next May. Almost eighty exhibitors will be on-hand to mix and mingle with the delegates for what is anticipated to be the largest conference of its kind ever hosted […]

New BCCPA Committee Aims to Improve Quality of Life for BC Seniors

The BC Care Providers Association is pleased to announce to its members the launch of a new Quality Improvement Committee (QIC), chaired by our board member Ann Marie Leijen, CEO at Valley Care Retirement Homes. The committee will work to provide programs and resources to improve the quality of care and quality of life in relation […]

BC Government Proclaims Health Care Assistant Day

October 18, 2016 has been officially proclaimed by the Government of BC as Health Care Assistant Day. As part of their Be Care Aware Campaign, the SafeCare BC organization would like you to recognize care aides in your workplace to celebrate their hard work and dedication to the seniors we serve in BC. Health Care Assistants may have many different […]

BCCPA Submits Recommendations to Finance Committee

Today we are releasing our BCCPA Budget 2017 Submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services. You are able to download a copy of our BCCPA 2017 Budget Submission by clicking the thumbnail image of the report cover. Each year BC’s Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services holds annual province-wide public consultations on […]

BCCPA 40th Annual Conference Sponsor Announcement

Angel Accessibility Returns as 40th Annual Conference Title Sponsor; full sponsorship package released The BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) is pleased to announce that Angel Accessibility has been selected as the Title Sponsor for the 40th Annual BCCPA Conference. Our 40th Annual Conference takes place May 28 – 31, 2017, at the beautiful Fairmont Chateau Whistler. […]

Speaker Profiles for November 17th Care to Chat

To help foster greater discussion on mental health issues in the workplace, the BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) will be co-hosting a Care to Chat event with SafeCare BC, whose mandate is to reduce worker injury rates in the continuing care sector. Our event is titled: Who Cares? Should More be Done to Support the […]