BCCPA Welcomes Newest Service Provider Member Fleetwood Place
The BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) would like to extend a warm welcome to our newest service provider member – Fleetwood Place in Surrey. Fully Canadian-owned and operated, the Ahmon family brings over 20 years of residential care experience to the association and we look forward to Executive Director Kevin Ahmon working with our members […]
BCCPA Announces Plans to Update Anti-Psychotic Best Practices Guide
The BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) announced today that it plans to release an updated version of its popular Best Practices Guide for Safely Reducing Anti-Psychotic Drug Use in Residential Care. The Guide has been the most popular downloaded document on the BCCPA website in both 2014 and 2015. “Our membership clearly identified the issue […]
BCCPA Welcomes Normanna As a New Member
The BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) would like to welcome another new service provider member – Normanna in Burnaby. Opened in 1949, Normanna is owned and operated by the non-profit Norwegian Old People’s Home Association. Normanna includes a number of Nordic features such as a Stabbur (gazebo with stave church roof), a fjord (waterfall), a Viking ship […]
OLTCA to Host Workshop on Behavioural Support Teams at 2016 BCCPA Conference
The Ontario Long-Term Care Association (OLTCA) is hosting a workshop focused on reducing behaviours with in-home behavioural support teams at the 2016 BCCPA Annual Conference May 29-31 in Whistler, B.C. The workshop will be facilitated by OLTCA CEO Candace Chartier. In Ontario, aggressive behaviour related to dementia and/or mental health conditions now affects nearly half (46 […]
Hundreds of Hospitalized Seniors in Manitoba Awaiting Access to Care Beds
CBC Television in Manitoba is reporting that hundreds of seniors in that province are stuck in acute care facilities awaiting access to a residential care bed. Read below for more information or click on the video link. +++ A Manitoba woman in her 70s has been in a rural hospital for nearly a year waiting […]
Changes to Assisted Living Legislation Consistent with BCLI/CCEL Recommendations
Proposed amendments introduced in the Legislative Assembly on March 7 in Bill 16, the Community Care and Assisted Living Amendment Act, 2016, are consistent with recommendations made by the British Columbia Law Institute (BCLI) and Canadian Centre for Elder Law (CCEL) in a 2013 report. “We are very pleased to see that a number of […]
BCCPA Welcomes Ministry of Health Changes to Assisted Living in British Columbia
On March 7, 2016 the BC Ministry of Health announced new amendments that will be made to the Community Care and Assisted Living Act (CCALA), which will remove the limit around the number of prescribed services in assisted living to ensure greater flexibility for care providers and improve seniors care by allowing them to remain […]
JOB POSTING: Site Leader/Director of Care – Finnish Manor (Burnaby)
Finnish Manor is seeking a competent and compassionate health care professional to serve as Site Leader and Director of Care. Description: Finnish Manor is a 60-bed complex care home with 48 additional supportive living beds. It has a rich history operating in Burnaby, BC and was first opened in 1975. Finnish Manor provides care and […]
BCCPA Introduces Brand New Policy Café Event at 2016 Conference
The BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) is pleased to announce a new event taking place at the upcoming 2016 BCCPA Annual Conference from May 29-31 in Whistler, B.C. Registration is now open for our first-ever BCCPA Policy Café – a lively discussion with representatives from B.C.’s continuing care sector where several important policy topics will be discussed including: Funding […]
