BCCPA Attends Speaker Event Focuses on Person-Centred Care
SafeCare BC hosted a speakers event yesterday at the Terminal City Club in Downtown Vancouver which focused on person-centred care for people living with dementia and other similar conditions. The keynote speaker for the event – titled Aggression, Person-Centred Care and Staff Safety: A Clash of Concepts – was Patricia Boucher, a Registered Nurse (RN) with over 30 […]
Alberta Continuing Care Association Responds to Provincial Budget
The Alberta Government released its much anticipated 2015 Budget yesterday which included commitments to invest over $210M in public long-term care and home care. According to the budget documents tabled in the Alberta legislature yesterday, the following investments will be made: $120 million over 2 years (starting in 2016-17) for new long-term care spaces $90 […]
New Fall CEO Member Report Covers Key Policy Issues
Daniel Fontaine’s CEO Member Report – Fall 2015 Edition is now available exclusively to BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) members. The 26 page report covers a number of key issues including an update on the proposed basic wheelchair entitlement policy and BC Continuing Care Collaborative. Read more about it in this summarized report or click […]
CEO Member Report – Fall 2015 Edition
The CEO Member Report is an in-depth analysis of key issues happening within BC’s continuing care sector. An electronic copy is available to all members of the BC Care Providers Association and is published at least twice per year. Click here to read a PDF version of the full document. 2015 CEO Member Report – […]
Welcome to Our New Members
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Media Coverage of BCCPA Activities
Care to Chat: Vancouver Sun story CKNW story News 1130 story BCCPA Policy Paper: Vancouver Sun story CBC Radio story CBC Early Edition interview with Rick Cluff CKNW story News 1130 interview CBC Almanac podcast with Gloria Macarenko CKNW John McComb Show CBC Vancouver French TV CBC Radio Victoria
BCSLA & BCCPA Agree to Joint Task Force
In August, both President Elaine Price and I attended a board meeting of the BC Seniors Living Association (BCSLA). It provided us with an opportunity to update them on the activities of the BCCPA as well as extend an invitation to participate in a joint task force. The task force would be comprised of two […]
Events Fall/Winter 2015/16
Boston Minister’s Lunch 2 Day Dialogue Care to Chat Member Roundtable – Vancouver Club Upcoming Workshops Flooding, fire, restorations and insurance topics for our members – Nov.18, 2015 Role of Dental Hygenists in Continuing Care – Jan. 13, 2016 Value of Accreditation in B.C.’s Aging Services Sector – Feb. 17, 2016 Delicious and Nutritious on […]
3rd Annual Minister of Health Lunch Attracts Large Crowd
Over 400 people were in attendance at the annual Minister’s Lunch held on October 14th. To learn more about what policy issues were discussed, click on the link here.
