Exploring Dementia Villages and Other Care Models in Canada
Our former intern Gagan Lidhran published the following opinion piece on the BCCPA website regarding the Dementia Village model in the Netherlands. It is well worth a read. ++++ When placing a loved one into a care home due to dementia, family or friends often fear for their safety and care. It is estimated that […]
2016 Provincial Budget Recommendations to BC Minister of Finance
In October the BCCPA provided our annual submission to the Minister of Finance regarding his 2016 Budget. We raised with the Minister a number of items that were addressed in our recent policy paper titled Quality-Innovation-Collaboration: Strengthening Seniors Care Delivery in BC. The submission also touched on the important need of finding new ways to […]
BCCPA Proposes Significant Transformation of Seniors Care
British Columbia care providers are proposing the provincial government and health authorities commit to transferring one per cent of their annual acute care budget to improve the quality of community care and implement more responsive continuing care models to meet the growing needs of a rapidly ageing population. These are two of five recommendations being […]
Delta Hospital Redevelopment
In September the BCCPA wrote a letter to the Minister of Health in response to an announcement of the redevelopment plans for Delta Hospital. Here is a copy of that correspondence. +++ As the leading industry association representing BC’s continuing care sector, we have worked collaboratively with the Ministry of Health and the Health Authorities […]
New Basic Wheelchair Entitlement Policy
As you may be aware, the BC Ministry of Health earlier this year announced it would be changing its policy on wheelchairs for residents in care homes. In particular, the revised policy states that residential care service providers must provide a “basic” wheelchair to residents who are prescribed a wheelchair as a medically required piece […]
Minister Agrees to Establish Continuing Care Collaborative
At the Annual General Meeting held in Whistler earlier this year, members of the BCCPA voted overwhelmingly to ask the Minister of Health to establish a new Continuing Care Collaborative in BC. Subsequent to the AGM, the BCCPA arranged meetings with four of the Health Authorities to discuss the concept as well as the need […]
BCCPA Welcomes Hawthorne Seniors Care Community to Association
The BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) is pleased to welcome back a returning service provider member to the Association – Hawthorne Seniors Care Community in Port Coquitlam. Hawthorne Care has been the largest single provider of residential services to seniors in the Tri-Cities area since 1958 when the organization was founded by a group of caring […]
Vancouver Sun Publishes BCCPA Opinion Piece
The Vancouver Sun published an opinion piece on Saturday, October 17th which was written by CEO Daniel Fontaine. What follows is a copy of it in its entirety. +++ There are many who describe our aging population as a “silver tsunami,” but it is more accurate to view it as a rising tide. A tsunami […]
Opinion: B.C. seniors need a one per cent solution
There are many who describe our aging population as a “silver tsunami,” but it is more accurate to view it as a rising tide. A tsunami arrives quickly, whereas tides come on slowly with greater volumes of water. While it is difficult to plan for a tsunami, we have learned to adapt to the tidal […]
