Seniors Care for a Change – One Year Update
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Vice President, Operations – Retirement Concepts
Downtown Vancouver/ Langley, B.C. A recognized leader in its field, Retirement Concepts provides housing options for seniors ranging from Independent Living to Assisted Living and Residential Care. Starting with just 55 residents in 1988, the company now has over 3,700 residents in 23 facilities across British Columbia, Alberta, and Quebec being served by over 3,400 […]
Poll Reveals British Columbians Worried About the Future of Continuing Care
An informative new poll from the Canadian Association of Long Term Care (CALTC) finds that British Columbians are concerned with the ability of BC’s long-term care system to care for seniors when living at home is no longer possible.[1] CALTC released the poll on August 24th, as leaders from Canada’s long-term care sector met in […]
CALTC Members Commit To Strengthening Presence
The annual two day meeting of the Canadian Alliance for Long Term Care (CALTC) took place in Charlottetown, PEI this week. The event is the one time per year whereby all of the provincial associations meet in-person to discuss strategy and find ways to strengthen the voice of the continuing care sector in Canada. British […]
Success Story: Menno Place
Menno Place is one B.C.’s largest campuses of care. Located in Abbotsford, B.C., it dates back to 1953 and provides care for nearly 350 residents while providing housing and services to another 350 in its Independent Housing and Assisted Living Suites. Recently, they have designed safety huddles for staff which encourage positive interactions between themselves as well as […]
Manitoba Home Care System Broken Argues Friesen
The BCCPA recently came across a very interesting editorial in the Winnipeg Free Press written by Rudy P. Friesen. It discusses the need to reform the home care system in Manitoba which he describes as “broken”. We thought we’d share it with our members in BC as it might be of interest. +++ The home […]
Op-ed: Canada Cares – Putting Seniors Care on the National Agenda
With an upcoming federal election on October 19th and the planned September 22, 2015 Care to Chat, Michael Kary, Director of Policy and Research, highlights the need for the federal government to work with provinces and territories in improving seniors care in Canada. In particular, it discusses the need for the federal government to work collaboratively […]
Chair of Fraser Health Authority Tours Delta View
On Wednesday afternoon representatives from the BC Care Providers and owners of the Delta View Life Enrichment Centre provided a tour of their care home to Darryl Plecas, Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors, Scott Hamilton, MLA for Delta North, Karen Matty, Chair of the Fraser Health Authority (FHA) and Markus Delves, Chair, FHA Board Audit and […]
Angel Accessibility Solutions Selected as New Annual Conference Title Sponsor
The BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) is pleased to announce that Angel Accessibility has been selected as the Title Sponsor for the 39th Annual BCCPA Conference. The 2015 conference was a great success with over 480 delegates attending the event including key healthcare experts such as former Premier of Prince Edward Island Robert Ghiz and Dr. […]
