Health Minister Recognizes Achievements of Sector at BC Care Awards
Over 100 guests including care providers, industry stakeholders, and 30+ MLAs attended the second Annual BC Care Awards on Monday. Hon. Terry Lake, Minister of Health provided the keynote speech and presented the awards for the second year in a row. The 2015 BC Care Award recipients were: Wendy Miller, Bayshore Home Health- BC Care […]
BC Care Awards
Over 100 guests including care providers, industry stakeholders, and 30+ MLAs attended the second Annual BC Care Award on Monday. Hon. Terry Lake, Minister of Health provided the keynote speech and presented the awards for the second year in a row. The four recipients received the award for outstanding service in the continuing care sector […]
Health Minister Presents 2nd Annual BC Care Awards
Care Providers Recognized For Outstanding Service and Innovation Hon. Terry Lake, Minister of Health will be providing opening remarks at the second annual BC Care Awards taking place in Victoria this evening. The Minister will also be presenting the three awards recognizing outstanding service in the continuing care sector of BC. “We appreciate the efforts […]
Workshop Covers JIBC Certificate in Community Care Licensing
It was a packed room for the fourth BC Care Providers Association’s member-exclusive workshop. The workshop, which was co-hosted by the Justice Institute of BC (JIBC), kicked off with an introduction to the JIBC Advanced Specialty Certificate in Community Care Licensing. While the certificate is geared towards persons who wish to become Community Care Licensing Officers, workshop […]
2015 Annual Conference Delegate Registration Set to Open
In the coming days, the online system which will allow service provider delegates to register for the 2015 Annual Conference to be held in Whistler on May 24-26 is set to go live. Last year the conference was sold out with just over 400 attendees descending upon Whistler in late May. “The Annual Conference Committee […]
New Workshop Explores Financial Literacy & Advance Planning
The BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) is pleased to be piloting a series of training workshops exclusive to BCCPA service-provider members. For our fifth workshop, the BCCPA has partnered BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support(BCEAS). This half-day workshop will provide an overview of issues related to financial literacy and advanced planning as well as explore various […]
SafeCare BC Launches New #EndBullying Campaign
SafeCare BC has just launched a new campaign to #EndBullying in the workplace. Find out more about the campaign and its many tools and resources below. You can also find out more by visiting www.safecarebc.ca. +++ If you work in health care, chances are you’ve experienced or witnessed bullying and harassment in the workplace. You […]
Deputy Health Minister Invites Dialogue with BCCPA
A packed room of over 150 people gathered at the Terminal City Club yesterday for the most highly anticipated Care to Chat event to date. The panel discussion, which was co-hosted with the Canadian College of Health Care Leaders (CCHL), was titled Fiscally Frail: How Will We Meet The Health Needs Of An Aging Society […]
Premiers Discuss Infrastructure Needs of an Aging Population
Premiers urge Ottawa to do more on infrastructure, seniors’ health OTTAWA – The country’s premiers presented a united front on everything from infrastructure and seniors’ health care to the need to protect Canadians from terrorism as they held their winter gathering on Friday… One of those accomplishments is a consensus on the need for a […]
