BCPSQC Launches Resident Care Improvement Initiative in BC
The BC Patient Safety & Quality Council is inviting residential care & assisted living teams from across BC to participate in its Releasing Time to Care (RT2C) initiative. RT2C is part of the Productive Series, originally developed by the NHS in England. The program provides organizations with an opportunity to engage point-of-care staff in leading change to improve […]
Retirement Concepts Innovation Center Nominated For BC Care Award
The BC Care Providers Association is pleased to host the 2nd Annual BC Care Awards on February 23rd in Victoria, BC. The Hon. Terry Lake, Minister of Health, will return for the second year in a row to provide opening remarks and present the three awards recognizing outstanding service in the continuing care sector of […]
BCCPA Welcomes New Members
The BC Care Providers Association is pleased to welcome two new service provider members to the Association; Castleview Care Centre located in Castlegar, British Columbia, and returning member Zion Park Manor, located in Cloverdale, BC. Also joining the the Association as members over the past several months are: groupSource Neuro Gym Technologies Field & Martin […]
Marketing Workshop Explore’s BC’s Diversity
It was a packed room for the latest BC Care Providers Association pilot workshop which was also co-hosted with the BC Seniors Living Association. The workshop was the third installment in a series of pilot training workshops that will be taking place over the next year and are exclusive to BCCPA members. The half-day seminar […]
Dementia Care Workshop: Creating Connections
SafeCare BC and the Alzheimer Society of B.C. are pleased to offer another installment of the successful Creating Connections: Working with People with Dementia workshop. The partnership between the two organizations was announced during a joint session at the BC Care Providers Association Annual Conference in May 2014. For more information on the partnership please click here. Workshop Topic: Creating Connections: Working with People with Dementia […]
January is Alzheimer Awareness Month
Did you know that women represent 72 per cent of Canadians living with Alzheimer’s disease1? They could be your mothers, wives, sisters, grandmothers or friends – even you. The Alzheimer Society of B.C. is kicking off January Alzheimer Awareness Month with a nationwide campaign called The 72%. It aims to inform women in their 40’s and […]
BCCPA Welcomes Newest Intern
The BC Care Providers Association extends a warm welcome to our newest intern, Gagan Lidhran. Lidhran joins the BCCPA as a co-op student from Simon Fraser University. As a second year student she plans to major in Political Science and minor in Communications. Lidhran is passionate about providing excellent services for seniors in long term care, especially […]
Workshop Fills Up In Under 24hrs
The BC Care Providers Association has received a flood of registrations in the last 24 hours since opening registration for the fourth member exclusive workshop. The session titled, Resolving Conflicts and Protecting Persons in Care: The Advanced Specialty Certificate in Community Care Licensing, will be presented by the Justice Institute of BC(JIBC) and offers an […]
Op-Ed: Fiscally Frail to Financially Sustainable
On February 4th the BC Care Providers Association will host its sixth Care to Chat speaker session titled, Fiscally Frail: How Will We Meet The Health Needs Of An Aging Society In An Era Of Limited Budgets?. The sold out event will feature keynote speaker Stephen Brown, Deputy Minister of Health in B.C. and four Health Authority […]
