CEO & Seniors Advocate Discuss “Seniors Care For A Change” On Air
[quote name=”Isobel Mackenzie, BC Seniors Advocate” pull=”right”]We need to make sure that in providing care, that it is what we call person centered care or patient centered and that people have some flexibility and adaptability.[/quote] In July of 2014. BC Care Providers Association released its Seniors Care for a Change report. Since its release, the report has […]
CKNW Talk Show Host Bill Good Retires
After 26 years at CKNW, veteran talk show host Bill Good is retiring from his daily show on the radio station. Earlier this year Good moderated a sold out Care to Chat panel disccusion titled, Big Brother in Seniors Care: Surveillance Technology, Ethics and Privacy. Featuring Michael McEvoy, B.C. Information and Privacy Deputy Commissioner as […]
BCCPA Seeking Title Sponsor for 2015 Annual Conference
The RFP for Title Sponsor for the 2015 Annual Conference is now posted online. The deadline for submissions is Thursday, July 31, 2014 at 12 pm PDT. Please click on the PDF attached for complete details. Interested parties can complete the form and submit it back to Hart Dashevsky, Director of Membership Services and Sponsorships, […]
“Seniors Care For A Change” Report Makes Front Page
Yesterday morning the BC Care Providers released its Seniors Care for a Change report. A year in the making, Seniors Care for a Change catalogues real-life examples of unnecessary red tape in the continuing care sector. The report provides real-life stories of the increasingly complex regulatory and policy environment facing care providers across the province. […]
Red Tape Limiting Service Providers Ability to Deliver Seniors Care
Duplication, Overlapping Jurisdictions and Rigid Regulations Should Be Reviewed Vancouver, BC (July 14, 2014): Overlapping jurisdictions, rigid nutritional regulations and excessive paperwork are a few of the issues BC’s care homes face on a daily basis. A new report titled Seniors Care for a Change was produced for the BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) by […]
Free Teleforum: When Resident Aggression turns to Violence — What can you do?
Silver Group Purchasing /Conduit Coaching will be holding a free thought-leadership teleforum on Wednesday, July 16th at 11:00 a.m. Pacific/Vancouver time — with a focus on: *When Resident Aggression turns to Violence — What can you do?*. Since 2006, Conduit Coaching has been coaching and guiding leading Long Term and Continuing Care organizations and their teams, around […]
CEO Member Report
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 six times per year. BCCPA Challenges Closure of Burquitlam and Process Related to FHA Direct Award 37th Annual […]
BCCPA Media Coverage- January to June
Doctors push for co-ordinated approach to dementia treatment National strategy needed to deal with growing number of patients, CMA president says BY ERIN ELLIS, VANCOUVER SUN – MAY 26, 2014 The rising tide of dementia patients is destabilizing hospital care in Canada, the incoming president of the Canadian Medical Association told a health conference in […]
2014 Annual Conference
I was very pleased to have the opportunity to meet so many of you at our recent annual conference in Whistler. Based on your feedback, it was a tremendous success and helped to continue building momentum and raise the profile of our sector with key decision-makers and the public. Not only did one of our […]
