A Message From The CEO
It’s been a number of months since my last report to BCCPA members – and a lot has been going on! Funding issues continue to dominate the discussion, as the recent lift provided to many of our members by the health authorities continues to fall well below the rate of inflation. Millions of new dollars […]
BCCPA Media Coverage- January to June
Some Recent Meeting/Invitation & Upcoming Events
Isobel Mackenzie, Senior’s Advocate Michelle Stilwell, Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors Darryl Plecas, MLA Ralph Sultan, MLA Linda Larson, MLA Hon. Andrew Wilkinson BC Council to End Elder Abuse (met with consultant to discuss new funding) Attended 14th Annual Health Summit in Kelowna in June Invited to attend Consensus Conference in October in Toronto CD Howe […]
New Affinity Program Under Development
Over the summer the BCCPA, led by Hart Dashevsky, Director of Member Services and Sponsorships, is continuing to develop our new Affinity Program for a potential launch in early 2015. The basic concept is for BCCPA members to get access to added benefits resulting from agreements we have negotiated on behalf of the sector. Primarily […]
Fire Sprinkler Meetings Update
Last month the BCCPA met with the Ministry of Health to obtain an update on the issue of fire safety in BC’s care homes. This was a follow-up from the two meetings BCCPA chaired regarding this issue subsequent to the L’isle Verte tragedy in Quebec. While there is not much new to report, we can […]
Concerts in Care @ Robson Square
On July 29th, the BCCPA will be holding a special media announcement in partnership with Concerts in Care. Concerts in Care is a non-profit society that brings live orchestral music into BC care homes at a nominal cost to the resident and/or BCCPA member. We hope to have lots of media, residents in care and […]
BCCPA Hosting CALTC Annual Meeting – Whister, Aug 24-26
From August 24-26, the BCCPA will be hosting the CALTC (Canadian Alliance for Long-Term Care) Annual Meeting to be held in Whistler. Each year a different region is responsible for hosting the event. Last year the strategy meetings were held in Southern Ontario. Once again this year, Elaine Price, Vice President, will be participating with […]
Simon Fraser Coop Student Research Projects Underway
In early May, BCCPA welcomed Lara Croll to our team. She is undertaking a summer internship with us and is working on several key research projects. We hope to roll out the fruits of her labour later this year. One component of her summer research projects has been getting to know our members better. That’s […]
Focusing On The Regions
Over the course of the next year, the BCCPA is going to make an extra effort to better engage with our non-Metro Vancouver & Fraser Valley members. This aligns well with several of our key objectives in the 2013-16 Strategic Plan. Some of the ideas we are currently considering include: Host one of our Care […]
