Care to Chat Intimacy Conversation Carries On
In early April the BC Care Providers Association held its third Care to Chat speakers session, wrapping up the Metro-Vancouver installments of the kick-off season. The dialogue titled, Please Knock Before Entering: Intimacy & Sexuality in Care Homes, featured Maureen McGrath, host of CKNW Sunday Night Sex Show as keynote speaker. Also joining the expert panel discussion as moderator was Sophie […]
Government funding supports Oceanside Hospice Society
Government funding supports Oceanside Hospice Society QUALICUM BEACH – Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors and Healthy Living and Parksville MLA Michelle Stilwell today announced a $40,000 grant to the Oceanside Hospice Society to help support end-of-life care services for Oceanside residents. “Government is delivering on its commitment to provide people with quality end-of-life care, and […]
Johnson Receives 2nd Industry Award of Excellence
Earlier last week, Park Place Seniors Living’s Cerwydden Care Home in Duncan and Accreditation Coordinator Louise Johnson, RN, received an Award of Merit at the province-wide Excellence in B.C. Health Care Awards. The award was given in the Health Care Innovation category and recognized development of an Ethical Decision-Making Framework for complex care. The award is Johnson’s […]
SafeCare BC Sells Out Opening Workshop
It has been little over one week since SafeCare BC opened registration for its first health and safety workshop, and the organization is pleased to announce that the workshop is officially sold out! Eighty facility managers, employers, and front-line care providers will be in attendance for the opening training session on September 22nd. “It is great to […]
Who’s on Your Bus?
Pretend your nursing home is a bus, you’re the driver, and passengers are your staff and colleagues. Big question: Do you have the right people onboard? This has come up with several Seniors Care organizations we’ve worked with lately, all of whom have set their sights on being not just good…but great. They know the […]
Alberta Continuing Care Association Visits BCCPA
Over the past 12 months the BCCPA has successfully launched a series of new initiatives and surpassed a number of significant milestones. Last October the BCCPA co-hosted the inaugural Health Ministers Luncheon with the Hon. Terry Lake. Over 350 people attended the highly anticipated event, and we are pleased to announce that our allotment of […]
Feature Interview: New Board Member Debra Hauptman
The BC Care Providers Association Board of Directors elected four new board members at its recent Annual General Meeting during the BCCPA Annual Conference last month. With the largest Annual Conference in BCCPA history now behind us, and the Second Annual Health Minister’s Luncheon as well as a new season of Care to Chat ahead, it is […]
New Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors in BC
Earlier today Premier Christy Clark announced that MLA Michelle Stilwell was appointed as the new Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors. Stilwell will continue to act as Parliamentary Secretary for Healthy Living. “Michelle has brought passion to her role as Parliamentary Secretary for Healthy Living, “said Health Minister Terry Lake. “I am confident that Michelle will apply […]
BCCPA Hosts Second Annual Ministers Luncheon
The B.C. Care Providers Association is pleased to announce that it will be co-hosting a special luncheon at the Pan Pacific in downtown Vancouver featuring the Hon. Terry Lake, Minister of Health. The event will take place on Thursday, October 16th and will be an opportunity for the Minister to speak directly to the continuing […]
