BC Care Providers

Injury rates for long-term care workers continue to fall in BC

BC Care Providers Association — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 17:28:47 +0000

In 2012 the BC Care Providers was instrumental in spearheading an effort to establish a new safety association in partnership with WorkSafe BC. One year later, SafeCare BC was launched with a focus on supporting long-term care providers reduce injury rates. Data just released by WorkSafe BC seems to confirm the BCCPA’s efforts to establish […]

Ristovski new Director of Programs for BCCPA

BC Care Providers Association — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 16:24:45 +0000

The BCCPA is pleased to announce Snezana Ristovki has been hired to work as our new Director of Programs starting on Monday, July 24th. Ristovski has more than 16 years of experience in the field of project and process improvement management as well as more than 8 years experience in operations management and leading organizational […]

B.C.’s frail elderly vulnerable as wildfires rage across province

BC Care Providers Association — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 15:55:23 +0000

A little over a week ago, a number of major forest fires started burning across the province. The Province of BC has since declared a State of Emergency. The impact of the fires has been most felt by the residents living within the Interior Health Region. A number of care homes and home care operators […]

Hall joins BCCPA as new Manager of Partnership Development

BC Care Providers Association — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 02:26:33 +0000

The BCCPA is pleased to announce that Justine Hall will become our new Manager of Partnership Development starting on Monday, July 31st. Hall currently works as a policy analyst with a BC Crown Corporation and formerly worked with Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD), Food Security Policy Team. She has served as Junior Political […]

CEO does interview on CKNW regarding Bill 16

BC Care Providers Association — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 18:28:22 +0000

On Saturday Daniel Fontaine, CEO for the BC Care Providers Association was asked to join guest host Sterling Fox on the Jill Bennett Show to discuss Bill 16 and the potential impacts on assisted living in the province. Fox wanted to know how rising land values in places like Metro Vancouver could disrupt the current […]

B.C.’s skyrocketing real estate prices putting the squeeze on seniors’ care, report finds

Mike Klassen — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 22:33:47 +0000

Story via CBC News—byline: Liam Britten More seniors can afford private care thanks to real estate holdings but is there enough for all? The rising cost of real estate in B.C. could have consequences for seniors’ care in the province. The B.C. Care Association, which represents non-government care providers, says seniors are becoming wealthier because […]

Bill 16 impact on assisted living garners media attention

Mike Klassen — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 15:30:27 +0000

This week’s release of the Assisted Living Tenancy Task Force report put the focus squarely on the future of seniors care in B.C. and the potential impact of new provincial legislation. The impact of Assisted Living Amendment Act (“Bill 16”) regulatory changes on assisted living operators has yet to be fully documented, and today there […]

Assisted Living Tenancy Task Force Releases Recommendations

Mike Klassen — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 13:00:12 +0000

July 5, 2017 (Burnaby, BC) – The circumstances that led to a notice of termination for residents in publicly-funded Vancouver assisted living apartment building was an isolated event and the result of a breakdown in process, communication and issues related to funding, according to a report from the Assisted Living Tenancy Task Force (“the Task […]

Langley Lodge launches Seniors Peer Outreach Program

Mike Klassen — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 21:29:02 +0000

Langley Care Society (LCS) announced on Tuesday it will deliver a volunteer-driven Seniors Peer Outreach Program to reach out to socially isolated and at-risk seniors in Langley. The project is funded in part by the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors program. The launch of the Outreach Program coincided with a celebratory Canada 150 […]

BCCPA member news: new care homes break ground in BC Interior

Mike Klassen — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 19:38:47 +0000

We are pleased to share this update from BCCPA service provider member H&H Total Care. The story is sourced from Castanet, and the author is reporter Kate Bouey. See below for a link to a second report. New Care Home Launched in Vernon Politicians, health care professionals and contractors officially broke ground at the site […]