Construction underway on new long-term care facility in Penticton
Construction has begun on a new long-term care home in Penticton that will provide 200 long-term care beds for south Okanagan seniors when it opens in 2028.
Tag: long-term care
BC faces looming crisis in long-term senior care
British Columbia needs to immediately invest around $17 billion to make sure seniors in the province are properly cared for over the next decade, according to a new report by the Office of the Seniors Advocate.
Seniors Advocate seeks family caregiver input
The Office of the Seniors Advocate is seeking input from family caregivers about their experiences helping a loved one access publicly-funded long-term care in the province.
200 more long-term care beds for South Okanagan
The number of long-term care beds in the South Okanagan will get a boost with the announcement of a new long-term care (LTC) residence with 200 beds.
Improve Home Support Services: Social Workers
BC’s professional association for social workers calls on the provincial government to improve home support services to seniors by fully implementing the recommendations of the report released by the Office of the Seniors Advocate.
Seniors advocate reports on long-term care COVID outbreaks
Paid sick leave has emerged as one of the key recommendations from the B.C. Seniors Advocate report into COVID-19 outbreaks in care homes, alongside hiring more registered nurses and decreasing the number of contract staff.
COVID and care homes: the personal view
Last week in part one of this three-part series on elder care we examined the impact on senior living and long-term care homes from the Covid-19 pandemic. This week we share some of the personal stories of how the pandemic impacted seniors and their families.
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McKinney Place outbreak declared over
Dale Boyd Local Journalism Initiative Reporter B.C.’s provincial health officer declared the...
COVID-19 Update: One death, one new case at McKinney
Another resident of McKinney Place long term care has died, marking the eighth death since the...
McKinney Place: No new cases Thursday
There are no new cases of COVID-19 at the McKinney Place long term care facility in Oliver...
Update: Twelve new cases at McKinney Place
More residents and one additional staff member tested positive for COVID-19 at the McKinney Place...
Additional staff sent to support McKinney Place, one more staff tests positive
Dale Boyd Local Journalism Initiative Reporter One additional staff member has tested positive for...
Additional staff sent to support McKinney Place, one more staff tests positive
Dale Boyd Local Journalism Initiative Reporter One additional staff member has tested positive for...
Update: More staff test positive at McKinney Place
Thirteen staff members at the McKinney place long-term care home in Oliver have tested positive...
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Penticton to receive 90 new long-term care beds for seniors
Sophie Carrigan Gray Local Journalism Initiative Hundreds of long-term care beds will be added to...