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November 2024

Facility Berkley Care Centre Service type Long-Term Care
Health authority Vancouver Coastal Health Regulation/Legislation Community Care & Assisted Living Act
Street address 2444 Burr Place Accreditation status Accredited
City/postal code North Vancouver/V7H3A5 Accreditation expiry date 2028
Phone number (604) 924-8300 Contact for complaints Manager
Operator (type) Vancouver Coastal Health (Health Authority) Phone number of complaint contact (604) 924-8356
Opened 1998 Personal spending account Yes
Councils Separate Resident and Family Council Visitor parking (cost) Yes (no fee)
Co-located with a publicly subsidized assisted living residence No
Wait time* suppressed
Current language(s) spoken by staff English, Farsi, Tagalog, French, Spanish, Korean, Polish, Taiwanese, Greek, Italian, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Malay
Indigenous territory Coast Salish peoples

Source: 1. Facility; 2. Health Authority; 3.Ministry of Health

* Definition changed, please refer to Glossary of Terms at https://www.seniorsadvocatebc.ca/long-term-care-directory/glossary-of-terms/
Resident Fees for Personal Services
Cable monthly service included No Other extra fees Clothing labelling fee
Telephone monthly service included No
Internet monthly service included No

Source: Facility

Beds (as of March 31, 2024) Room Configuration (excluding short-stay beds) (as of March 31, 2024)
Private beds (not publicly funded) 0 Single occupancy 171
Publicly funded beds (short and long-term) 189 Double occupancy 9
Total beds 189 Other occupancy 0

Source: 1. Ministry of Health; 2. Facility

Contracted Services
Professional nursing services No Housekeeping services No
Non-regulated services (care aides) No Plant/building maintenance No
Food services provided by Operator Food prepared and cooked on site Yes

Source: Facility

Funding 2022/23 2023/24
Total direct care hours (hours per resident per day) 3.66 3.67
Nursing care hours (hours per resident per day) 3.30 3.33
Registered Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.40 0.40
Licensed Practical Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.60 0.60
Care Aide (hours per resident per day) 2.31 2.33
Allied health hours (hours per resident per day) 0.36 0.35
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) $7.90 $8.68
Facility per diem rate n/a n/a
Monthly client rate for a publicly subsidized bed (single) From $1,338 to $3,847 with an average of $2,323 From $1,417 to $3,974 with an average of $2,390

Source: 1. Ministry of Health; 2. Health Authority

Licensing, 2023/24
Complaints
Number of licensing complaints 0 Number of substantiated licensing complaints 0
Incidents Total
Number
Per 100 beds Total
Number
Per 100 beds
Facility B.C. Facility B.C.
Disease outbreak or occurrence 0 0.0 0.5 Medication error with adverse event 0 0.0 0.2
Abuse / neglect 0 0.0 0.9 Missing or wandering person 1 0.5 1.1
Fall with injury/adverse event 15 7.9 8.2 Other injury 0 0.0 2.3
Food or other poisoning 0 0.0 0.1 Aggressive behaviour 19 10.1 3.5
Unexpected Illness 7 3.7 20.9 Attempted suicide 0 0.0 0.1
Expected death 39 20.6 23.6 Other - clinical 2 1.1 0.8
Unexpected death 0 0.0 0.8 Other - service delivery 0 0.0 0.9
Inspections
Risk rating Low Risk score 3
Number of inspections 3 Number of licensing infractions found 1
Licensing Infractions
Licensing 0 Nutrition & food services 0
Physical facility, equipment & furnishings 0 Medication 0
Staffing 1 Program 0
Policies & procedures 0 Records & reporting 0
Care & supervision 0 Resident Bill of Rights 0
Hygiene & communicable disease control 0 Other 0

Source: Health Authority

Resident Profile (2023/24) Facility B.C.
Average age of population 82 83
Percent female 50.3% 63.2%
Percent 85 years or older 50.0% 52.5%
Percent younger than 65 years 7.3% 5.3%
Average length of stay (days) 1,174 829
Percent of residents diagnosed with depression 27.4% 22.2%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 54.8% 31.7%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 50.7% 54.1%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 64.5% 62.1%
Percent of residents with severe cognitive impairment (includes severe dementia) 57.6% 27.0%
Percent of residents with physically abusive behaviour 14.5% 8.3%
Average index of social engagement 2.3 2.8
Percent of residents with low social engagement 60.0% 46.2%
Case mix index 0.59 0.58

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Care Services & Quality Indicators (2023/24) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents receiving physical therapy 8.8% 11.0%
Percent of residents receiving recreation therapy 60.6% 31.7%
Percent of residents receiving occupational therapy 1.7% 5.2%
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 65.8% 51.6%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 45.6% 27.7%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 47.4% 35.3%
Percent of residents taking nine or more medications 56.2% 46.2%
Percent of residents with daily physical restraints 24.7% 6.0%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 30 days 8.0% 12.3%
Percent of residents with a worsened pressure ulcer 4.3% 2.1%
Percent of residents with four or more emergency room visits 1.7% 1.1%

Source: 1. Canadian Institute for Health Information; 2. Health Authority

Vaccination Coverage (2023/24) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents vaccinated for influenza 92.6% 84.3%
Percent of health care workers vaccinated for influenza 39.6% 35.5%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 74.8% 75.2%

Source: 1. BC Centre for Disease Control; 2. Ministry of Health; 3. Facility