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November 2024

Residence Hawthorne Tower Service type Assisted Living
Health authority Fraser Health Regulation/Legislation Community Care & Assisted Living Act
Street address 2111 Hawthorne Avenue Accreditation status Not accredited
City/postal code Port Coquitlam/V3C 1W3 Accreditation expiry date Not available
Phone number (604) 941-4051 Contact for complaints Director, Assisted Living
Operator (type) Port Coquitlam Senior Citizens' Housing Society (Not For Profit) Phone number of complaint contact (604) 468-5005
Opened 1973 Visitor parking (cost) Yes (no fee)
Councils Tenant Advisory Wait time From 23 to 380 days, with an average of 80 days
Co-located with a publicly subsidized long-term care home Yes (Hawthorne Seniors Care Community)
Current language(s) spoken by staff English, Hindi, Korean, Polish, Punjabi, Romanian, Spanish, Tagalog
Indigenous territory kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem First Nation)

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

Resident Fees for Personal Services
Cable monthly service included No Other extra fees room service meals, personal laundry, additional housekeeping & laundry, recreation programs, parking, maintenance of personal equipment, furniture moving, concierge service
Telephone monthly service included No
Internet monthly service included No

Source: Residence

Assisted Living Units (as of March 31, 2024)
Private units (not publicly subsidized) 0
Publicly subsidized units 70
Total units 70

Source: 1. Ministry of Health; 2. Residence

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

Source: Residence

Services Provided
Support with activities of daily living Yes Assistance with managing medication Yes
Therapeutic diet support No Safekeeping of money/personal property No
Behaviour management support No Psychosocial (programming) support No

Source: Ministry of Health

Funding 2022/23 2023/24
Publicly subsidized personal care hours (per unit) 441 538
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) $8.20 $8.36
Monthly client rate for a publicly subsidized unit (single) From $1,094 to 4,465 with an average of $1,487 From $1,164 to 4,640 with an average of $1,606

Source: Health Authority

Assisted Living Registry, 2023/24
Complaints
Number of complaints 0 Number of substantiated complaints 0
Incidents Total
Number
Per 100 units Total
Number
Per 100 units
Residence B.C. Residence B.C.
Disease outbreak or occurrence 0 0.0 0.2 Medication error 0 0.0 0.4
Abuse / neglect 0 0.0 0.2 Missing 0 0.0 0.7
Falls 18 25.7 27.7 Injury 0 0.0 0.5
Unexpected Illness 57 81.4 44.8 Aggression 0 0.0 2.0
Overdose 0 0.0 0.1 Attempted suicide 0 0.0 0.1
Death 1 1.4 1.2 Police Incident/Call 0 0.0 0.5
Food or other poisoning 0 0.0 0.0 Other 0 0.0 4.9
Inspections
Application 0 Follow-up 0
Complaint 0 Non-Site visit assessment 0
Compliance monitoring 0 Reportable incident 0
Confirmed unregistered residence (CURR) follow up 0 Possible unregistered residence (PURR) complaint 0

Source: Ministry of Health

Resident Profile (2023/24) Residence B.C.
Average age of population 84 82
Percent female 62.2% 67.9%
Percent 85 years or older 56.1% 47.3%
Percent younger than 65 years 4.9% 9.4%
Average length of stay (days) 1,018 1222
Percent of residents with depression symptoms 9.3% 20.1%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 37.3% 17.3%
Percent of residents dependent in instrumental activities of daily living 98.7% 76.6%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 20.0% 17.3%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 41.3% 23.4%
Percent of residents with moderate to severe cognitive impairment 29.3% 12.0%
Percent of residents with problem behaviours 10.7% 8.3%
Percent of clients with MAPLe score (MAPLe 4+) 64.0% 48.3%
Percent of clients with special or extensive care (RUG 1-3) 2.7% 4.2%
Percent of residents at ease interacting with others 100.0% 93.6%
Percent of residents saying or indicating that they feel lonely 24.0% 25.2%

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

Clinical Indicators (2023/24) Residence B.C.
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 42.7% 40.8%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 13.3% 6.5%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 24.0% 20.3%
Percent of residents taking nine or more medications 64.0% 56.5%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 90 days 32.0% 34.4%
Percent of residents with four or more emergency room visits 10.7% 13.0%
Percent of residents having a caregiver in distress 38.4% 17.2%

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

Vaccination Coverage (2023/24) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents vaccinated for influenza 80.0% 83.5%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 89.3% 76.9%

Source: 1. Ministry of Health; 2. Residence