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November 2024

Residence Honoria Conway at St. Vincent's Heather Service type Assisted Living
Health authority Vancouver Coastal Health Regulation/Legislation Community Care & Assisted Living Act
Street address 4875 Heather Street St. Vincent's Heather Accreditation status Accredited
City/postal code Vancouver/V5Z 0A7 Accreditation expiry date October 2026
Phone number (604) 876-7191 Contact for complaints (604) 876-7191 Ext. 561111
Operator (type) Providence Health Care Society (Not For Profit) Phone number of complaint contact (604) 876-1911 Ext: 111
Opened 2008 Visitor parking (cost) Yes (no fee)
Councils No council Wait time From 7 to 148 days, with an average of 82 days
Co-located with a publicly subsidized long-term care home No
Current language(s) spoken by staff English, Cantonese, Filipino, Mandarin
Indigenous territory Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations

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

Resident Fees for Personal Services
Cable monthly service included No Other extra fees Hydro Surcharged: $18 per month
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 60
Total units 60

Source: 1. Ministry of Health; 2. Residence

Contracted Services
Professional nursing services No Housekeeping services Yes
Non-regulated services (care aides) No Plant/building maintenance No
Food services provided by Outside contractor 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) 255 242
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) $8.81 $8.46
Monthly client rate for a publicly subsidized unit (single) From $1,094 to 2,698 with an average of $1,640 From $1,164 to 3,530 with an average of $1,436

Source: Health Authority

Assisted Living Registry, 2023/24
Complaints
Number of complaints 1 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 1 1.7 0.7
Falls 13 21.7 27.7 Injury 1 1.7 0.5
Unexpected Illness 39 65.0 44.8 Aggression 1 1.7 2.0
Overdose 0 0.0 0.1 Attempted suicide 0 0.0 0.1
Death 0 0.0 1.2 Police Incident/Call 2 3.3 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 82 82
Percent female 63.9% 67.9%
Percent 85 years or older 44.4% 47.3%
Percent younger than 65 years 11.1% 9.4%
Average length of stay (days) 2,175 1222
Percent of residents with depression symptoms 14.0% 20.1%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 14.0% 17.3%
Percent of residents dependent in instrumental activities of daily living 88.4% 76.6%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 18.6% 17.3%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 16.3% 23.4%
Percent of residents with moderate to severe cognitive impairment 7.0% 12.0%
Percent of residents with problem behaviours 2.3% 8.3%
Percent of clients with MAPLe score (MAPLe 4+) 30.0% 48.3%
Percent of clients with special or extensive care (RUG 1-3) 2.3% 4.2%
Percent of residents at ease interacting with others 97.7% 93.6%
Percent of residents saying or indicating that they feel lonely 27.9% 25.2%

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

Clinical Indicators (2023/24) Residence B.C.
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 27.9% 40.8%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 7.0% 6.5%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 16.3% 20.3%
Percent of residents taking nine or more medications 30.2% 56.5%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 90 days 37.2% 34.4%
Percent of residents with four or more emergency room visits 5.7% 13.0%
Percent of residents having a caregiver in distress 27.0% 17.2%

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

Vaccination Coverage (2023/24) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents vaccinated for influenza 73.0% 83.5%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 81.4% 76.9%

Source: 1. Ministry of Health; 2. Residence