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November 2024

Residence Swedish Assisted Living Residence Service type Assisted Living
Health authority Fraser Health Regulation/Legislation Community Care & Assisted Living Act
Street address 7230 Halifax Street Accreditation status Not accredited
City/postal code Burnaby/V5A 0B2 Accreditation expiry date n/a
Phone number (604) 420-1124 Contact for complaints Tyson Ashford / Rex Resurreccion
Operator (type) Swedish Canadian Rest Home Association (Not For Profit) Phone number of complaint contact (604) 420-1124
Opened 2012 Visitor parking (cost) Yes (no fee)
Councils Resident council only Wait time From 162 to 325 days, with an average of 227 days
Co-located with a publicly subsidized long-term care home No
Current language(s) spoken by staff English, Filipino, Hindi, Punjabi, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Korean, Chinese
Indigenous territory Coast Salish peoples

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

Resident Fees for Personal Services
Cable monthly service included No Other extra fees companionship, foot care, hair services
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) 10
Publicly subsidized units 46
Total units 56

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 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) 537 588
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) $11.40 $6.77
Monthly client rate for a publicly subsidized unit (single) From $1,094 to 4,465 with an average of $1,684 From $1,164 to 4,640 with an average of $1,828

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 12 21.4 27.7 Injury 0 0.0 0.5
Unexpected Illness 25 44.6 44.8 Aggression 6 10.7 2.0
Overdose 0 0.0 0.1 Attempted suicide 0 0.0 0.1
Death 0 0.0 1.2 Police Incident/Call 3 5.4 0.5
Food or other poisoning 0 0.0 0.0 Other 1 1.8 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 87 82
Percent female 74.5% 67.9%
Percent 85 years or older 63.6% 47.3%
Percent younger than 65 years 1.8% 9.4%
Average length of stay (days) 1,614 1222
Percent of residents with depression symptoms 0.0% 20.1%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 1.9% 17.3%
Percent of residents dependent in instrumental activities of daily living 88.7% 76.6%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 9.4% 17.3%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 32.1% 23.4%
Percent of residents with moderate to severe cognitive impairment 18.9% 12.0%
Percent of residents with problem behaviours 1.9% 8.3%
Percent of clients with MAPLe score (MAPLe 4+) 60.4% 48.3%
Percent of clients with special or extensive care (RUG 1-3) 1.9% 4.2%
Percent of residents at ease interacting with others 98.1% 93.6%
Percent of residents saying or indicating that they feel lonely 15.1% 25.2%

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

Clinical Indicators (2023/24) Residence B.C.
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 39.6% 40.8%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 13.2% 6.5%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 24.5% 20.3%
Percent of residents taking nine or more medications 50.9% 56.5%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 90 days 37.7% 34.4%
Percent of residents with four or more emergency room visits 3.6% 13.0%
Percent of residents having a caregiver in distress 5.7% 17.2%

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

Vaccination Coverage (2023/24) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents vaccinated for influenza 76.0% 83.5%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 92.6% 76.9%

Source: 1. Ministry of Health; 2. Residence