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November 2024

Residence Williams Lake Seniors Village Service type Assisted Living
Health authority Interior Health Regulation/Legislation Community Care & Assisted Living Act
Street address 1455 Western Ave Accreditation status Accredited
City/postal code Williams Lake/V2G 5N1 Accreditation expiry date Not available
Phone number (250) 305-1131 Contact for complaints Authorized Representative
Operator (type) Williams Lake Seniors 3 LLP (For Profit) Phone number of complaint contact (250) 305-1131
Opened 2003 Visitor parking (cost) Yes (no fee)
Councils Combined resident and family council Wait time Suppressed
Co-located with a publicly subsidized long-term care home Yes (Williams Lake Seniors Village)
Current language(s) spoken by staff English, Filipino, Punjabi, Spanish, Ukranian
Indigenous territory Secwepemc peoples

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

Resident Fees for Personal Services
Cable monthly service included No Other extra fees special laundry services, additional meals, additional housekeeping
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) 19
Publicly subsidized units 21
Total units 40

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) 384 414
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) $6.81 $7.60
Monthly client rate for a publicly subsidized unit (single) From $1,094 to 3,871 with an average of $1,308 From $1,164 to 4,034 with an average of $1,465

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 1 2.5 0.7
Falls 6 15.0 27.7 Injury 0 0.0 0.5
Unexpected Illness 31 77.5 44.8 Aggression 1 2.5 2.0
Overdose 0 0.0 0.1 Attempted suicide 0 0.0 0.1
Death 0 0.0 1.2 Police Incident/Call 0 0.0 0.5
Food or other poisoning 0 0.0 0.0 Other 1 2.5 4.9
Inspections
Application 0 Follow-up 1
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 77 82
Percent female 69.6% 67.9%
Percent 85 years or older 30.4% 47.3%
Percent younger than 65 years 17.4% 9.4%
Average length of stay (days) suppressed 1222
Percent of residents with depression symptoms 13.0% 20.1%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 13.0% 17.3%
Percent of residents dependent in instrumental activities of daily living 69.6% 76.6%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 21.7% 17.3%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 39.1% 23.4%
Percent of residents with moderate to severe cognitive impairment 8.7% 12.0%
Percent of residents with problem behaviours 4.3% 8.3%
Percent of clients with MAPLe score (MAPLe 4+) 52.2% 48.3%
Percent of clients with special or extensive care (RUG 1-3) 4.3% 4.2%
Percent of residents at ease interacting with others 95.7% 93.6%
Percent of residents saying or indicating that they feel lonely 34.8% 25.2%

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

Clinical Indicators (2023/24) Residence B.C.
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 43.5% 40.8%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 8.7% 6.5%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 34.8% 20.3%
Percent of residents taking nine or more medications 56.5% 56.5%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 90 days 21.7% 34.4%
Percent of residents with four or more emergency room visits 26.1% 13.0%
Percent of residents having a caregiver in distress 23.8% 17.2%

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

Vaccination Coverage (2023/24) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents vaccinated for influenza 89.0% 83.5%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 52.2% 76.9%

Source: 1. Ministry of Health; 2. Residence