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November 2024

Facility Blenheim Lodge Service type Long-Term Care
Health authority Vancouver Coastal Health Regulation/Legislation Community Care & Assisted Living Act
Street address 3263 Blenheim Street Accreditation status Not Accredited
City/postal code Vancouver/V6L2X7 Accreditation expiry date not applicable
Phone number (604) 732-8717 Contact for complaints Department Manager
Operator (type) Calling Foundation (Not For Profit) Phone number of complaint contact (604) 732-8717
Opened 1969 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, Tagalog, Cantonese, Mandarin, Punjabi, Hindi, Hungarian, Russian
Indigenous territory Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish 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 Clothes Labelling
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) 4 Single occupancy 64
Publicly funded beds (short and long-term) 94 Double occupancy 17
Total beds 98 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) 3.36 3.36
Nursing care hours (hours per resident per day) 3.03 3.02
Registered Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.55 0.55
Licensed Practical Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.23 0.22
Care Aide (hours per resident per day) 2.25 2.25
Allied health hours (hours per resident per day) 0.34 0.33
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) $8.98 $10.54
Facility per diem rate $268.98 $318.24
Monthly client rate for a publicly subsidized bed (single) From $1,338 to $3,847 with an average of $2,365 From $1,417 to $3,974 with an average of $2,280

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 0 0.0 1.1
Fall with injury/adverse event 10 10.2 8.2 Other injury 0 0.0 2.3
Food or other poisoning 0 0.0 0.1 Aggressive behaviour 1 1.0 3.5
Unexpected Illness 7 7.1 20.9 Attempted suicide 0 0.0 0.1
Expected death 20 20.4 23.6 Other - clinical 2 2.0 0.8
Unexpected death 1 1.0 0.8 Other - service delivery 0 0.0 0.9
Inspections
Risk rating n/a Risk score n/a
Number of inspections 1 Number of licensing infractions found 0
Licensing Infractions
Licensing 0 Nutrition & food services 0
Physical facility, equipment & furnishings 0 Medication 0
Staffing 0 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 87 83
Percent female 80.1% 63.2%
Percent 85 years or older 67.6% 52.5%
Percent younger than 65 years 1.0% 5.3%
Average length of stay (days) 1,241 829
Percent of residents diagnosed with depression 27.7% 22.2%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 40.7% 31.7%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 51.6% 54.1%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 75.5% 62.1%
Percent of residents with severe cognitive impairment (includes severe dementia) 67.6% 27.0%
Percent of residents with physically abusive behaviour 3.2% 8.3%
Average index of social engagement 2.4 2.8
Percent of residents with low social engagement 55.3% 46.2%
Case mix index 0.60 0.58

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Care Services & Quality Indicators (2023/24) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents receiving physical therapy 38.8% 11.0%
Percent of residents receiving recreation therapy 84.0% 31.7%
Percent of residents receiving occupational therapy 4.8% 5.2%
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 58.5% 51.6%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 37.5% 27.7%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 42.0% 35.3%
Percent of residents taking nine or more medications 55.1% 46.2%
Percent of residents with daily physical restraints 0.0% 6.0%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 30 days 14.5% 12.3%
Percent of residents with a worsened pressure ulcer 0.7% 2.1%
Percent of residents with four or more emergency room visits 0.8% 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 94.6% 84.3%
Percent of health care workers vaccinated for influenza 93.5% 35.5%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 83.7% 75.2%

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