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November 2024

Facility Overlander Long Term Care Service type Long-Term Care
Health authority Interior Health Regulation/Legislation Hospital Act
Street address 953 Southill Street Accreditation status Unknown
City/postal code Kamloops/V2B7Z9 Accreditation expiry date not available
Phone number (250) 554-2323 Contact for complaints Manager
Operator (type) Interior Health (Health Authority) Phone number of complaint contact (250) 554-6035
Opened 1976 Personal spending account Yes
Councils Resident Council Visitor parking (cost) Yes (no fee)
Co-located with a publicly subsidized assisted living residence No
Wait time* From 0 to 539 days, with an average of 102 days
Current language(s) spoken by staff English, Filipino, Hindi, French
Indigenous territory Secwepemc peoples, and the Tk'emlups Indian Band

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 n/a
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) 0 Single occupancy 31
Publicly funded beds (short and long-term) 183 Double occupancy 14
Total beds 183 Other occupancy 30

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 Primarily

Source: Facility

Funding 2022/23 2023/24
Total direct care hours (hours per resident per day) 3.42 3.42
Nursing care hours (hours per resident per day) 3.05 3.05
Registered Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.23 0.23
Licensed Practical Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.67 0.67
Care Aide (hours per resident per day) 2.14 2.14
Allied health hours (hours per resident per day) 0.38 0.38
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) $7.48 $11.13
Facility per diem rate n/a n/a
Monthly client rate for a publicly subsidized bed (single) From $1,338 to $3,847 with an average of $2,105 From $1,417 to $3,974 with an average of $1,949

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

Licensing, 2023/24
Complaints
Number of licensing complaints 2 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 2 1.1 0.2
Abuse / neglect 0 0.0 0.9 Missing or wandering person 0 0.0 1.1
Fall with injury/adverse event 7 3.8 8.2 Other injury 4 2.2 2.3
Food or other poisoning 0 0.0 0.1 Aggressive behaviour 14 7.7 3.5
Unexpected Illness 22 12.0 20.9 Attempted suicide 0 0.0 0.1
Expected death 48 26.2 23.6 Other - clinical 5 2.7 0.8
Unexpected death 3 1.6 0.8 Other - service delivery 2 1.1 0.9
Inspections
Risk rating n/a Risk score n/a
Number of inspections 1 Number of licensing infractions found 10
Licensing Infractions
Licensing 0 Nutrition & food services 0
Physical facility, equipment & furnishings 2 Medication 2
Staffing 0 Program 0
Policies & procedures 0 Records & reporting 4
Care & supervision 2 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 82 83
Percent female 70.0% 63.2%
Percent 85 years or older 48.2% 52.5%
Percent younger than 65 years 7.5% 5.3%
Average length of stay (days) 1,009 829
Percent of residents diagnosed with depression 30.7% 22.2%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 36.3% 31.7%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 43.4% 54.1%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 69.7% 62.1%
Percent of residents with severe cognitive impairment (includes severe dementia) 33.2% 27.0%
Percent of residents with physically abusive behaviour 7.2% 8.3%
Average index of social engagement 2.5 2.8
Percent of residents with low social engagement 49.9% 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 12.8% 11.0%
Percent of residents receiving recreation therapy 2.5% 31.7%
Percent of residents receiving occupational therapy 11.9% 5.2%
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 58.2% 51.6%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 41.9% 27.7%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 45.8% 35.3%
Percent of residents taking nine or more medications 56.5% 46.2%
Percent of residents with daily physical restraints 5.4% 6.0%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 30 days 12.5% 12.3%
Percent of residents with a worsened pressure ulcer 0.4% 2.1%
Percent of residents with four or more emergency room visits 0.0% 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 82.7% 84.3%
Percent of health care workers vaccinated for influenza 38.7% 35.5%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 77.0% 75.2%

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