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November 2024

Facility St. Michael's Centre Service type Long-Term Care
Health authority Fraser Health Regulation/Legislation Hospital Act
Street address 7451 Sussex Avenue Accreditation status Not Accredited
City/postal code Burnaby/V5J5C2 Accreditation expiry date not applicable
Phone number (604)-434-1323 Contact for complaints Director of Care
Operator (type) St. Michael's Centre Hospital Society (Not For Profit) Phone number of complaint contact (604) 412-2185
Opened 1981 Personal spending account Yes
Councils Combined Resident & Family Council Visitor parking (cost) Yes (no fee)
Co-located with a publicly subsidized assisted living residence No
Wait time* From 17 to 302 days, with an average of 178 days
Current language(s) spoken by staff Arabic, Cantonese, Croatian, English, Farsi, French, German, Gujarati, Hungarian, Hindi, Ilokano, Khmer, Korean, Mandarin, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Sindhi, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Visayan, Vietnamese
Indigenous territory Coast Salish 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 Specialized Mobility devices + cushions, Hairdresser
Telephone monthly service included No
Internet monthly service included Yes

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 20
Publicly funded beds (short and long-term) 144 Double occupancy 36
Total beds 144 Other occupancy 9

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 Yes
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) 3.00 3.00
Registered Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.22 0.22
Licensed Practical Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.68 0.68
Care Aide (hours per resident per day) 2.10 2.10
Allied health hours (hours per resident per day) 0.36 0.36
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) $9.69 $11.50
Facility per diem rate $249.28 $270.56
Monthly client rate for a publicly subsidized bed (single) From $1,338 to $3,847 with an average of $1,943 From $1,417 to $3,974 with an average of $2,025

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

Licensing, 2023/24
Complaints
Number of licensing complaints 1 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 8 5.6 8.2 Other injury 0 0.0 2.3
Food or other poisoning 0 0.0 0.1 Aggressive behaviour 0 0.0 3.5
Unexpected Illness 34 23.6 20.9 Attempted suicide 0 0.0 0.1
Expected death 22 15.3 23.6 Other - clinical 0 0.0 0.8
Unexpected death 0 0.0 0.8 Other - service delivery 0 0.0 0.9
Inspections
Risk rating Low Risk score 10
Number of inspections 8 Number of licensing infractions found 10
Licensing Infractions
Licensing 0 Nutrition & food services 0
Physical facility, equipment & furnishings 2 Medication 0
Staffing 2 Program 0
Policies & procedures 2 Records & reporting 0
Care & supervision 2 Resident Bill of Rights 0
Hygiene & communicable disease control 2 Other 0

Source: Health Authority

Resident Profile (2023/24) Facility B.C.
Average age of population 87 83
Percent female 60.3% 63.2%
Percent 85 years or older 68.6% 52.5%
Percent younger than 65 years 2.1% 5.3%
Average length of stay (days) 703 829
Percent of residents diagnosed with depression 8.7% 22.2%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 45.6% 31.7%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 67.6% 54.1%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 53.2% 62.1%
Percent of residents with severe cognitive impairment (includes severe dementia) 19.5% 27.0%
Percent of residents with physically abusive behaviour 4.3% 8.3%
Average index of social engagement 2.1 2.8
Percent of residents with low social engagement 62.2% 46.2%
Case mix index 0.59 0.58

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Care Services & Quality Indicators (2023/24) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents receiving physical therapy 0.2% 11.0%
Percent of residents receiving recreation therapy 22.8% 31.7%
Percent of residents receiving occupational therapy 2.2% 5.2%
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 45.9% 51.6%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 29.2% 27.7%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 32.1% 35.3%
Percent of residents taking nine or more medications 41.4% 46.2%
Percent of residents with daily physical restraints 14.4% 6.0%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 30 days 7.8% 12.3%
Percent of residents with a worsened pressure ulcer 2.9% 2.1%
Percent of residents with four or more emergency room visits 2.4% 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 83.5% 84.3%
Percent of health care workers vaccinated for influenza 26.6% 35.5%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 78.4% 75.2%

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