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November 2024

Facility Peace Villa Service type Long-Term Care
Health authority Northern Health Regulation/Legislation Community Care & Assisted Living Act
Street address 8407 112 Avenue Accreditation status Accredited
City/postal code Fort St John/V1J0J5 Accreditation expiry date not available
Phone number (250) 774-8100 Contact for complaints Residential Care Manager
Operator (type) Northern Health (Health Authority) Phone number of complaint contact (250) 261-7451
Opened 2012 Personal spending account Yes
Councils Family Council, Combined Resident & Family Council Visitor parking (cost) Yes (no fee)
Co-located with a publicly subsidized assisted living residence No
Wait time* From 70 to 588 days, with an average of 222 days
Current language(s) spoken by staff English
Indigenous territory Treaty 8 First Nations

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 Yes Other extra fees n/a
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 115
Publicly funded beds (short and long-term) 116 Double occupancy 0
Total beds 116 Other occupancy 0

Source: 1. Ministry of Health; 2. Facility

Contracted Services
Professional nursing services n/a Housekeeping services n/a
Non-regulated services (care aides) n/a Plant/building maintenance n/a
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) 3.56 3.58
Nursing care hours (hours per resident per day) 3.25 3.26
Registered Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.29 0.30
Licensed Practical Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.81 0.81
Care Aide (hours per resident per day) 2.15 2.15
Allied health hours (hours per resident per day) 0.31 0.33
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) $12.99 $14.40
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 $1,880 From $1,417 to $3,974 with an average of $1,950

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

Licensing, 2023/24
Complaints
Number of licensing complaints 11 Number of substantiated licensing complaints 3
Incidents Total
Number
Per 100 beds Total
Number
Per 100 beds
Facility B.C. Facility B.C.
Disease outbreak or occurrence 1 0.9 0.5 Medication error with adverse event 1 0.9 0.2
Abuse / neglect 5 4.3 0.9 Missing or wandering person 1 0.9 1.1
Fall with injury/adverse event 18 15.5 8.2 Other injury 1 0.9 2.3
Food or other poisoning 2 1.7 0.1 Aggressive behaviour 6 5.2 3.5
Unexpected Illness 34 29.3 20.9 Attempted suicide 0 0.0 0.1
Expected death 25 21.6 23.6 Other - clinical 1 0.9 0.8
Unexpected death 0 0.0 0.8 Other - service delivery 2 1.7 0.9
Inspections
Risk rating Low Risk score 10
Number of inspections 1 Number of licensing infractions found 3
Licensing Infractions
Licensing 0 Nutrition & food services 0
Physical facility, equipment & furnishings 2 Medication 0
Staffing 0 Program 0
Policies & procedures 1 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 80 83
Percent female 61.9% 63.2%
Percent 85 years or older 40.5% 52.5%
Percent younger than 65 years 9.5% 5.3%
Average length of stay (days) 1,262 829
Percent of residents diagnosed with depression 13.2% 22.2%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 39.7% 31.7%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 52.1% 54.1%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 62.7% 62.1%
Percent of residents with severe cognitive impairment (includes severe dementia) 16.3% 27.0%
Percent of residents with physically abusive behaviour 9.2% 8.3%
Average index of social engagement 3.1 2.8
Percent of residents with low social engagement 37.1% 46.2%
Case mix index 0.54 0.58

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Care Services & Quality Indicators (2023/24) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents receiving physical therapy 0.8% 11.0%
Percent of residents receiving recreation therapy 0.0% 31.7%
Percent of residents receiving occupational therapy 0.6% 5.2%
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 52.1% 51.6%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 31.0% 27.7%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 37.6% 35.3%
Percent of residents taking nine or more medications 43.8% 46.2%
Percent of residents with daily physical restraints 13.8% 6.0%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 30 days 10.2% 12.3%
Percent of residents with a worsened pressure ulcer 2.0% 2.1%
Percent of residents with four or more emergency room visits 6.4% 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 75.0% 84.3%
Percent of health care workers vaccinated for influenza 13.0% 35.5%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 45.3% 75.2%

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