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October 2022

Facility Columbia House - Invermere District Hospital Service Type Long-Term Care
Health authority Interior Health Regulation/Legislation Community Care & Assisted Living Act
Street address 1030 - 10th Street Accreditation status Unknown
City/postal code Invermere Accreditation expiry date not available
Phone number (250) 342-2329 Contact for complaints Resident Care Coordinator / Site Manager
Operator (Type) Interior Health (Health Authority) Phone number of complaint contact (250) 342-2350
Opened 1994 Personal spending account Yes
Councils Resident Council, Family Council Visitor parking (cost) Yes (no fee)
Meetings held Regular Schedule Average Wait Time From 14 to 153 days, with an average of 83 days
Current language(s) spoken by staff English, French, German
Indigenous Territory Ktunaxa Nation

Source: Facility

Resident Fees for Personal Services
Cable monthly service included Yes Other extra fees Specialty equipment
Telephone monthly service included No
Internet monthly service included No

Source: Facility

Beds (March 31, 2022) Room Configuration (March 31, 2022)
Private beds (not publicly funded) 0 Single Occupancy 33
Publicly funded beds (short and long-term) 35 Double Occupancy 0
Total beds 35 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 2020/21 2021/22
Total direct care hours (hours per resident per day) 1 3.45 3.48
Nursing care hours (hours per resident per day) 3.14 3.17
Registered Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.27 0.27
Licensed Practical Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.58 0.58
Care Aide (hours per resident per day) 2.29 2.31
Allied health hours (hours per resident per day) 0.31 0.31
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) 2 $9.22 $8.85
Facility per diem rate2 n/a n/a

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

Licensing (2021/22)
Complaints, 2021/22
Number of licensing complaints 0 Number substantiated licensing complaints 0
Incidents, 2021/22 Total
Number
Per 100 beds Total
Number
Per 100 beds
Facility B.C. Facility B.C.
Disease outbreak or occurrence 0 0.0 0.8 Medication error with adverse event 0 0.0 0.3
Abuse / neglect 0 0.0 1.3 Missing or wandering person 0 0.0 1.0
Fall with injury / Adverse event 0 0.0 9.2 Other injury 0 0.0 2.0
Food or other poisoning 0 0.0 0.1 Aggressive behaviour 0 0.0 4.6
Unexpected illness 0 0.0 20.3 Attempted suicide 0 0.0 0.1
Expected death 19 54.3 26.8 Other - clinical 0 0.0 0.8
Unexpected death 1 2.9 0.8 Other - service delivery 0 0.0 1.4
Inspections
Risk Rating Medium Risk Score 13
Number of Inspections 1 Number of licensing infractions found 7
Licensing Infractions
Licensing 1 Nutrition & food services 0
Physical facility, equipment & furnishings 0 Medication 0
Staffing 1 Program 0
Policies & procedures 1 Records & reporting 2
Care & supervision 1 Resident Bill of Rights 0
Hygiene & communicable disease control 1 Other 0

Source: Health Authority

Resident Profile (2021/22) Facility B.C.
Average age of population 80 83
Percent female 58.7% 63.2%
Percent 85 years or older 40.0% 53.4%
Percent younger than 65 years 11.3% 5.8%
Average length of stay (days) 934 855
Percent of residents diagnosed with depression 23.6% 23.3%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 25.2% 32.0%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 28.3% 52.8%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 62.2% 63.3%
Percent of residents with severe cognitive impairment (includes severe dementia) 25.2% 27.9%
Percent of residents with physically abusive behaviour 11.8% 8.8%
Average index of social engagement 2.5 2.7
Percent of residents with low social engagement 52.0% 49.3%
Case mix index 0.58 0.58

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Care Services & Quality Indicators (2021/22) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents receiving physical therapy 33.9% 10.9%
Percent of residents receiving recreation therapy 53.5% 30.1%
Percent of residents receiving occupational therapy 12.6% 5.7%
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 10.2% 51.3%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 14.3% 27.3%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 15.9% 34.0%
Percent of residents with daily physical restraints 31.5% 6.4%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 30 days 3.5% 12.9%
Percent of residents with a worsened pressure ulcer 1.9% 2.2%

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Vaccination Coverage (2021/22) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents vaccinated for influenza 71.9% 90.2%
Percent of health care workers vaccinated for influenza 22.0% 53.7%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 88.6% 92.6%

Source: 1. BC Centre for Disease Control; 2. Ministry of Health; 3. Health Authority; 4. Facility