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December 2023

Facility Renfrew Care Centre Service Type Long-Term Care
Health authority Vancouver Coastal Health Regulation/Legislation Community Care & Assisted Living Act
Street address 1880 Renfrew Street Accreditation status Accredited
City/postal code Vancouver/V5M3H9 Accreditation expiry date November 2025
Phone number (604) 255-7723 Contact for complaints General Manager
Operator (Type) Retirement Concepts (For Profit) Phone number of complaint contact (604) 216-2330
Opened 1996 Personal spending account Yes
Councils Resident Council, Family Council Visitor parking (cost) No
Meetings held Regular Schedule Co-located with an assisted living residence No
Wait Time From 3 to 811 days, with an average of 58 days
Current language(s) spoken by staff English, French, Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, Hindi, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Punjabi, Sinhala
Indigenous Territory Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish peoples

Source: 1. Facility; 2. Health Authority; 3.Ministry of Health

Resident Fees for Personal Services
Cable monthly service included No Other extra fees Hairdressing service, Footcare, Companions services
Telephone monthly service included No
Internet monthly service included No

Source: Facility

Beds (as of March 31, 2023) Room Configuration (excluding short-stay beds) (as of March 31, 2023)
Private beds (not publicly funded) 0 Single Occupancy 86
Publicly funded beds (short and long-term) 106 Double Occupancy 10
Total beds 106 Other Occupancy 0

Source: 1. Ministry of Health; 2. Facility

Contracted Services
Professional nursing services Yes Housekeeping services Yes
Non-regulated services (care aides) Yes Plant/building maintenance Yes
Food services provided by Outside Contractor and operator Food prepared and cooked on site Yes

Source: Facility

Funding 2021/22 2022/23
Total direct care hours (hours per resident per day) 3.25 3.36
Nursing care hours (hours per resident per day) 2.88 2.99
Registered Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.22 0.30
Licensed Practical Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.57 0.66
Care Aide (hours per resident per day) 2.09 2.03
Allied health hours (hours per resident per day) 0.36 0.37
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) $7.20 $7.82
Facility per diem rate $259.18 $264.86
Monthly client rate for publicly funded bed (single) From $1,237 to $3,576 with an average of $1,921 From $1,338 to $3,847 with an average of $1,937

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

Licensing, 2022/23
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 1 0.9 0.9 Medication error with adverse event 0 0.0 0.3
Abuse / neglect 2 1.9 0.8 Missing or wandering person 2 1.9 0.7
Fall with injury/adverse event 17 16.0 8.6 Other injury 3 2.8 1.9
Food or other poisoning 0 0.0 0.1 Aggressive behaviour 1 0.9 3.7
Unexpected Illness 52 49.1 21.0 Attempted suicide 0 0.0 0.1
Expected death 25 23.6 25.5 Other - clinical 0 0.0 0.8
Unexpected death 2 1.9 0.7 Other - service delivery 2 1.9 0.7
Inspections
Risk Rating Low Risk Score 12
Number of Inspections 8 Number of licensing infractions found 5
Licensing Infractions
Licensing 0 Nutrition & food services 0
Physical facility, equipment & furnishings 2 Medication 0
Staffing 0 Program 0
Policies & procedures 1 Records & reporting 1
Care & supervision 1 Resident Bill of Rights 0
Hygiene & communicable disease control 0 Other 0

Source: Health Authority

Resident Profile (2022/23) Facility B.C.
Average age of population 85 83
Percent female 51.9% 63.3%
Percent 85 years or older 63.9% 52.8%
Percent younger than 65 years 3.5% 5.6%
Average length of stay (days) 547 817
Percent of residents diagnosed with depression 23.4% 22.9%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 37.8% 32.4%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 58.7% 53.3%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 61.5% 62.9%
Percent of residents with severe cognitive impairment (includes severe dementia) 23.9% 27.5%
Percent of residents with physically abusive behaviour 10.2% 8.4%
Average index of social engagement 3.2 2.7
Percent of residents with low social engagement 33.4% 48.0%
Case mix index 0.59 0.58

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Care Services & Quality Indicators (2022/23) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents receiving physical therapy 13.7% 11.1%
Percent of residents receiving recreation therapy 19.5% 30.3%
Percent of residents receiving occupational therapy 0.0% 5.5%
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 33.6% 51.3%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 21.0% 27.9%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 25.1% 34.9%
Percent of residents taking nine or more medications 41.3% 44.6%
Percent of residents with daily physical restraints 0.8% 6.0%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 30 days 11.8% 12.8%
Percent of residents with a worsened pressure ulcer 2.8% 2.2%
Percent of residents with four or more emergency room visits 0.0% 1.4%

Source: 1. Canadian Institute for Health Information; 2. Health Authority

Vaccination Coverage (2022/23) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents vaccinated for influenza 96.0% 87.5%
Percent of health care workers vaccinated for influenza 45.0% 39.1%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 88.0% 84.0%

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