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December 2023

Facility The Priory Service Type Long-Term Care
Health authority Vancouver Island Health Regulation/Legislation Hospital Act
Street address 567 Goldstream Ave. Accreditation status Accredited
City/postal code Langford/V9B2W4 Accreditation expiry date not available
Phone number (250) 370-5626 Contact for complaints Manager
Operator (Type) Vancouver Island Health (Health Authority) Phone number of complaint contact (250) 370-5790
Opened 1999 Personal spending account Yes
Councils Resident & Family Council (combined) Visitor parking (cost) Yes (fee charged)
Meetings held Regular Schedule Co-located with an assisted living residence No
Wait Time From 5 to 322 days, with an average of 133 days
Current language(s) spoken by staff English, Mandarin, Punjabi, Portuguese, Filipino, French
Indigenous Territory Lekwungen peoples

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

Resident Fees for Personal Services
Cable monthly service included No Other extra fees Drugs not otherwise covered, specialty services, some transportation
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 81
Publicly funded beds (short and long-term) 150 Double Occupancy 6
Total beds 150 Other Occupancy 14

Source: 1. Ministry of Health; 2. Facility

Contracted Services
Professional nursing services No Housekeeping services Yes
Non-regulated services (care aides) No Plant/building maintenance No
Food services provided by Outside Contractor Food prepared and cooked on site Yes

Source: Facility

Funding 2021/22 2022/23
Total direct care hours (hours per resident per day) 3.36 3.41
Nursing care hours (hours per resident per day) 3.08 3.13
Registered Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.26 0.26
Licensed Practical Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.45 0.45
Care Aide (hours per resident per day) 2.37 2.42
Allied health hours (hours per resident per day) 0.29 0.29
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) $8.87 $12.14
Facility per diem rate n/a n/a
Monthly client rate for publicly funded bed (single) From $1,237 to $3,576 with an average of $1,948 From $1,338 to $3,847 with an average of $1,986

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

Licensing, 2022/23
Complaints
Number of licensing complaints 2 Number of substantiated licensing complaints 1
Incidents
Serious adverse events 1
Inspections
Risk Rating n/a Risk Score n/a
Number of Inspections n/a Number of licensing infractions found n/a
Licensing Infractions
Licensing n/a Nutrition & food services n/a
Physical facility, equipment & furnishings n/a Medication n/a
Staffing n/a Program n/a
Policies & procedures n/a Records & reporting n/a
Care & supervision n/a Resident Bill of Rights n/a
Hygiene & communicable disease control n/a Other n/a

Source: Health Authority

Resident Profile (2022/23) Facility B.C.
Average age of population 84 83
Percent female 76.3% 63.3%
Percent 85 years or older 51.7% 52.8%
Percent younger than 65 years 5.2% 5.6%
Average length of stay (days) 868 817
Percent of residents diagnosed with depression 28.7% 22.9%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 30.2% 32.4%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 40.0% 53.3%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 81.8% 62.9%
Percent of residents with severe cognitive impairment (includes severe dementia) 35.1% 27.5%
Percent of residents with physically abusive behaviour 8.4% 8.4%
Average index of social engagement 2.6 2.7
Percent of residents with low social engagement 54.6% 48.0%
Case mix index 0.57 0.58

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Care Services & Quality Indicators (2022/23) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents receiving physical therapy 0.2% 11.1%
Percent of residents receiving recreation therapy 32.6% 30.3%
Percent of residents receiving occupational therapy 16.0% 5.5%
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 64.0% 51.3%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 35.6% 27.9%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 41.9% 34.9%
Percent of residents taking nine or more medications 38.0% 44.6%
Percent of residents with daily physical restraints 1.2% 6.0%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 30 days 11.8% 12.8%
Percent of residents with a worsened pressure ulcer 3.2% 2.2%
Percent of residents with four or more emergency room visits 0.5% 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 96.6% 87.5%
Percent of health care workers vaccinated for influenza 42.2% 39.1%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 93.0% 84.0%

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