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November 2024

Residence Christenson Village Service type Assisted Living
Health authority Vancouver Coastal Health Regulation/Legislation Community Care & Assisted Living Act
Street address 585 Shaw Road Accreditation status unknown
City/postal code Gibsons/V0N 1V8 Accreditation expiry date not available
Phone number (604) 886-8747 Ext: 3 Contact for complaints Director, Clinical Services
Operator (type) Good Samaritan Canada (Not For Profit) Phone number of complaint contact (250) 859-3495
Opened 2006 Visitor parking (cost) Yes (no fee)
Councils Combined resident and family council Wait time From 34 to 375 days, with an average of 112 days
Co-located with a publicly subsidized long-term care home Yes (Christenson Village)
Current language(s) spoken by staff English, Chinese (other dialects), Dutch, Farsi, Filipino, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Punjabi, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Urdu
Indigenous territory Coast Salish peoples

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

Resident Fees for Personal Services
Cable monthly service included Yes Other extra fees special laundry services, additional housekeeping, carpet cleaning
Telephone monthly service included Yes
Internet monthly service included Yes

Source: Residence

Assisted Living Units (as of March 31, 2024)
Private units (not publicly subsidized) 0
Publicly subsidized units 60
Total units 60

Source: 1. Ministry of Health; 2. Residence

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

Source: Residence

Services Provided
Support with activities of daily living Yes Assistance with managing medication Yes
Therapeutic diet support No Safekeeping of money/personal property No
Behaviour management support No Psychosocial (programming) support No

Source: Ministry of Health

Funding 2022/23 2023/24
Publicly subsidized personal care hours (per unit) 139 133
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) $6.95 $8.07
Monthly client rate for a publicly subsidized unit (single) From $1,094 to 2,765 with an average of $1,829 From $1,164 to 2,765 with an average of $1,789

Source: Health Authority

Assisted Living Registry, 2023/24
Complaints
Number of complaints 0 Number of substantiated complaints 0
Incidents Total
Number
Per 100 units Total
Number
Per 100 units
Residence B.C. Residence B.C.
Disease outbreak or occurrence 0 0.0 0.2 Medication error 0 0.0 0.4
Abuse / neglect 0 0.0 0.2 Missing 0 0.0 0.7
Falls 14 23.3 27.7 Injury 2 3.3 0.5
Unexpected Illness 15 25.0 44.8 Aggression 0 0.0 2.0
Overdose 0 0.0 0.1 Attempted suicide 0 0.0 0.1
Death 0 0.0 1.2 Police Incident/Call 0 0.0 0.5
Food or other poisoning 0 0.0 0.0 Other 0 0.0 4.9
Inspections
Application 0 Follow-up 0
Complaint 0 Non-Site visit assessment 0
Compliance monitoring 0 Reportable incident 0
Confirmed unregistered residence (CURR) follow up 0 Possible unregistered residence (PURR) complaint 0

Source: Ministry of Health

Resident Profile (2023/24) Residence B.C.
Average age of population 84 82
Percent female 66.2% 67.9%
Percent 85 years or older 53.8% 47.3%
Percent younger than 65 years 6.2% 9.4%
Average length of stay (days) 717 1222
Percent of residents with depression symptoms 8.8% 20.1%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 1.8% 17.3%
Percent of residents dependent in instrumental activities of daily living 66.7% 76.6%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 3.5% 17.3%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 15.8% 23.4%
Percent of residents with moderate to severe cognitive impairment 3.5% 12.0%
Percent of residents with problem behaviours 3.5% 8.3%
Percent of clients with MAPLe score (MAPLe 4+) 42.9% 48.3%
Percent of clients with special or extensive care (RUG 1-3) 0.0% 4.2%
Percent of residents at ease interacting with others 93.0% 93.6%
Percent of residents saying or indicating that they feel lonely 15.8% 25.2%

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

Clinical Indicators (2023/24) Residence B.C.
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 49.1% 40.8%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 7.0% 6.5%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 19.3% 20.3%
Percent of residents taking nine or more medications 49.1% 56.5%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 90 days 42.1% 34.4%
Percent of residents with four or more emergency room visits 10.8% 13.0%
Percent of residents having a caregiver in distress 1.9% 17.2%

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

Vaccination Coverage (2023/24) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents vaccinated for influenza 93.0% 83.5%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 80.9% 76.9%

Source: 1. Ministry of Health; 2. Residence