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October 2022

Facility Cerwydden Seniors Community Service Type Long-Term Care
Health authority Vancouver Island Health Regulation/Legislation Community Care & Assisted Living Act
Street address 3243 Cowichan Lake R Accreditation status Accredited
City/postal code Duncan Accreditation expiry date May 2022
Phone number (250) 746-4432 Contact for complaints Site Leader, Andrea Weld
Operator (Type) Park Place Seniors Living Inc. (For Profit) Phone number of complaint contact 250-746-4432 Ext. 222
Opened 2000 Personal spending account Yes
Councils Resident Council, Family Council Visitor parking (cost) Yes(No fee)
Meetings held Regular Schedule Average Wait Time From 7 to 537 days, with an average of 156 days
Current language(s) spoken by staff n/a
Indigenous Territory Cowichan Tribes

Source: Facility

Resident Fees for Personal Services
Cable monthly service included No Other extra fees n/a
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) 4 Single Occupancy 44
Publicly funded beds (short and long-term) 52 Double Occupancy 6
Total beds 56 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 No
Food services provided by Outside Contractor Food prepared and cooked on site Yes

Source: Facility

Funding 2020/21 2021/22
Total direct care hours (hours per resident per day) 1 3.36 3.36
Nursing care hours (hours per resident per day) 3.04 3.00
Registered Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.41 0.41
Licensed Practical Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.36 0.40
Care Aide (hours per resident per day) 2.27 2.18
Allied health hours (hours per resident per day) 0.32 0.36
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) 2 $7.31 $7.86
Facility per diem rate2 $259.28 $266.87

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

Licensing (2021/22)
Complaints, 2021/22
Number of licensing complaints 1 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 1 1.8 1.0
Fall with injury / Adverse event 12 21.4 9.2 Other injury 0 0.0 2.0
Food or other poisoning 0 0.0 0.1 Aggressive behaviour 1 1.8 4.6
Unexpected illness 8 14.3 20.3 Attempted suicide 0 0.0 0.1
Expected death 19 33.9 26.8 Other - clinical 0 0.0 0.8
Unexpected death 0 0.0 0.8 Other - service delivery 0 0.0 1.4
Inspections
Risk Rating n/a Risk Score n/a
Number of Inspections 0 Number of licensing infractions found 0
Licensing Infractions
Licensing 0 Nutrition & food services 0
Physical facility, equipment & furnishings 0 Medication 0
Staffing 0 Program 0
Policies & procedures 0 Records & reporting 0
Care & supervision 0 Resident Bill of Rights 0
Hygiene & communicable disease control 0 Other n/a

Source: Health Authority

Resident Profile (2021/22) Facility B.C.
Average age of population 85 83
Percent female 74.7% 63.2%
Percent 85 years or older 60.2% 53.4%
Percent younger than 65 years 2.1% 5.8%
Average length of stay (days) 760 855
Percent of residents diagnosed with depression 16.3% 23.3%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 24.7% 32.0%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 55.5% 52.8%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 64.8% 63.3%
Percent of residents with severe cognitive impairment (includes severe dementia) 19.4% 27.9%
Percent of residents with physically abusive behaviour 6.2% 8.8%
Average index of social engagement 3.4 2.7
Percent of residents with low social engagement 29.1% 49.3%
Case mix index 0.54 0.58

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Care Services & Quality Indicators (2021/22) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents receiving physical therapy 0.0% 10.9%
Percent of residents receiving recreation therapy 0.0% 30.1%
Percent of residents receiving occupational therapy 0.0% 5.7%
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 59.0% 51.3%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 27.0% 27.3%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 26.7% 34.0%
Percent of residents with daily physical restraints 0.0% 6.4%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 30 days 13.4% 12.9%
Percent of residents with a worsened pressure ulcer 0.5% 2.2%

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Vaccination Coverage (2021/22) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents vaccinated for influenza 98.0% 90.2%
Percent of health care workers vaccinated for influenza n/a 53.7%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 91.2% 92.6%

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