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November 2024

Residence Southview Heights Service type Assisted Living
Health authority Vancouver Coastal Health Regulation/Legislation Community Care & Assisted Living Act
Street address 7252 Kerr Street Accreditation status Accredited
City/postal code Vancouver/V5S 3V2 Accreditation expiry date June 1, 2025
Phone number (604) 438-3367 Contact for complaints Resident Service Manager
Operator (type) The Governing Council of The Salvation Army (Not For Profit) Phone number of complaint contact 604-742-3753
Opened 2007 Visitor parking (cost) Yes (no fee)
Councils No council Wait time From 13 to 148 days, with an average of 92 days
Co-located with a publicly subsidized long-term care home No
Current language(s) spoken by staff English, Filipino, Hindi, Polish, Punjabi, Russian
Indigenous territory Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish 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 meals, additional housekeeping
Telephone monthly service included Yes
Internet monthly service included No

Source: Residence

Assisted Living Units (as of March 31, 2024)
Private units (not publicly subsidized) 0
Publicly subsidized units 53
Total units 53

Source: 1. Ministry of Health; 2. Residence

Contracted Services
Professional nursing services No Housekeeping services No
Non-regulated services (care aides) No 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) 175 184
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) $8.06 $8.29
Monthly client rate for a publicly subsidized unit (single) From $1,094 to 2,522 with an average of $1,748 From $1,164 to 3,530 with an average of $1,560

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 1 1.9 0.2 Missing 0 0.0 0.7
Falls 5 9.4 27.7 Injury 0 0.0 0.5
Unexpected Illness 11 20.8 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 57.1% 67.9%
Percent 85 years or older 50.0% 47.3%
Percent younger than 65 years 1.4% 9.4%
Average length of stay (days) 1,304 1222
Percent of residents with depression symptoms 3.5% 20.1%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 14.0% 17.3%
Percent of residents dependent in instrumental activities of daily living 87.7% 76.6%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 14.0% 17.3%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 22.8% 23.4%
Percent of residents with moderate to severe cognitive impairment 19.3% 12.0%
Percent of residents with problem behaviours 3.5% 8.3%
Percent of clients with MAPLe score (MAPLe 4+) 47.3% 48.3%
Percent of clients with special or extensive care (RUG 1-3) 5.3% 4.2%
Percent of residents at ease interacting with others 100.0% 93.6%
Percent of residents saying or indicating that they feel lonely 7.0% 25.2%

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

Clinical Indicators (2023/24) Residence B.C.
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 29.8% 40.8%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 0.0% 6.5%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 12.3% 20.3%
Percent of residents taking nine or more medications 43.9% 56.5%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 90 days 22.8% 34.4%
Percent of residents with four or more emergency room visits 1.4% 13.0%
Percent of residents having a caregiver in distress 7.8% 17.2%

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

Vaccination Coverage (2023/24) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents vaccinated for influenza 89.0% 83.5%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 80.3% 76.9%

Source: 1. Ministry of Health; 2. Residence