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October 2022

Residence West Shore Lodge Service Type Assisted Living
Health authority Vancouver Island Health Regulation/Legislation Community Care & Assisted Living Act
Street address 1828 Island Highway Accreditation status Not accredited
City/postal code Victoria Accreditation expiry date Not available
Phone number (250) 478-7527 Contact for complaints Chief Operating Officer
Operator (Type) West Shore Lodge Ltd. (For Profit) Phone number of complaint contact (250) 478-7527
Opened 2002 Personal spending account No
Councils No council Visitor parking (cost) Yes (no fee)
Meetings held n/a Average Wait Time From 208 to 226 days, with an average of 217 days
Current language(s) spoken by staff English
Indigenous Territory Coast Salish peoples

Source: Residence

Resident Fees for Personal Services
Cable monthly service included No Other extra fees n/a
Telephone monthly service included Yes
Internet monthly service included Yes

Source: Residence

Units (March 31, 2022)
Private units (not publicly funded) 0
Publicly funded units (short and long-term) 6
Total units 6

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 Facility operator Food prepared and cooked on site Yes

Source: Residence

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

Source: Residence

Funding 2020/21 2021/22
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) n/a n/a

Source: Health Authority

Licensing (2021/22)
Complaints, 2021/22
Number of complaints 5 Number substantiated complaints 0
Incidents, 2021/22 Total
Number
Per 100 units Total
Number
Per 100 units
Residence B.C. Residence B.C.
Disease outbreak or occurrence 1 16.7 1.0 Medication error with adverse event 0 0.0 0.5
Abuse / neglect 0 0.0 0.1 Missing or wandering person 0 0.0 0.8
Fall with injury / Adverse event 0 0.0 24.4 Other injury 1 16.7 1.3
Food or other poisoning 0 0.0 0.0 Aggressive behaviour 0 0.0 1.3
Unexpected illness 7 116.7 31.2 Attempted suicide 0 0.0 0.2
Overdose 0 0 0.1 Other - clinical 0 0.0 0.4
Unexpected death 0 0.0 1.3 Other - service delivery 0 0.0 0.5
Fire/Flood/Gas Leak 0 0 0.1 Police Call 0 0 0.4
Inspections
Registration 0 Registration follow-up 0
Complaint 0 Complaint follow-Up 2
Education 0 Health and safety issue 0
Site inspection 1 Site visit 0
Possible unregistered 0 Total number of inspections 3

Source: Ministry of Health

Resident Profile (2021/22) Residence Health Authority
Average age of population 82 82
Percent female 66.7% 69.1%
Percent 85 years or older 33.3% 47.8%
Percent younger than 65 years 16.7% 9.2%
Average length of stay (days) 1,040 1,328

Source: Health Authority

Vaccination Coverage (2021/22) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents vaccinated for influenza 67.0% 83.3
Percent of health care workers vaccinated for influenza n/a n/a
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 suppressed 92.7

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