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October 2022

Facility Mountain Lake Seniors Community Service Type Long-Term Care
Health authority Interior Health Regulation/Legislation Community Care & Assisted Living Act
Street address 908 11th St Accreditation status Accredited
City/postal code Nelson Accreditation expiry date Nov 2022
Phone number (250) 352-2600 Contact for complaints Site Leader
Operator (Type) Park Place Seniors Living Inc. (For Profit) Phone number of complaint contact (250) 352-2600 EXT 31
Opened 2005 Personal spending account Yes
Councils Resident council Visitor parking (cost) Yes (no fee)
Meetings held Regular Schedule Average Wait Time From 8 to 210 days, with an average of 112 days
Current language(s) spoken by staff English
Indigenous Territory Ktunaxa Nation

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) 7 Single Occupancy 90
Publicly funded beds (short and long-term) 85 Double Occupancy 0
Total beds 92 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) 3.01 3.01
Registered Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.32 0.32
Licensed Practical Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.56 0.56
Care Aide (hours per resident per day) 2.13 2.13
Allied health hours (hours per resident per day) 0.35 0.35
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) 2 $7.10 $8.24
Facility per diem rate2 $216.47 $216.47

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

Licensing (2021/22)
Complaints, 2021/22
Number of licensing complaints 0 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 4 4.3 0.8 Medication error with adverse event 0 0.0 0.3
Abuse / neglect 0 0.0 1.3 Missing or wandering person 1 1.1 1.0
Fall with injury / Adverse event 1 1.1 9.2 Other injury 8 8.7 2.0
Food or other poisoning 0 0.0 0.1 Aggressive behaviour 5 5.4 4.6
Unexpected illness 1 1.1 20.3 Attempted suicide 0 0.0 0.1
Expected death 32 34.8 26.8 Other - clinical 0 0.0 0.8
Unexpected death 0 0.0 0.8 Other - service delivery 5 5.4 1.4
Inspections
Risk Rating Low Risk Score 12
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 0

Source: Health Authority

Resident Profile (2021/22) Facility B.C.
Average age of population 83 83
Percent female 68.9% 63.2%
Percent 85 years or older 49.9% 53.4%
Percent younger than 65 years 6.7% 5.8%
Average length of stay (days) 718 855
Percent of residents diagnosed with depression 21.4% 23.3%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 24.8% 32.0%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 41.2% 52.8%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 75.2% 63.3%
Percent of residents with severe cognitive impairment (includes severe dementia) 31.7% 27.9%
Percent of residents with physically abusive behaviour 16.4% 8.8%
Average index of social engagement 2.6 2.7
Percent of residents with low social engagement 50.0% 49.3%
Case mix index 0.59 0.58

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Care Services & Quality Indicators (2021/22) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents receiving physical therapy 1.1% 10.9%
Percent of residents receiving recreation therapy 0.8% 30.1%
Percent of residents receiving occupational therapy 0.4% 5.7%
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 44.3% 51.3%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 21.7% 27.3%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 34.2% 34.0%
Percent of residents with daily physical restraints 2.2% 6.4%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 30 days 18.2% 12.9%
Percent of residents with a worsened pressure ulcer 3.2% 2.2%

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Vaccination Coverage (2021/22) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents vaccinated for influenza 100.0% 90.2%
Percent of health care workers vaccinated for influenza n/a 53.7%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 94.0% 92.6%

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