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November 2024

Facility Heron Grove Service type Long-Term Care
Health authority Interior Health Regulation/Legislation Community Care & Assisted Living Act
Street address 4900 - 20th Street Accreditation status Unknown
City/postal code Vernon/V1T9W3 Accreditation expiry date not available
Phone number (250) 542-6101 Contact for complaints Site Manager
Operator (type) Good Samaritan Canada (Not For Profit) Phone number of complaint contact (250) 542-6101 x32222
Opened 2007 Personal spending account Yes
Councils Combined Resident & Family Council Visitor parking (cost) Yes (no fee)
Co-located with a publicly subsidized assisted living residence Yes (Heron Grove)
Wait time* From 8 to 355 days, with an average of 184 days
Current language(s) spoken by staff English, Punjabi, Croatian, German, Filipino
Indigenous territory Okanagan Nation

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

* Definition changed, please refer to Glossary of Terms at https://www.seniorsadvocatebc.ca/long-term-care-directory/glossary-of-terms/
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 (as of March 31, 2024) Room Configuration (excluding short-stay beds) (as of March 31, 2024)
Private beds (not publicly funded) 0 Single occupancy 76
Publicly funded beds (short and long-term) 76 Double occupancy 0
Total beds 76 Other occupancy 0

Source: 1. Ministry of Health; 2. Facility

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

Source: Facility

Funding 2022/23 2023/24
Total direct care hours (hours per resident per day) 3.36 3.36
Nursing care hours (hours per resident per day) 3.00 3.00
Registered Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.32 0.32
Licensed Practical Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.61 0.61
Care Aide (hours per resident per day) 2.07 2.07
Allied health hours (hours per resident per day) 0.36 0.36
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) $9.32 $9.06
Facility per diem rate $237.57 $242.20
Monthly client rate for a publicly subsidized bed (single) From $1,338 to $3,847 with an average of $2,071 From $1,417 to $3,974 with an average of $2,120

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

Licensing, 2023/24
Complaints
Number of licensing complaints 1 Number of substantiated licensing complaints 0
Incidents Total
Number
Per 100 beds Total
Number
Per 100 beds
Facility B.C. Facility B.C.
Disease outbreak or occurrence 0 0.0 0.5 Medication error with adverse event 2 2.6 0.2
Abuse / neglect 1 1.3 0.9 Missing or wandering person 0 0.0 1.1
Fall with injury/adverse event 18 23.7 8.2 Other injury 4 5.3 2.3
Food or other poisoning 0 0.0 0.1 Aggressive behaviour 0 0.0 3.5
Unexpected Illness 34 44.7 20.9 Attempted suicide 1 1.3 0.1
Expected death 12 15.8 23.6 Other - clinical 0 0.0 0.8
Unexpected death 0 0.0 0.8 Other - service delivery 0 0.0 0.9
Inspections
Risk rating Medium Risk score 20
Number of inspections 2 Number of licensing infractions found 13
Licensing Infractions
Licensing 1 Nutrition & food services 0
Physical facility, equipment & furnishings 2 Medication 0
Staffing 1 Program 1
Policies & procedures 0 Records & reporting 5
Care & supervision 3 Resident Bill of Rights 0
Hygiene & communicable disease control 0 Other 0

Source: Health Authority

Resident Profile (2023/24) Facility B.C.
Average age of population 82 83
Percent female 56.6% 63.2%
Percent 85 years or older 50.0% 52.5%
Percent younger than 65 years 9.1% 5.3%
Average length of stay (days) 392 829
Percent of residents diagnosed with depression 34.7% 22.2%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 36.3% 31.7%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 54.1% 54.1%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 59.1% 62.1%
Percent of residents with severe cognitive impairment (includes severe dementia) 15.8% 27.0%
Percent of residents with physically abusive behaviour 9.2% 8.3%
Average index of social engagement 2.3 2.8
Percent of residents with low social engagement 55.4% 46.2%
Case mix index 0.62 0.58

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Care Services & Quality Indicators (2023/24) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents receiving physical therapy 4.3% 11.0%
Percent of residents receiving recreation therapy 2.3% 31.7%
Percent of residents receiving occupational therapy 0.0% 5.2%
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 58.7% 51.6%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 35.6% 27.7%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 40.2% 35.3%
Percent of residents taking nine or more medications 58.4% 46.2%
Percent of residents with daily physical restraints 4.5% 6.0%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 30 days 14.2% 12.3%
Percent of residents with a worsened pressure ulcer 2.5% 2.1%
Percent of residents with four or more emergency room visits 3.1% 1.1%

Source: 1. Canadian Institute for Health Information; 2. Health Authority

Vaccination Coverage (2023/24) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents vaccinated for influenza 90.0% 84.3%
Percent of health care workers vaccinated for influenza n/a 35.5%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 77.3% 75.2%

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