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October 2022

Residence Kiwanis House Service Type Assisted Living
Health authority Vancouver Island Health Regulation/Legislation Community Care & Assisted Living Act
Street address 1233 Kiwanis Cres Accreditation status Not accredited
City/postal code Nanaimo Accreditation expiry date Not applicable
Phone number (250) 740-2899 Contact for complaints Executive Director
Operator (Type) Nanaimo District Senior Citizens' Housing Development Society (Not For Profit) Phone number of complaint contact (250) 753-6471
Opened 2004 Personal spending account No
Councils Resident council only Visitor parking (cost) Yes (no fee)
Meetings held Regular Scheduled Average Wait Time From 9 to 214 days, with an average of 99 days
Current language(s) spoken by staff English
Indigenous Territory Coast Salish peoples and Snuneymuxw First Nation

Source: Residence

Resident Fees for Personal Services
Cable monthly service included Yes Other extra fees special laundry services, additional meals, additional housekeeping, specialized exercise programs
Telephone monthly service included No
Internet monthly service included No

Source: Residence

Units (March 31, 2022)
Private units (not publicly funded) 0
Publicly funded units (short and long-term) 45
Total units 45

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 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: Residence

Funding 2020/21 2021/22
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) $6.00 $7.40

Source: Health Authority

Licensing (2021/22)
Complaints, 2021/22
Number of complaints 0 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 0 0.0 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 34 75.6 24.4 Other injury 2 4.4 1.3
Food or other poisoning 0 0.0 0.0 Aggressive behaviour 0 0.0 1.3
Unexpected illness 78 173.3 31.2 Attempted suicide 0 0.0 0.2
Overdose 0 0 0.1 Other - clinical 0 0.0 0.4
Unexpected death 1 2.2 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 0
Education 0 Health and safety issue 0
Site inspection 0 Site visit 0
Possible unregistered 0 Total number of inspections 0

Source: Ministry of Health

Resident Profile (2021/22) Residence Health Authority
Average age of population 82 82
Percent female 76.9% 69.1%
Percent 85 years or older 47.3% 47.8%
Percent younger than 65 years 7.7% 9.2%
Average length of stay (days) 815 1,328

Source: Health Authority

Vaccination Coverage (2021/22) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents vaccinated for influenza 82.0% 83.3
Percent of health care workers vaccinated for influenza n/a n/a
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 86.1% 92.7

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