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November 2024

Facility Wexford Creek Seniors Community Service type Long-Term Care
Health authority Vancouver Island Health Regulation/Legislation Community Care & Assisted Living Act
Street address 80 10th Street Accreditation status Accredited
City/postal code Nanaimo/V9R0A8 Accreditation expiry date not available
Phone number (250) 753-4044 Contact for complaints Site Manager
Operator (type) Park Place Seniors Living Inc. (For Profit) Phone number of complaint contact (250) 739-5200
Opened 2008 Personal spending account Yes
Councils Combined Resident & Family Council Visitor parking (cost) Yes (no fee)
Co-located with a publicly subsidized assisted living residence No
Wait time* From 223 to 621 days, with an average of 335 days
Current language(s) spoken by staff English, French, Filipino, Croatian, Spanish
Indigenous territory Coast Salish peoples and Snuneymuxw First 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 110
Publicly funded beds (short and long-term) 110 Double occupancy 0
Total beds 110 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 Yes
Food services provided by Outside Contractor 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) 0.21 0.21
Licensed Practical Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.57 0.57
Care Aide (hours per resident per day) 2.21 2.21
Allied health hours (hours per resident per day) 0.36 0.36
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) $10.21 $12.58
Facility per diem rate $268.28 $292.99
Monthly client rate for a publicly subsidized bed (single) From $1,338 to $3,847 with an average of $1,996 From $1,417 to $3,974 with an average of $2,116

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

Licensing, 2023/24
Complaints
Number of licensing complaints 2 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 0 0.0 0.2
Abuse / neglect 0 0.0 0.9 Missing or wandering person 0 0.0 1.1
Fall with injury/adverse event 4 3.6 8.2 Other injury 2 1.8 2.3
Food or other poisoning 0 0.0 0.1 Aggressive behaviour 3 2.7 3.5
Unexpected Illness 1 0.9 20.9 Attempted suicide 0 0.0 0.1
Expected death 23 20.9 23.6 Other - clinical 1 0.9 0.8
Unexpected death 0 0.0 0.8 Other - service delivery 0 0.0 0.9
Inspections
Risk rating n/a Risk score n/a
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 n/a

Source: Health Authority

Resident Profile (2023/24) Facility B.C.
Average age of population 85 83
Percent female 61.8% 63.2%
Percent 85 years or older 56.3% 52.5%
Percent younger than 65 years 2.8% 5.3%
Average length of stay (days) 819 829
Percent of residents diagnosed with depression 21.8% 22.2%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 16.2% 31.7%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 39.0% 54.1%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 73.5% 62.1%
Percent of residents with severe cognitive impairment (includes severe dementia) 22.1% 27.0%
Percent of residents with physically abusive behaviour 11.3% 8.3%
Average index of social engagement 2.2 2.8
Percent of residents with low social engagement 59.6% 46.2%
Case mix index 0.55 0.58

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Care Services & Quality Indicators (2023/24) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents receiving physical therapy 2.3% 11.0%
Percent of residents receiving recreation therapy 0.2% 31.7%
Percent of residents receiving occupational therapy 0.7% 5.2%
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 59.2% 51.6%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 41.2% 27.7%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 46.2% 35.3%
Percent of residents taking nine or more medications 41.1% 46.2%
Percent of residents with daily physical restraints 7.3% 6.0%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 30 days 19.3% 12.3%
Percent of residents with a worsened pressure ulcer 1.4% 2.1%
Percent of residents with four or more emergency room visits 0.0% 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 80.9% 84.3%
Percent of health care workers vaccinated for influenza 15.3% 35.5%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 84.2% 75.2%

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