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October 2022

Facility Swan Valley Lodge Service Type Long-Term Care
Health authority Interior Health Regulation/Legislation Hospital Act & Community Care & Assisted Living Act
Street address 818 Vancouver St Accreditation status Accredited
City/postal code Creston Accreditation expiry date not available
Phone number (250) 428-2283 Contact for complaints Manager / Resident Care Coordinator
Operator (Type) Interior Health (Health Authority) Phone number of complaint contact (250) 428-3623 / (250) 428-3647
Opened 1995 Personal spending account Yes
Councils Resident Council, Family Council Visitor parking (cost) Yes (no fee)
Meetings held Regular Schedule Average Wait Time From 0 to 151 days, with an average of 50 days
Current language(s) spoken by staff English, German, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, French, Mandarin, Italian
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) 0 Single Occupancy 84
Publicly funded beds (short and long-term) 90 Double Occupancy 0
Total beds 90 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 2020/21 2021/22
Total direct care hours (hours per resident per day) 1 3.41 3.41
Nursing care hours (hours per resident per day) 2.98 2.98
Registered Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.16 0.16
Licensed Practical Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.73 0.73
Care Aide (hours per resident per day) 2.09 2.09
Allied health hours (hours per resident per day) 0.43 0.43
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) 2 $8.59 $8.85
Facility per diem rate2 n/a n/a

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

Licensing (2021/22)
Complaints, 2021/22
Number of licensing complaints 1 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 0 0.0 0.8 Medication error with adverse event 0 0.0 0.3
Abuse / neglect 0 0.0 1.3 Missing or wandering person 0 0.0 1.0
Fall with injury / Adverse event 3 3.3 9.2 Other injury 2 2.2 2.0
Food or other poisoning 0 0.0 0.1 Aggressive behaviour 2 2.2 4.6
Unexpected illness 8 8.9 20.3 Attempted suicide 0 0.0 0.1
Expected death 26 28.9 26.8 Other - clinical 1 1.1 0.8
Unexpected death 2 2.2 0.8 Other - service delivery 1 1.1 1.4
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 0

Source: Health Authority

Resident Profile (2021/22) Facility B.C.
Average age of population 83 83
Percent female 63.9% 63.2%
Percent 85 years or older 47.4% 53.4%
Percent younger than 65 years 6.6% 5.8%
Average length of stay (days) 413 855
Percent of residents diagnosed with depression 26.6% 23.3%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 34.0% 32.0%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 48.1% 52.8%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 68.6% 63.3%
Percent of residents with severe cognitive impairment (includes severe dementia) 22.4% 27.9%
Percent of residents with physically abusive behaviour 10.6% 8.8%
Average index of social engagement 2.6 2.7
Percent of residents with low social engagement 51.6% 49.3%
Case mix index 0.57 0.58

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Care Services & Quality Indicators (2021/22) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents receiving physical therapy 4.8% 10.9%
Percent of residents receiving recreation therapy 14.4% 30.1%
Percent of residents receiving occupational therapy 0.0% 5.7%
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 40.1% 51.3%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 26.3% 27.3%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 32.2% 34.0%
Percent of residents with daily physical restraints 10.6% 6.4%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 30 days 14.3% 12.9%
Percent of residents with a worsened pressure ulcer 1.6% 2.2%

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Vaccination Coverage (2021/22) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents vaccinated for influenza 78.9% 90.2%
Percent of health care workers vaccinated for influenza 36.6% 53.7%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 83.7% 92.6%

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