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November 2024

Facility Louis Brier Home and Hospital Service type Long-Term Care
Health authority Vancouver Coastal Health Regulation/Legislation Hospital Act & Community Care & Assisted Living Act
Street address 1055 West 41st Ave Accreditation status Accredited
City/postal code Vancouver/V6M1W9 Accreditation expiry date October 2026
Phone number (604) 261-9376 Contact for complaints Quality and Risk Manager
Operator (type) Jewish Home for the Aged of BC (Not For Profit) Phone number of complaint contact (604) 267-4698
Opened 1979 Personal spending account Yes
Councils Separate Resident and Family Council Visitor parking (cost) No
Co-located with a publicly subsidized assisted living residence Yes (The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg (of Baltimore) Residence)
Wait time* From 7 to 252 days, with an average of 126 days
Current language(s) spoken by staff English, Hebrew, Tagalog, Mandarin, Hungarian, Russian, French, Romanian
Indigenous territory Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish peoples

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 Yes

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 149
Publicly funded beds (short and long-term) 215 Double occupancy 33
Total beds 215 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) 0.35 0.35
Licensed Practical Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.58 0.58
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) $15.21 $15.06
Facility per diem rate $266.17 $322.20
Monthly client rate for a publicly subsidized bed (single) From $1,338 to $3,847 with an average of $2,439 From $1,417 to $3,974 with an average of $2,253

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 1 0.5 0.5 Medication error with adverse event 0 0.0 0.2
Abuse / neglect 2 0.9 0.9 Missing or wandering person 1 0.5 1.1
Fall with injury/adverse event 9 4.2 8.2 Other injury 1 0.5 2.3
Food or other poisoning 0 0.0 0.1 Aggressive behaviour 11 5.1 3.5
Unexpected Illness 47 21.9 20.9 Attempted suicide 0 0.0 0.1
Expected death 39 18.1 23.6 Other - clinical 6 2.8 0.8
Unexpected death 0 0.0 0.8 Other - service delivery 0 0.0 0.9
Inspections
Risk rating Low Risk score 3
Number of inspections 14 Number of licensing infractions found 1
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 1 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 84 83
Percent female 63.0% 63.2%
Percent 85 years or older 53.6% 52.5%
Percent younger than 65 years 3.6% 5.3%
Average length of stay (days) 1,119 829
Percent of residents diagnosed with depression 19.7% 22.2%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 35.5% 31.7%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 57.9% 54.1%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 60.8% 62.1%
Percent of residents with severe cognitive impairment (includes severe dementia) 29.0% 27.0%
Percent of residents with physically abusive behaviour 13.7% 8.3%
Average index of social engagement 3.9 2.8
Percent of residents with low social engagement 18.8% 46.2%
Case mix index 0.63 0.58

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Care Services & Quality Indicators (2023/24) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents receiving physical therapy 26.1% 11.0%
Percent of residents receiving recreation therapy 67.6% 31.7%
Percent of residents receiving occupational therapy 9.2% 5.2%
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 62.8% 51.6%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 26.3% 27.7%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 35.4% 35.3%
Percent of residents taking nine or more medications 54.6% 46.2%
Percent of residents with daily physical restraints 11.5% 6.0%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 30 days 13.2% 12.3%
Percent of residents with a worsened pressure ulcer 4.2% 2.1%
Percent of residents with four or more emergency room visits 1.5% 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 85.0% 84.3%
Percent of health care workers vaccinated for influenza 42.7% 35.5%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 74.6% 75.2%

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