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December 2023

Facility Fair Haven - Vancouver Service Type Long-Term Care
Health authority Vancouver Coastal Health Regulation/Legislation Community Care & Assisted Living Act
Street address 2720 East 48th Ave. Accreditation status Accredited
City/postal code Vancouver/V5S1G7 Accreditation expiry date not available
Phone number (604) 433-2939 Contact for complaints Assistant Director of Care
Operator (Type) Fair Haven Society (Not For Profit) Phone number of complaint contact 604-433-2939 x102 or x108
Opened 1979 Personal spending account Yes
Councils Resident Council, Family Council Visitor parking (cost) Yes (no fee)
Meetings held Regular Schedule Co-located with an assisted living residence No
Wait Time From 5 to 253 days, with an average of 31 days
Current language(s) spoken by staff English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Italian, Tagalog, French, Greek, Hindi, Punjabi, Spanish, Portu
Indigenous Territory Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish peoples

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

Resident Fees for Personal Services
Cable monthly service included No Other extra fees Clothing labelling fee, specialized wheelchairs, hairdressing, podiatry services, dental services, eye specialist, hearing aid repair services, pharmacy/medication charge
Telephone monthly service included No
Internet monthly service included No

Source: Facility

Beds (as of March 31, 2023) Room Configuration (excluding short-stay beds) (as of March 31, 2023)
Private beds (not publicly funded) 0 Single Occupancy 89
Publicly funded beds (short and long-term) 101 Double Occupancy 6
Total beds 101 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 2021/22 2022/23
Total direct care hours (hours per resident per day) 3.50 3.50
Nursing care hours (hours per resident per day) 3.16 3.16
Registered Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.45 0.45
Licensed Practical Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.60 0.60
Care Aide (hours per resident per day) 2.12 2.12
Allied health hours (hours per resident per day) 0.34 0.34
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) $8.53 $10.54
Facility per diem rate $253.77 $253.77
Monthly client rate for publicly funded bed (single) From $1,237 to $3,576 with an average of $1,826 From $1,338 to $3,847 with an average of $2,007

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

Licensing, 2022/23
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 0.9 Medication error with adverse event 0 0.0 0.3
Abuse / neglect 1 1.0 0.8 Missing or wandering person 1 1.0 0.7
Fall with injury/adverse event 1 1.0 8.6 Other injury 1 1.0 1.9
Food or other poisoning 0 0.0 0.1 Aggressive behaviour 0 0.0 3.7
Unexpected Illness 2 2.0 21.0 Attempted suicide 0 0.0 0.1
Expected death 21 20.8 25.5 Other - clinical 0 0.0 0.8
Unexpected death 0 0.0 0.7 Other - service delivery 0 0.0 0.7
Inspections
Risk Rating Low Risk Score 5
Number of Inspections 5 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 1
Care & supervision 0 Resident Bill of Rights 0
Hygiene & communicable disease control 0 Other 0

Source: Health Authority

Resident Profile (2022/23) Facility B.C.
Average age of population 82 83
Percent female 57.4% 63.3%
Percent 85 years or older 45.6% 52.8%
Percent younger than 65 years 4.4% 5.6%
Average length of stay (days) 1,238 817
Percent of residents diagnosed with depression 23.3% 22.9%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 44.4% 32.4%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 58.6% 53.3%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 65.3% 62.9%
Percent of residents with severe cognitive impairment (includes severe dementia) 41.9% 27.5%
Percent of residents with physically abusive behaviour 10.9% 8.4%
Average index of social engagement 3.5 2.7
Percent of residents with low social engagement 24.1% 48.0%
Case mix index 0.61 0.58

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Care Services & Quality Indicators (2022/23) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents receiving physical therapy 14.1% 11.1%
Percent of residents receiving recreation therapy 90.1% 30.3%
Percent of residents receiving occupational therapy 8.2% 5.5%
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 49.4% 51.3%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 48.7% 27.9%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 51.9% 34.9%
Percent of residents taking nine or more medications 44.9% 44.6%
Percent of residents with daily physical restraints 15.0% 6.0%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 30 days 10.9% 12.8%
Percent of residents with a worsened pressure ulcer 1.7% 2.2%
Percent of residents with four or more emergency room visits 0.0% 1.4%

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

Vaccination Coverage (2022/23) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents vaccinated for influenza 93.1% 87.5%
Percent of health care workers vaccinated for influenza 44.8% 39.1%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 99.0% 84.0%

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