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December 2023

Facility Oyster Harbour Seniors Community Service Type Long-Term Care
Health authority Vancouver Island Health Regulation/Legislation Community Care & Assisted Living Act
Street address 1127 4th Ave Accreditation status Accredited
City/postal code Ladysmith/V9G1A6 Accreditation expiry date November 2026
Phone number (250) 245-3318 Contact for complaints Site leader
Operator (Type) Park Place Seniors Living Inc. (For Profit) Phone number of complaint contact (250) 245-3318 ext. 101 or ext. 200
Opened 2007 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 3 to 449 days, with an average of 165 days
Current language(s) spoken by staff Russian, Ukranian, Chinese, Punjab, Pilipino, Spanish, French and Local indigenous languages
Indigenous Territory Stz'uminus First Nation

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

Resident Fees for Personal Services
Cable monthly service included No Other extra fees foot care, dental hygienist, laundry labeling, ID bracelet, hairdressing
Telephone monthly service included Yes
Internet monthly service included Yes

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 86
Publicly funded beds (short and long-term) 89 Double Occupancy 1
Total beds 89 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 No
Food services provided by Outside Contractor Food prepared and cooked on site Yes

Source: Facility

Funding 2021/22 2022/23
Total direct care hours (hours per resident per day) 3.21 3.36
Nursing care hours (hours per resident per day) 2.97 3.00
Registered Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.33 0.34
Licensed Practical Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.42 0.42
Care Aide (hours per resident per day) 2.22 2.24
Allied health hours (hours per resident per day) 0.24 0.36
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) $8.82 $9.52
Facility per diem rate $267.43 $280.87
Monthly client rate for publicly funded bed (single) From $1,237 to $3,576 with an average of $1,843 From $1,338 to $3,847 with an average of $1,946

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

Licensing, 2022/23
Complaints
Number of licensing complaints 3 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 1.1 0.8 Missing or wandering person 0 0.0 0.7
Fall with injury/adverse event 7 7.9 8.6 Other injury 0 0.0 1.9
Food or other poisoning 0 0.0 0.1 Aggressive behaviour 3 3.4 3.7
Unexpected Illness 11 12.4 21.0 Attempted suicide 0 0.0 0.1
Expected death 21 23.6 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 11
Number of Inspections 1 Number of licensing infractions found 2
Licensing Infractions
Licensing 0 Nutrition & food services 0
Physical facility, equipment & furnishings 0 Medication 0
Staffing 2 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 (2022/23) Facility B.C.
Average age of population 82 83
Percent female 67.1% 63.3%
Percent 85 years or older 47.6% 52.8%
Percent younger than 65 years 6.3% 5.6%
Average length of stay (days) 857 817
Percent of residents diagnosed with depression 18.2% 22.9%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 43.5% 32.4%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 49.4% 53.3%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 74.1% 62.9%
Percent of residents with severe cognitive impairment (includes severe dementia) 27.1% 27.5%
Percent of residents with physically abusive behaviour 5.9% 8.4%
Average index of social engagement 2.5 2.7
Percent of residents with low social engagement 50.0% 48.0%
Case mix index 0.57 0.58

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Care Services & Quality Indicators (2022/23) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents receiving physical therapy 0.0% 11.1%
Percent of residents receiving recreation therapy 0.6% 30.3%
Percent of residents receiving occupational therapy 0.6% 5.5%
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 49.4% 51.3%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 28.2% 27.9%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 39.0% 34.9%
Percent of residents taking nine or more medications 60.0% 44.6%
Percent of residents with daily physical restraints 0.0% 6.0%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 30 days 6.2% 12.8%
Percent of residents with a worsened pressure ulcer 1.8% 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 76.0% 87.5%
Percent of health care workers vaccinated for influenza 14.8% 39.1%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 93.0% 84.0%

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