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October 2022

Facility St. Vincent's - Brock Fahrni Pavilion Service Type Long-Term Care
Health authority Vancouver Coastal Health Regulation/Legislation Hospital Act
Street address 4650 Oak St. Accreditation status Accredited
City/postal code Vancouver Accreditation expiry date November 2022
Phone number (604) 806-9710 Contact for complaints Site Leader/Resident Services Manager
Operator (Type) Providence Health Care Society (Not For Profit) Phone number of complaint contact (604) 806-9705
Opened 1980 Personal spending account Yes
Councils Resident Council Visitor parking (cost) Yes (fee charged)
Meetings held Regular Schedule Average Wait Time From 2 to 595 days, with an average of 24 days
Current language(s) spoken by staff English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Punjabi, Tagalog
Indigenous Territory Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish peoples

Source: Facility

Resident Fees for Personal Services
Cable monthly service included No Other extra fees Haircuts, podiatry, lunch and coffee outings
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 12
Publicly funded beds (short and long-term) 148 Double Occupancy 8
Total beds 148 Other Occupancy 30

Source: 1. Ministry of Health, 2. Facility

Contracted Services
Professional nursing services No Housekeeping services Yes
Non-regulated services (care aides) No Plant/building maintenance No
Food services provided by Outside Contractor Food prepared and cooked on site No

Source: Facility

Funding 2020/21 2021/22
Total direct care hours (hours per resident per day) 1 3.36 3.36
Nursing care hours (hours per resident per day) 3.02 3.02
Registered Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.51 0.51
Licensed Practical Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.00 0.00
Care Aide (hours per resident per day) 2.51 2.51
Allied health hours (hours per resident per day) 0.34 0.34
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) 2 $9.95 $9.35
Facility per diem rate2 $243.03 $247.88

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

Licensing (2021/22)
Complaints, 2021/22
Number of licensing complaints 0 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 12 8.1 9.2 Other injury 0 0.0 2.0
Food or other poisoning 0 0.0 0.1 Aggressive behaviour 1 0.7 4.6
Unexpected illness 50 33.8 20.3 Attempted suicide 0 0.0 0.1
Expected death 36 24.3 26.8 Other - clinical 1 0.7 0.8
Unexpected death 2 1.4 0.8 Other - service delivery 0 0.0 1.4
Inspections
Risk Rating Low Risk Score 4
Number of Inspections 4 Number of licensing infractions found 2
Licensing Infractions
Licensing 0 Nutrition & food services 0
Physical facility, equipment & furnishings 0 Medication 0
Staffing 1 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 (2021/22) Facility B.C.
Average age of population 82 83
Percent female 34.2% 63.2%
Percent 85 years or older 47.8% 53.4%
Percent younger than 65 years 7.0% 5.8%
Average length of stay (days) 824 855
Percent of residents diagnosed with depression 24.0% 23.3%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 33.9% 32.0%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 68.7% 52.8%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 54.7% 63.3%
Percent of residents with severe cognitive impairment (includes severe dementia) 31.3% 27.9%
Percent of residents with physically abusive behaviour 4.7% 8.8%
Average index of social engagement 2.3 2.7
Percent of residents with low social engagement 59.4% 49.3%
Case mix index 0.58 0.58

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Care Services & Quality Indicators (2021/22) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents receiving physical therapy 1.2% 10.9%
Percent of residents receiving recreation therapy 0.0% 30.1%
Percent of residents receiving occupational therapy 1.2% 5.7%
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 44.4% 51.3%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 23.3% 27.3%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 28.7% 34.0%
Percent of residents with daily physical restraints 1.1% 6.4%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 30 days 11.8% 12.9%
Percent of residents with a worsened pressure ulcer 0.0% 2.2%

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Vaccination Coverage (2021/22) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents vaccinated for influenza 92.3% 90.2%
Percent of health care workers vaccinated for influenza 58.0% 53.7%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 93.2% 92.6%

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