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October 2022

Facility George Pearson Centre Service Type Long-Term Care
Health authority Vancouver Coastal Health Regulation/Legislation Hospital Act
Street address 700 West 57th Ave. Accreditation status Accredited
City/postal code Vancouver Accreditation expiry date not available
Phone number (604) 321-3231 Contact for complaints Manager
Operator (Type) Vancouver Coastal Health (Health Authority) Phone number of complaint contact (604) 322-8308
Opened 1952 Personal spending account Yes
Councils Resident Council Visitor parking (cost) Yes (no fee)
Meetings held Regular Schedule Average Wait Time From 2 to 221 days, with an average of 55 days
Current language(s) spoken by staff English, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Hindi, Tagalog, French, Punjabi
Indigenous Territory Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish peoples

Source: Facility

Resident Fees for Personal Services
Cable monthly service included Yes 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 56
Publicly funded beds (short and long-term) 114 Double Occupancy 15
Total beds 114 Other Occupancy 7

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 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 5.46 5.50
Nursing care hours (hours per resident per day) 4.87 4.87
Registered Nurse (hours per resident per day) 1.38 1.38
Licensed Practical Nurse (hours per resident per day) 1.12 1.12
Care Aide (hours per resident per day) 2.37 2.37
Allied health hours (hours per resident per day) 0.58 0.63
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) 2 $12.51 $12.16
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 2 Number substantiated licensing complaints 1
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 15 13.2 0.3
Abuse / neglect 11 9.6 1.3 Missing or wandering person 4 3.5 1.0
Fall with injury / Adverse event 7 6.1 9.2 Other injury 7 6.1 2.0
Food or other poisoning 23 20.2 0.1 Aggressive behaviour 78 68.4 4.6
Unexpected illness 72 63.2 20.3 Attempted suicide 0 0.0 0.1
Expected death 9 7.9 26.8 Other - clinical 1 0.9 0.8
Unexpected death 1 0.9 0.8 Other - service delivery 19 16.7 1.4
Inspections
Risk Rating Medium Risk Score 16
Number of Inspections 13 Number of licensing infractions found 12
Licensing Infractions
Licensing 2 Nutrition & food services 0
Physical facility, equipment & furnishings 0 Medication 1
Staffing 1 Program 0
Policies & procedures 1 Records & reporting 2
Care & supervision 4 Resident Bill of Rights 0
Hygiene & communicable disease control 1 Other 0

Source: Health Authority

Resident Profile (2021/22) Facility B.C.
Average age of population 59 83
Percent female 21.0% 63.2%
Percent 85 years or older 0.2% 53.4%
Percent younger than 65 years 63.2% 5.8%
Average length of stay (days) 4,645 855
Percent of residents diagnosed with depression 8.6% 23.3%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 53.7% 32.0%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 84.5% 52.8%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 2.9% 63.3%
Percent of residents with severe cognitive impairment (includes severe dementia) 28.9% 27.9%
Percent of residents with physically abusive behaviour 1.6% 8.8%
Average index of social engagement 3.0 2.7
Percent of residents with low social engagement 32.4% 49.3%
Case mix index 0.85 0.58

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Care Services & Quality Indicators (2021/22) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents receiving physical therapy 41.4% 10.9%
Percent of residents receiving recreation therapy 54.3% 30.1%
Percent of residents receiving occupational therapy 19.0% 5.7%
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 51.6% 51.3%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 26.8% 27.3%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 29.9% 34.0%
Percent of residents with daily physical restraints 16.2% 6.4%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 30 days 2.1% 12.9%
Percent of residents with a worsened pressure ulcer 12.0% 2.2%

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Vaccination Coverage (2021/22) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents vaccinated for influenza 89.5% 90.2%
Percent of health care workers vaccinated for influenza 58.9% 53.7%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 93.0% 92.6%

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