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October 2022

Facility Purdy Pavilion - UBC Hospital Service Type Long-Term Care
Health authority Vancouver Coastal Health Regulation/Legislation Hospital Act
Street address 2221 Wesbrook Mall Accreditation status Accredited
City/postal code Vancouver Accreditation expiry date not available
Phone number (604) 822-7121 Contact for complaints Manager
Operator (Type) Vancouver Coastal Health (Health Authority) Phone number of complaint contact (604) 822-7289
Opened 1977 Personal spending account Yes
Councils Resident Council, Family Council Visitor parking (cost) Yes (Reduced rate)
Meetings held Regular Schedule Average Wait Time From 1 to 205 days, with an average of 15 days
Current language(s) spoken by staff English
Indigenous Territory Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish peoples

Source: Facility

Resident Fees for Personal Services
Cable monthly service included No 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 22
Publicly funded beds (short and long-term) 178 Double Occupancy 21
Total beds 178 Other Occupancy 35

Source: 1. Ministry of Health, 2. Facility

Contracted Services
Professional nursing services n/a Housekeeping services n/a
Non-regulated services (care aides) n/a Plant/building maintenance n/a
Food services provided by Outside Contractor Food prepared and cooked on site Yes

Source: Facility

Funding 2020/21 2021/22
Total direct care hours (hours per resident per day) 1 3.44 3.95
Nursing care hours (hours per resident per day) 3.14 3.58
Registered Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.44 0.51
Licensed Practical Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.78 0.88
Care Aide (hours per resident per day) 1.92 2.19
Allied health hours (hours per resident per day) 0.30 0.36
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) 2 $9.46 $8.63
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 1 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 4 2.2 9.2 Other injury 0 0.0 2.0
Food or other poisoning 0 0.0 0.1 Aggressive behaviour 0 0.0 4.6
Unexpected illness 16 9.0 20.3 Attempted suicide 0 0.0 0.1
Expected death 28 15.7 26.8 Other - clinical 0 0.0 0.8
Unexpected death 0 0.0 0.8 Other - service delivery 0 0.0 1.4
Inspections
Risk Rating n/a Risk Score n/a
Number of Inspections 2 Number of licensing infractions found 7
Licensing Infractions
Licensing 1 Nutrition & food services 0
Physical facility, equipment & furnishings 3 Medication 0
Staffing 0 Program 0
Policies & procedures 2 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 81 83
Percent female 50.8% 63.2%
Percent 85 years or older 43.7% 53.4%
Percent younger than 65 years 8.6% 5.8%
Average length of stay (days) 1,156 855
Percent of residents diagnosed with depression 20.3% 23.3%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 42.7% 32.0%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 67.6% 52.8%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 53.0% 63.3%
Percent of residents with severe cognitive impairment (includes severe dementia) 38.6% 27.9%
Percent of residents with physically abusive behaviour 5.2% 8.8%
Average index of social engagement 2.5 2.7
Percent of residents with low social engagement 53.7% 49.3%
Case mix index 0.61 0.58

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Care Services & Quality Indicators (2021/22) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents receiving physical therapy 33.5% 10.9%
Percent of residents receiving recreation therapy 4.8% 30.1%
Percent of residents receiving occupational therapy 2.5% 5.7%
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 41.6% 51.3%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 33.8% 27.3%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 37.3% 34.0%
Percent of residents with daily physical restraints 17.0% 6.4%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 30 days 12.3% 12.9%
Percent of residents with a worsened pressure ulcer 5.0% 2.2%

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Vaccination Coverage (2021/22) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents vaccinated for influenza 89.2% 90.2%
Percent of health care workers vaccinated for influenza 65.2% 53.7%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 91.8% 92.6%

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