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December 2023

Facility Poplar Ridge Pavilion - Kootenay Boundary Hospital Service Type Long-Term Care
Health authority Interior Health Regulation/Legislation Hospital Act
Street address 1200 Hospital Bench Accreditation status Accredited
City/postal code Trail/V1R4M1 Accreditation expiry date October 2023
Phone number (250) 364-3488 Contact for complaints Residential Care Coordinator / Social Worker
Operator (Type) Interior Health (Health Authority) Phone number of complaint contact (250) 364-3491
Opened 1972 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 181 days, with an average of 47 days
Current language(s) spoken by staff English, Italian, Filipino, Portuguese
Indigenous Territory Ktunaxa Nation and Okanagan Nation

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

Resident Fees for Personal Services
Cable monthly service included No Other extra fees hairdresser, foot care
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 4
Publicly funded beds (short and long-term) 49 Double Occupancy 14
Total beds 49 Other Occupancy 4

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 Primarily

Source: Facility

Funding 2021/22 2022/23
Total direct care hours (hours per resident per day) 3.36 3.36
Nursing care hours (hours per resident per day) 3.00 3.00
Registered Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.15 0.15
Licensed Practical Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.63 0.63
Care Aide (hours per resident per day) 2.22 2.22
Allied health hours (hours per resident per day) 0.36 0.36
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) $8.37 $10.40
Facility per diem rate n/a n/a
Monthly client rate for publicly funded bed (single) From $1,237 to $3,576 with an average of $2,032 From $1,338 to $3,847 with an average of $2,146

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

Licensing, 2022/23
Complaints
Number of licensing complaints n/a Number of substantiated licensing complaints n/a
Incidents Total
Number
Per 100 beds Total
Number
Per 100 beds
Facility B.C. Facility B.C.
Disease outbreak or occurrence 2 4.1 0.9 Medication error with adverse event 0 0.0 0.3
Abuse / neglect 1 2.0 0.8 Missing or wandering person 0 0.0 0.7
Fall with injury/adverse event 0 0.0 8.6 Other injury 0 0.0 1.9
Food or other poisoning 0 0.0 0.1 Aggressive behaviour 0 0.0 3.7
Unexpected Illness 0 0.0 21.0 Attempted suicide 0 0.0 0.1
Expected death 15 30.6 25.5 Other - clinical 0 0.0 0.8
Unexpected death 1 2.0 0.7 Other - service delivery 0 0.0 0.7
Inspections
Risk Rating n/a Risk Score n/a
Number of Inspections 0 Number of licensing infractions found 0
Licensing Infractions
Licensing 0 Nutrition & food services 0
Physical facility, equipment & furnishings 0 Medication 0
Staffing 0 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 81 83
Percent female 56.7% 63.3%
Percent 85 years or older 43.3% 52.8%
Percent younger than 65 years 8.8% 5.6%
Average length of stay (days) 443 817
Percent of residents diagnosed with depression 27.3% 22.9%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 26.3% 32.4%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 66.5% 53.3%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 59.3% 62.9%
Percent of residents with severe cognitive impairment (includes severe dementia) 33.5% 27.5%
Percent of residents with physically abusive behaviour 2.6% 8.4%
Average index of social engagement 2.6 2.7
Percent of residents with low social engagement 46.4% 48.0%
Case mix index 0.62 0.58

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Care Services & Quality Indicators (2022/23) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents receiving physical therapy 50.5% 11.1%
Percent of residents receiving recreation therapy 4.1% 30.3%
Percent of residents receiving occupational therapy 38.1% 5.5%
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 63.9% 51.3%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 34.7% 27.9%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 36.9% 34.9%
Percent of residents taking nine or more medications 54.1% 44.6%
Percent of residents with daily physical restraints 6.9% 6.0%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 30 days 9.2% 12.8%
Percent of residents with a worsened pressure ulcer 4.8% 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 85.4% 87.5%
Percent of health care workers vaccinated for influenza 20.4% 39.1%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 83.0% 84.0%

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