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October 2022

Facility McBride and District Hospital Service Type Long-Term Care
Health authority Northern Health Regulation/Legislation Hospital Act
Street address 1136 5th Avenue Accreditation status Accredited
City/postal code McBride Accreditation expiry date June 2022
Phone number (250) 569-2251 Contact for complaints Patient Care Manager
Operator (Type) Northern Health (Health Authority) Phone number of complaint contact (250) 569-7326
Opened 2001 Personal spending account Yes
Councils n/a Visitor parking (cost) Yes (no fee)
Meetings held n/a Average Wait Time From 3 to 686 days, with an average of 270 days
Current language(s) spoken by staff English, Hungarian, Ukrainian
Indigenous Territory Secwepemc peoples and Lheidli T'enneh Nation

Source: Facility

Resident Fees for Personal Services
Cable monthly service included n/a Other extra fees n/a
Telephone monthly service included n/a
Internet monthly service included n/a

Source: Facility

Beds (March 31, 2022) Room Configuration (March 31, 2022)
Private beds (not publicly funded) 0 Single Occupancy 6
Publicly funded beds (short and long-term) 9 Double Occupancy 1
Total beds 9 Other Occupancy 0

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 n/a Food prepared and cooked on site n/a

Source: Facility

Funding 2020/21 2021/22
Total direct care hours (hours per resident per day) 1 3.55 3.36
Nursing care hours (hours per resident per day) 3.55 3.36
Registered Nurse (hours per resident per day) 1.67 1.12
Licensed Practical Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.94 1.12
Care Aide (hours per resident per day) 0.94 1.12
Allied health hours (hours per resident per day) 0.00 0.00
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) 2 $11.96 $13.34
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 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 0 0.0 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 0 0.0 20.3 Attempted suicide 0 0.0 0.1
Expected death 0 0.0 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 1 Number of licensing infractions found 0
Licensing Infractions
Licensing n/a Nutrition & food services n/a
Physical facility, equipment & furnishings n/a Medication n/a
Staffing n/a Program n/a
Policies & procedures n/a Records & reporting n/a
Care & supervision n/a Resident Bill of Rights n/a
Hygiene & communicable disease control n/a Other n/a

Source: Health Authority

Resident Profile (2021/22) Facility B.C.
Average age of population 85 83
Percent female 35.3% 63.2%
Percent 85 years or older 76.5% 53.4%
Percent younger than 65 years 2.9% 5.8%
Average length of stay (days) suppressed 855
Percent of residents diagnosed with depression 21.9% 23.3%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 43.8% 32.0%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 68.8% 52.8%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 65.6% 63.3%
Percent of residents with severe cognitive impairment (includes severe dementia) 43.8% 27.9%
Percent of residents with physically abusive behaviour 12.5% 8.8%
Average index of social engagement 2.8 2.7
Percent of residents with low social engagement 28.1% 49.3%
Case mix index 0.64 0.58

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Care Services & Quality Indicators (2021/22) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents receiving physical therapy 0.0% 10.9%
Percent of residents receiving recreation therapy 0.0% 30.1%
Percent of residents receiving occupational therapy 0.0% 5.7%
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 53.1% 51.3%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 34.5% 27.3%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 36.7% 34.0%
Percent of residents with daily physical restraints 26.7% 6.4%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 30 days 0.0% 12.9%
Percent of residents with a worsened pressure ulcer 6.9% 2.2%

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Vaccination Coverage (2021/22) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents vaccinated for influenza 88.9% 90.2%
Percent of health care workers vaccinated for influenza n/a 53.7%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 suppressed 92.6%

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