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January 2026

Facility Mount St. Mary Hospital Service type Long-Term Care
Health authority Vancouver Island Health Regulation/Legislation Hospital Act
Street address 861 Fairfield Rd. Accreditation status Accredited with CARF
City/postal code Victoria/V8V5A9 Accreditation expiry date June 30, 2028
Phone number (250) 480-3100 Contact for complaints CEO
Operator (type) Marie Esther Society (Not For Profit) Phone number of complaint contact (250) 480-3101
Opened 2003 Personal spending account Yes
Councils Combined Resident & Family Council Visitor parking (cost) Yes (no fee)
Wait time (community non-urgent admissions) From 124 to 891 days, with an average of 660 days Wait time (all admissions) From 4 to 891 days, with an average of 291 days
Co-located with a publicly subsidized assisted living residence No
Current language(s) spoken by staff English, German, Cantonese, French, Filipino, Tagalog, Polish, Spanish, Croatian, Japanese, Mandarin, Arabic
Indigenous territory Lekwungen peoples and the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations

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

Resident Fees for Personal Services
Cable monthly service included No Other extra fees Monthly admin fee
Telephone monthly service included No
Internet monthly service included Yes

Source: Facility

Beds (as of March 31, 2025) Room Configuration (excluding short-stay beds) (as of March 31, 2025)
Private beds (not publicly funded) 0 Single occupancy 184
Publicly funded beds (short and long-term) 200 Double occupancy 8
Total beds 200 Other occupancy 0

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 Yes

Source: Facility

Funding 2023/24 2024/25
Total direct care hours (hours per resident per day) 3.45 3.45
Nursing care hours (hours per resident per day) 3.22 3.18
Registered Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.23 0.23
Licensed Practical Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.55 0.56
Care Aide (hours per resident per day) 2.45 2.38
Allied health hours (hours per resident per day) 0.23 0.28
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) $12.42 $12.41
Facility per diem rate $301.45 $312.17
Monthly client rate for a publicly subsidized bed (single) From $1,417 to $3,974 with an average of $2,405 From $1,466 to $4,073 with an average of $2,613

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

Licensing, 2024/25
Complaints
Number of licensing complaints 2 Number of substantiated licensing complaints n/a
Incidents
Serious adverse events n/a
Inspections
Risk rating n/a Risk score n/a
Number of inspections 1 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 (2024/25) Facility B.C.
Average age of population 84 83
Percent female 63.9% 63.2%
Percent 85 years or older 49.6% 51.4%
Percent younger than 65 years 3.4% 5.2%
Average length of stay (days) 799 855
Percent of residents diagnosed with depression 23.0% 21.4%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 36.8% 31.9%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 52.5% 57.8%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 48.4% 62.4%
Percent of residents with severe cognitive impairment (includes severe dementia) 29.9% 27.1%
Percent of residents with physically abusive behaviour 2.5% 8.3%
Average index of social engagement* 2.3 2.8
Percent of residents with low social engagement* 53.1% 46.5%
Case mix index* 0.59 0.58

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information
Note: Long-term care facilities are transitioning from submitting assessment records via the interRAI-CCRS system to the newer interRAI-IRRS system. Most still use interRAI-CCRS, so B.C. values are based on interRAI-CCRS. Some Interior Health sites have already switched to interRAI-IRRS, resulting in no CCRS assessments for those locations—those cells are left blank in the data file.

Care Services & Quality Indicators (2024/25) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents receiving physical therapy 0.6% 11.4%
Percent of residents receiving recreation therapy 39.6% 30.6%
Percent of residents receiving occupational therapy 0.3% 5.5%
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 55.3% 52.8%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 22.0% 27.8%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 24.2% 36.2%
Percent of residents taking nine or more medications 40.3% 47.4%
Percent of residents with daily physical restraints 0.0% 6.2%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 30 days 17.4% 12.7%
Percent of residents with a worsened pressure ulcer 4.8% 2.3%
Percent of residents with four or more emergency room visits 0.0% 1.5%

Source: 1. Canadian Institute for Health Information; 2. Health Authority

Vaccination Coverage (2024/25) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents vaccinated for influenza n/a 82.3%
Percent of health care workers vaccinated for influenza n/a 34.2%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 78.7% 69.4%

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