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December 2023

Facility The Views at St. Joseph's Service Type Long-Term Care
Health authority Vancouver Island Health Regulation/Legislation Community Care & Assisted Living Act
Street address 2137 Comox Avenue Accreditation status Accredited
City/postal code Comox/V9M1P2 Accreditation expiry date not available
Phone number (778) 431-0280 Contact for complaints Director, Site Support Operations
Operator (Type) Providence Living Society (Not For Profit) Phone number of complaint contact (778) 431-0280
Opened 1982 Personal spending account No
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 2 to 294 days, with an average of 99 days
Current language(s) spoken by staff English, French, Tagalog, Spanish
Indigenous Territory Ko'moks First Nation

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

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 (as of March 31, 2023) Room Configuration (excluding short-stay beds) (as of March 31, 2023)
Private beds (not publicly funded) 0 Single Occupancy 48
Publicly funded beds (short and long-term) 156 Double Occupancy 25
Total beds 156 Other Occupancy 14

Source: 1. Ministry of Health; 2. Facility

Contracted Services
Professional nursing services Yes(occasionally) 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 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 2.99
Registered Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.20 0.21
Licensed Practical Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.68 0.72
Care Aide (hours per resident per day) 2.12 2.06
Allied health hours (hours per resident per day) 0.36 0.37
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) $7.86 $9.14
Facility per diem rate $254.10 $266.56
Monthly client rate for publicly funded bed (single) From $1,237 to $3,576 with an average of $1,945 From $1,338 to $3,847 with an average of $2,111

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

Licensing, 2022/23
Complaints
Number of licensing complaints 5 Number of substantiated licensing complaints 0
Incidents Total
Number
Per 100 beds Total
Number
Per 100 beds
Facility B.C. Facility B.C.
Disease outbreak or occurrence 1 0.6 0.9 Medication error with adverse event 0 0.0 0.3
Abuse / neglect 2 1.3 0.8 Missing or wandering person 0 0.0 0.7
Fall with injury/adverse event 12 7.7 8.6 Other injury 0 0.0 1.9
Food or other poisoning 0 0.0 0.1 Aggressive behaviour 2 1.3 3.7
Unexpected Illness 5 3.2 21.0 Attempted suicide 0 0.0 0.1
Expected death 24 15.4 25.5 Other - clinical 0 0.0 0.8
Unexpected death 2 1.3 0.7 Other - service delivery 0 0.0 0.7
Inspections
Risk Rating Medium Risk Score 15
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 85 83
Percent female 62.1% 63.3%
Percent 85 years or older 52.8% 52.8%
Percent younger than 65 years 2.4% 5.6%
Average length of stay (days) 572 817
Percent of residents diagnosed with depression 21.3% 22.9%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 15.7% 32.4%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 45.4% 53.3%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 68.6% 62.9%
Percent of residents with severe cognitive impairment (includes severe dementia) 14.7% 27.5%
Percent of residents with physically abusive behaviour 5.4% 8.4%
Average index of social engagement 3.8 2.7
Percent of residents with low social engagement 20.8% 48.0%
Case mix index 0.57 0.58

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Care Services & Quality Indicators (2022/23) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents receiving physical therapy 2.4% 11.1%
Percent of residents receiving recreation therapy 2.2% 30.3%
Percent of residents receiving occupational therapy 2.1% 5.5%
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 56.3% 51.3%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 16.5% 27.9%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 34.8% 34.9%
Percent of residents taking nine or more medications 27.2% 44.6%
Percent of residents with daily physical restraints 3.9% 6.0%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 30 days 14.6% 12.8%
Percent of residents with a worsened pressure ulcer 1.4% 2.2%
Percent of residents with four or more emergency room visits 0.9% 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 89.5% 87.5%
Percent of health care workers vaccinated for influenza 15.1% 39.1%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 91.0% 84.0%

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