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December 2023

Facility R. W. Large Memorial Hospital Service Type Long-Term Care
Health authority Vancouver Coastal Health Regulation/Legislation Hospital Act
Street address 88 Waglisla Street Accreditation status Accredited
City/postal code Bella Bella/V0T1Z0 Accreditation expiry date not available
Phone number (250) 957-2314 Contact for complaints Manager, Clinical Services
Operator (Type) Vancouver Coastal Health (Health Authority) Phone number of complaint contact (250) 957-2314 x231
Opened 1980 Personal spending account Yes
Councils No Councils Visitor parking (cost) Yes (no fee)
Meetings held n/a Co-located with an assisted living residence No
Wait Time suppressed
Current language(s) spoken by staff English
Indigenous Territory Heiltsuk Nation

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

Resident Fees for Personal Services
Cable monthly service included Yes Other extra fees n/a
Telephone monthly service included No
Internet monthly service included Yes

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 7
Publicly funded beds (short and long-term) 7 Double Occupancy 0
Total beds 7 Other Occupancy 0

Source: 1. Ministry of Health; 2. Facility

Contracted Services
Professional nursing services Yes 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) n/a n/a
Nursing care hours (hours per resident per day) n/a n/a
Registered Nurse (hours per resident per day) n/a n/a
Licensed Practical Nurse (hours per resident per day) n/a n/a
Care Aide (hours per resident per day) n/a n/a
Allied health hours (hours per resident per day) n/a n/a
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) n/a n/a
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 $1,710 From $1,338 to $3,847 with an average of $2,772

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

Licensing, 2022/23
Complaints
Number of licensing complaints 0 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 0 0.0 0.9 Medication error with adverse event 0 0.0 0.3
Abuse / neglect 0 0.0 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 0 0.0 25.5 Other - clinical 0 0.0 0.8
Unexpected death 0 0.0 0.7 Other - service delivery 0 0.0 0.7
Inspections
Risk Rating n/a Risk Score n/a
Number of Inspections 1 Number of licensing infractions found 1
Licensing Infractions
Licensing 0 Nutrition & food services 0
Physical facility, equipment & furnishings 1 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 n/a 83
Percent female n/a 63.3%
Percent 85 years or older n/a 52.8%
Percent younger than 65 years n/a 5.6%
Average length of stay (days) n/a 817
Percent of residents diagnosed with depression n/a 22.9%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living n/a 32.4%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair n/a 53.3%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) n/a 62.9%
Percent of residents with severe cognitive impairment (includes severe dementia) n/a 27.5%
Percent of residents with physically abusive behaviour n/a 8.4%
Average index of social engagement n/a 2.7
Percent of residents with low social engagement n/a 48.0%
Case mix index n/a 0.58

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Care Services & Quality Indicators (2022/23) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents receiving physical therapy n/a 11.1%
Percent of residents receiving recreation therapy n/a 30.3%
Percent of residents receiving occupational therapy n/a 5.5%
Percent of residents receiving depression medication n/a 51.3%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis n/a 27.9%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis n/a 34.9%
Percent of residents taking nine or more medications n/a 44.6%
Percent of residents with daily physical restraints n/a 6.0%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 30 days n/a 12.8%
Percent of residents with a worsened pressure ulcer n/a 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 100.0% 87.5%
Percent of health care workers vaccinated for influenza n/a 39.1%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 0.0% 84.0%

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