Gillis House Quick Facts
Facility | Gillis House | Service Type | Long-Term Care |
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Health authority | Interior Health | Regulation/Legislation | Hospital Act & Community Care & Assisted Living Act |
Street address | 1699 Tutill Court | Accreditation status | Unknown |
City/postal code | Merritt | Accreditation expiry date | not available |
Phone number | (250) 378-3271 | Contact for complaints | Terri Stockwell |
Operator (Type) | Interior Health (Health Authority) | Phone number of complaint contact | (250) 378-3271 |
Opened | 1981 | Personal spending account | Yes |
Councils | Resident Council, Family Council | Visitor parking (cost) | Yes (no fee) |
Meetings held | n/a | Average Wait Time | From 8 to 308 days, with an average of 122 days |
Current language(s) spoken by staff | English | ||
Indigenous Territory | Nlaka’pamux Nation, including the Lower Nicola Indian Band |
Source: Facility
Resident Fees for Personal Services | |||
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Cable monthly service included | No | Other extra fees | n/a |
Telephone monthly service included | No | ||
Internet monthly service included | No |
Source: Facility
Beds (March 31, 2022) | Room Configuration (March 31, 2022) | ||
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Private beds (not publicly funded) | 0 | Single Occupancy | 46 |
Publicly funded beds (short and long-term) | 74 | Double Occupancy | 6 |
Total beds | 74 | Other Occupancy | 2 |
Source: 1. Ministry of Health, 2. Facility
Contracted Services | |||
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Professional nursing services | No | Housekeeping services | No |
Non-regulated services (care aides) | No | Plant/building maintenance | No |
Food services provided by | Outside Contractor | Food prepared and cooked on site | No |
Source: Facility
Funding | 2020/21 | 2021/22 |
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Total direct care hours (hours per resident per day) 1 | 3.43 | 3.43 |
Nursing care hours (hours per resident per day) | 2.96 | 2.95 |
Registered Nurse (hours per resident per day) | 0.15 | 0.14 |
Licensed Practical Nurse (hours per resident per day) | 0.71 | 0.71 |
Care Aide (hours per resident per day) | 2.10 | 2.11 |
Allied health hours (hours per resident per day) | 0.47 | 0.48 |
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) 2 | $9.66 | $8.71 |
Facility per diem rate2 | n/a | n/a |
Source: 1. Ministry of Health, 2. Health Authority
Licensing (2021/22) | |||
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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 | |||
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Facility | B.C. | Facility | B.C. | ||||
Disease outbreak or occurrence | 2 | 2.7 | 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 | 25 | 33.8 | 9.2 | Other injury | 4 | 5.4 | 2.0 |
Food or other poisoning | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | Aggressive behaviour | 1 | 1.4 | 4.6 |
Unexpected illness | 47 | 63.5 | 20.3 | Attempted suicide | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Expected death | 29 | 39.2 | 26.8 | Other - clinical | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Unexpected death | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | Other - service delivery | 6 | 8.1 | 1.4 |
Inspections | |||
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Risk Rating | Low | Risk Score | 22 |
Number of Inspections | 2 | Number of licensing infractions found | 9 |
Licensing Infractions | |||
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Licensing | 1 | Nutrition & food services | 0 |
Physical facility, equipment & furnishings | 0 | Medication | 0 |
Staffing | 2 | Program | 1 |
Policies & procedures | 0 | Records & reporting | 1 |
Care & supervision | 3 | Resident Bill of Rights | 0 |
Hygiene & communicable disease control | 1 | Other | 0 |
Source: Health Authority
Resident Profile (2021/22) | Facility | B.C. |
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Average age of population | 81 | 83 |
Percent female | 56.8% | 63.2% |
Percent 85 years or older | 38.8% | 53.4% |
Percent younger than 65 years | 5.8% | 5.8% |
Average length of stay (days) | suppressed | 855 |
Percent of residents diagnosed with depression | 46.7% | 23.3% |
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living | 35.5% | 32.0% |
Percent of residents in a wheelchair | 57.1% | 52.8% |
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) | 52.9% | 63.3% |
Percent of residents with severe cognitive impairment (includes severe dementia) | 32.0% | 27.9% |
Percent of residents with physically abusive behaviour | 4.2% | 8.8% |
Average index of social engagement | 2.9 | 2.7 |
Percent of residents with low social engagement | 37.8% | 49.3% |
Case mix index | 0.59 | 0.58 |
Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information
Care Services & Quality Indicators (2021/22) | Facility | B.C. |
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Percent of residents receiving physical therapy | 0.8% | 10.9% |
Percent of residents receiving recreation therapy | 6.2% | 30.1% |
Percent of residents receiving occupational therapy | 0.0% | 5.7% |
Percent of residents receiving depression medication | 59.5% | 51.3% |
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis | 41.2% | 27.3% |
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis | 46.5% | 34.0% |
Percent of residents with daily physical restraints | 4.1% | 6.4% |
Percent of residents with falls in the last 30 days | 3.7% | 12.9% |
Percent of residents with a worsened pressure ulcer | 0.4% | 2.2% |
Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information
Vaccination Coverage (2021/22) | Facility | B.C. |
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Percent of residents vaccinated for influenza | 91.9% | 90.2% |
Percent of health care workers vaccinated for influenza | 45.5% | 53.7% |
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 | 96.9% | 92.6% |
Source: 1. BC Centre for Disease Control; 2. Ministry of Health; 3. Health Authority; 4. Facility