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December 2023

Facility Normanna Rest Home Service Type Long-Term Care
Health authority Fraser Health Regulation/Legislation Community Care & Assisted Living Act
Street address 7725-4th St Accreditation status Accredited
City/postal code Burnaby/V3N5B6 Accreditation expiry date not available
Phone number (604) 522-5812 Contact for complaints Ramon Castillo
Operator (Type) Norwegian Old People's Home Association (Not For Profit) Phone number of complaint contact 604-515-3334
Opened 2000 Personal spending account Yes
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 5 to 239 days, with an average of 53 days
Current language(s) spoken by staff Filipino, Punjabi, Mandarin, Cantonese, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Polish, Swahili, French, Spanish
Indigenous Territory Coast Salish peoples

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

Resident Fees for Personal Services
Cable monthly service included No Other extra fees Drugs & specialty services, transportation not otherwise covered
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 90
Publicly funded beds (short and long-term) 100 Double Occupancy 5
Total beds 100 Other Occupancy 0

Source: 1. Ministry of Health; 2. Facility

Contracted Services
Professional nursing services Yes Housekeeping services Yes
Non-regulated services (care aides) Yes Plant/building maintenance Yes
Food services provided by Outside Contractor 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 3.00
Registered Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.37 0.37
Licensed Practical Nurse (hours per resident per day) 0.39 0.39
Care Aide (hours per resident per day) 2.25 2.25
Allied health hours (hours per resident per day) 0.36 0.36
Food costs per resident per day (actual cost) $11.13 $12.89
Facility per diem rate $237.88 $244.52
Monthly client rate for publicly funded bed (single) From $1,237 to $3,576 with an average of $1,900 From $1,338 to $3,847 with an average of $2,056

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 5 5.0 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 9 9.0 21.0 Attempted suicide 0 0.0 0.1
Expected death 27 27.0 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 Low Risk Score 4
Number of Inspections 1 Number of licensing infractions found 1
Licensing Infractions
Licensing 0 Nutrition & food services 0
Physical facility, equipment & furnishings 0 Medication 0
Staffing 1 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 86 83
Percent female 88.0% 63.3%
Percent 85 years or older 66.6% 52.8%
Percent younger than 65 years 4.2% 5.6%
Average length of stay (days) 990 817
Percent of residents diagnosed with depression 30.4% 22.9%
Percent of residents dependent in activities of daily living 33.3% 32.4%
Percent of residents in a wheelchair 63.8% 53.3%
Percent of residents with dementia (mild to severe) 71.2% 62.9%
Percent of residents with severe cognitive impairment (includes severe dementia) 23.8% 27.5%
Percent of residents with physically abusive behaviour 13.8% 8.4%
Average index of social engagement 2.6 2.7
Percent of residents with low social engagement 51.9% 48.0%
Case mix index 0.59 0.58

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Care Services & Quality Indicators (2022/23) Facility B.C.
Percent of residents receiving physical therapy 14.6% 11.1%
Percent of residents receiving recreation therapy 75.4% 30.3%
Percent of residents receiving occupational therapy 0.0% 5.5%
Percent of residents receiving depression medication 49.5% 51.3%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis 22.4% 27.9%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs with or without a diagnosis of psychosis 25.4% 34.9%
Percent of residents taking nine or more medications 28.0% 44.6%
Percent of residents with daily physical restraints 5.4% 6.0%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 30 days 12.3% 12.8%
Percent of residents with a worsened pressure ulcer 0.3% 2.2%
Percent of residents with four or more emergency room visits n/a 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 94.0% 87.5%
Percent of health care workers vaccinated for influenza 86.3% 39.1%
Percent of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 92.0% 84.0%

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