Long Term Care

Kelowna woman refuses to give up on investigation into mother’s care in home
As if it wasn’t enough for Bev Ambler to give up her job as a…

How seniors advocates can help fix long term care in B.C.
The deadline for the provincial government to create a voice for seniors in long term…

Jessie Simpson may finally go home on his birthday this July
Sue Simpson is a single mother known to fight for the best treatment and life…
UPDATE: Florentine residents treated ‘like luggage’ following end of long-term care
A Merritt relative of residents at The Florentine says those in the long-term part of…
Long-term care dropped from Merritt home due to staffing issues, IH intervention
A Merritt care home that was placed under supervision of the Interior Health Authority because…

COVID-19 outbreak turns deadly at Kelowna long-term care home
Three people have died during the COVID-19 outbreak at the Spring Valley Seniors Community long-term…

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Kelowna long-term care home
Interior Health is reporting a COVID-19 outbreak at a long-term care home in Kelowna. One…

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Keremeos long-term care home
A COVID-19 outbreak affecting two people has been declared at a Keremeos long-term care home.…

B.C. among the best in Canada for COVID deaths in long term care homes
A new study shows that Canada is one of the worst countries in the world…

March 17 will be a year since most families saw loved ones in long term care
Brenda Brophy and the dozens of people in her Facebook support group don’t want to…

Time to move beyond COVID-19 and fix long-term care in B.C.: advocacy group
COVID-19 may have highlighted the failings of B.C.’s long-term care system but the problems were…

COVID-19 outbreak declared over at Oliver long-term care facility
The deadly outbreak of COVID-19 at Oliver’s Sunnybank long-term care home has ended. The outbreak…

Another Oliver long-term care home resident dies in outbreak
The outbreak at a South Okanagan care home has claimed another life. Over the weekend,…

COVID-19 outbreak over at West Kelowna long-term care home
A COVID-19 outbreak in a West Kelowna long-term care home has ended. The COVID-19 outbreak…

Four more COVID-19 deaths in Interior Health region
COVID-19 has claimed four additional deaths in the Interior Health region in the past 24…