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Long Term Care
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…
Two more COVID-19 deaths in Interior Health region
Two more people have died from COVID-19 in the Interior Health region in the last…
Long-term care home outbreaks in Kelowna, Penticton declared over
The COVID-19 outbreaks at Village by the Station in Penticton and Mountainview Village in Kelowna…
Kamloops care home reports first COVID-19 death
Interior Health is reporting a death associated with the COVID-19 outbreak at Brocklehurst Gemstone care…
Deadly outbreak at South Okanagan long-term care home declared over
A COVID-19 outbreak at an Oliver long-term care home that has taken 17 lives has…
Outbreak declared at Kamloops long-term care home
Four residents of the Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Centre in Kamloops have tested positive for COVID-19,…
COVID-19 deaths within Interior Health increase by 4 overnight
The COVID-19 death toll within Interior Health is now at 44. Interior Health is reporting…
Vaccine rollout in long-term care homes should be finished by end of February: IH
With rising numbers of outbreaks and COVID-19 cases in Interior Health region long-term care homes,…
Death toll mounts in Okanagan long-term care homes
Two deaths at long-term care homes over the weekend brings to 40 the number of…
3 more long-term care home deaths in Interior Health region
Three more COVID-19 related deaths have taken place in Interior Health long-term care homes, bringing…
COVID-19 claims another life at McKinney Place care home in Oliver
Oliver’s McKinney Place long-term care home recorded another COVID-19 related death today. Interior Health said…
COVID-19 outbreak declared at second Oliver long-term care home
A second Oliver long-term care home has a COVID-19 outbreak. Interior Health declared an outbreak…
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Williams Lake long-term care home
Another COVID-19 outbreak has been declared in an Interior Health long-term care home. A resident…
Second Vernon long-term care home reports COVID outbreak
One staff member and five residents have tested positive for COVID-19 at a long-term care…
Another death reported at South Okanagan long-term care home
The death toll from a deadly COVID-19 outbreak in a South Okanagan long-term care home…
Four more deaths due to COVID-19 at Oliver extended care home
An outbreak of COVID-19 at an Oliver long-term care home took four more lives over…
Two more deaths reported at Oliver’s McKinney Place care home
The COVID-19 outbreak at a South Okanagan care home continued to intensify today with the…
Relatives of B.C. long-term care residents threaten legal action against province
Legal action has been threatened against the B.C. government on behalf of relatives trying to…
Vernon care aide says late pandemic pay will impact this Christmas
Every working day, care aides in long term care homes in B.C. work long and…