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Long Term Care
South Okanagan long-term care home resident dies of COVID-19
A woman in her 70s has died at a long-term care home in Oliver. An…
Another staff member tests positive for COVID-19 at Kelowna care facility
A total of four people have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Mountainview Village long-term…
Resident of Kelowna long term care home dies from COVID-19
Just days after a COVID-19 outbreak was reported at Kelowna’s Mountainview Village long term care…
B.C. care home had to innovate to find staff — and it’s paying off
A COVID-19 outbreak in an Abbotsford long term care home forced Karen Biggs to look…
Dr. Henry’s response to query about better visits for long-term care homes frustrates advocate
Everyone dealing with the lockdown in long-term care homes seems to agree on one thing…
UPDATE: Interior Health declares outbreak at Kelowna long-term care home
A resident of a long-term care home in Kelowna has been diagnosed with COVID-19, a…
Why B.C. won’t be rapid testing for COVID-19 in long term care homes
Testing long term care workers for COVID-19 every day when they go to work is…
Rapid testing in long term care homes is essential for reducing the spread of COVID-19, new reports say
Two reports are now out on conditions in B.C. long term care homes due to…
Seniors advocate fighting to improve visits in long term care homes despite surge of COVID-19 cases
B.C. Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie is a realist On Nov. 3 she released the findings…
Kamloops family frustrated war veteran locked away in care home because of pandemic
Alzheimer’s and time have faded Harold Houghton’s memories of his days in the British Merchant…
It’s not just COVID making life miserable for long term care residents
There has been such a focus of late on the declining health of residents isolated…
Interior Health investigating COVID-19 exposure at Kelowna care home
Interior Health is investigating a COVID-19 exposure at a Kelowna care home but no outbreak…
B.C. may have to adjust COVID-19 strategy to get more visitors into long term care homes
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has fought COVID-19 by ordering province-wide restrictions. Even in…
B.C.’s seniors advocate calls on province to make family members of longer-term care residents essential
After reviewing more than 13,000 surveys filled out by family members and residents of long-term…
Some aren’t waiting for Seniors Advocate’s report to find relief for family in care
With the provincial election over, Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie is about to release the results…
Concerned about access to seniors under COVID-19? Ask the parties directly at this Zoom electoral event
With COVID-19 casting a nasty light on the state of long term care homes and…
‘NO TRANSPARENCY’: B.C. families denied access to long term care facilities wondering why
It’s bad enough to be kept away from loved ones who are locked down in…
Lobby effort ramping up to loosen visiting rules in B.C. long term care homes
With no end in sight to tight restrictions on visits to long term care residents,…
Plans are underway to replace Kelowna’s Cottonwoods Care Centre
Cottonwoods Care Centre has been looking area seniors for decades but its years of service…
COVID-19 has had no impact on death rates in B.C. long term care homes
While the dozens of COVID-19 deaths in long term care homes in B.C. have been…
More staff needed in long term care homes before visiting restrictions can be eased
Despite a rally urging visitation restrictions in B.C. long term care homes be eased, there…
If B.C. finally changes visitation rules in long term care homes, it may come from this survey
More than 13,000 people have responded to B.C. Senior Advocate Isobel Mackenzie’s survey of life…
New poll suggests long term care will be an election issue
A Research Co. poll suggests 79 per cent of British Columbians say long term care…
B.C. care aide forced to quit to care for her own mother after steep decline under COVID lockdown
The COVID-19 pandemic forced Bev Ambler to make a heart-rending choice – give up working…