Long Term Care
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…
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…