Bc Long Term Care

• Interior Health reporting 11 illness outbreaks at long-term care facilities

  Interior Health says despite the rise in COVID-19 and respiratory illnesses among seniors, vaccinations are playing a critical role.

  Health

  Dec 15, 2022
  
• B.C. expands long-term care visitation, allowing one social visitor per resident

  That visitor will not need to be an approved "designated essential" visitor, as has been the case for much of the fifth wave of the pandemic.

  Health

  Feb 1, 2022
  
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• About 40% of January 2022 COVID-19 deaths in B.C. tied to long-term care outbreaks

  There are more than 60 outbreaks of the virus in long-term care, acute care and assisted or independent living facilities across the province. 

  Health

  Jan 28, 2022
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• Many Canadians willing to pay more in taxes to fund changes to long-term care, poll finds

  British Columbians are the most willing to pay more, with three in five saying they are OK with a two-per-cent increase in personal taxes to fund long-term care.

  Health

  Jul 26, 2021
• COVID-19: Mandatory vaccinations urged for B.C. care home staff

  Should people who work in long-term care homes be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of their employement?

  Health

  Jun 10, 2021
• ‘We have to be so, so careful’: B.C. not easing rules around long-term care visits

  Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Thursday that there are several hurdles to clear before more visitors can be allowed in care homes.

  Health

  Nov 6, 2020