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Care Quarterly
BC Care Providers ASSOCIATION
a newsletter for long term care providers and home support agencies in BC
Fall winter
12/13
Home support workers from contracted agencies across the BC Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island gathered in Burnaby for a Home Support Summit in October with employers, government officials and union leaders to recognize the valuable contribution of care aides, discuss labour challenges facing the sector and solutions to address them. (See special feature page 7-12)
since the action Plan was submitted this fall, BCCPa representatives have met with both ministers and a group of opposition mlas to review the recommendations and discuss next steps. BCCPas discussion with the minister of Health, Hon. margaret macdiarmid was focused on five of the action Plans proposals and the minister of state, Hon. ralph sultan met with the BCCPa Board of directors in November. (continued on page 5 and 15)
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Thank You Campaign Celebrates Skill and Dedication of Seniors Care Aides
From Front Page the on-line thank You campaign was launched in october at a special Home support summit attended by over 150 care aides, employers, government officials, mlas and union leaders. it will run into the New Year. the thank You campaign has been developed through an unprecedented collaboration between the BC Care Providers association (BCCPa), Hospital employees Union, BC government employees Union and Province of British Columbia. BCCPa vice-President david Chepardak said, it has been a pleasure for us to work with our government partners and health care unions on this project. together we are developing a broad range of strategies to address growing recruitment and retention challenges in BCs seniors care sector. in addition to the Home support summit and provincial day of recognition, the online thank You campaign includes: project web-site where members of the public can send thank you messages (www.bccares.ca) Thank You videos from some well-known community leaders and seniors care workers telling their stories twitter streams poster campaign local recognition events
In addition to celebrating the skill and dedication of front-line staff, we are working to develop more responsive scheduling practices, mentorship programs and ongoing training opportunities.
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Care Quarterly is published four times a year by the BC Care Providers association.
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BCCPA officials met with BCs new Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid in October to discuss recommendations in the Associations Putting Seniors First Action Plan (see letter to Minister on p15)
BC Minister for Seniors Ralph Sultan meets with BCCPAs Board of Directors in November.
BCCPA Officials Meet Opposition Critics to Review Seniors Care Action Plan
in addition to meeting with government officials this Fall, BC Care Providers association (BCCPa) officials met with the opposition Health critic mike Farnsworth and seniors Critic katrine Conroy. Both are very knowledgeable of the issues and expressed a sincere interest on behalf of opposition leader adrian dix to work with seniors care providers on the issues identified in BCCPas 2012 action Plan. BCCPa President mary mcdougall attended the vancouver meeting in late-November and said, improving the quality of seniors care in British Columbia is an issue that crosses party lines. we were very encouraged by the commitment of the opposition critics to work collaboratively together in the future.
Opposition Seniors Critic Katrine Conroy speaks to delegates attending the May 2012 BC Care Providers Association Annual General Meeting in Whistler.
BC Care Providers Association CEO Retiring After 20+ Years of Service to Seniors Care
looking ahead to the New Year, ed said, it was with mixed emotion that i made the decision to step down, but im looking forward to entering a new chapter of my life exploring some of the exotic locales throughout the world as well as improving my golf handicap.
I want to thank all the many individuals who have helped and supported me over the years and wish everyone continued success. I know I will miss you all!
outgoing BCCPA CEO Ed Helfrich
Outgoing BCCPA CEO Ed Helfrich speaking at the Associations 35th annual Conference in Whistler (May 2012)
it was with much sadness that the BC Care Providers association announced the retirement of Ceo ed Helfrich this fall after more than 20 years of service to seniors care. BCCPa President mary mcdougall said, ed will be greatly missed but we wish him all the best in retirement with his family. through his hard work and dedication over the past three decades, ed has made a real difference in improving the lives of seniors in care across the province. a new BCCPa Ceo will be confirmed in January.
He added, it was a privilege working with the Board and all the members of the association for the past 20 plus years. the association has gone through significant changes and challenges over that time, but with their continued support and efforts we have been able to significantly expand and improve the services available to seniors throughout the province. ed concluded, we can be proud that our association is one of the few health associations that has withstood and survived all the changes in service delivery and continued to represent and advocate on behalf of home and community care providers. See page 13 for information on the new BCCPA CEO
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Seniors News
New Fraser Health Long Term Care Beds Coming
one of the priorities identified by the BC Care Providers association (BCCPa) in the 2012 seniors Care action Plan they presented to the minister of Health in october was an invitation from established non-profit and privately-owned care providers to the provincial government to cost-share the construction of new residential care facilities through a fair and open public tendering process. some progress is already being made. in November, the Fraser Health authority announced it is seeking partners to construct more than 400 new residential complex care and mental health beds in surrey, the tri Cities and white rock by the end of 2015. tri Cities is expected to receive over 200 new beds. the rest will be shared between the south surrey/white rock are and north of 40th avenue in surrey. speaking to the Surrey North Delta Leaders Jeff Nagel, tasleem Juma of the Fraser Health authority said the decision reflects growth patterns in the region. ms. Juma said Fraser Health needs to add more beds in the community so those patients dont add to acute care congestion in hospitals. according to her, the new beds will likely require $25-$30 million in annual funding once they are open.
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in their 2012 seniors Care action Plan update, the BC Care Providers association made a number of recommendations related to the potential role of the new seniors advocate. among other things, BCCPa suggested the new seniors advocate should: Recognize care providers as seniors advocates Promote public awareness focused on helping families navigate the system Adopt a zero-tolerance approach to elder abuse with the BC Care aide registry Initiate systemic reviews of service delivery such as reducing the time seniors are forced to spend in the hospital and long term care funding inequities identified by the BC ombudsperson
BCCPa Ceo ed Helfrich welcomed the decision in an interview with the Leader. He said, Certainly Fraser has the aging population and population growth to justify the need for additional beds. mr. Helfrich said a number of existing providers are likely in position to expand onto adjacent property and will likely respond to the call for pre-qualifications before the November 30, 2012 deadline for submissions.
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Seniors News
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the BC Care Providers association was pleased to be invited by the Province to participate in the series and offer our recommendations. BCCPa President mary mcdougal said, we congratualte the Province Newspaper for receiving this award and for their decision to focus their efforts on this important issue. their series of articles was comprehensive and helped improve the publics understanding of this complex issue.
the BC Care Providers association (BCCPa) has represented non-profit, denominational and privately-owned assisted living, long term care and home support providers across the province for 35 years. BCCPa members provide publically funded complex care to over 12,000-frail seniors each day and employ more than 10,000 professional staff and health care aides. with the aging of our society, the changing demand on our seniors care system and the uncertainty associated with the upcoming provincial election, it is more important that ever to make sure care providers speak with a united voice, if you are not a member, consider joining today. Contact us at www.bccare.ca.
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November, 2012 Hon. margaret macdiarmid minister of Health BC legislature victoria, BC dear minister, Further to recent discussions and correspondence, we are pleased to present you with a copy of our 2012-2013 seniors Care action Plan. every two years for the past decade, our BC Care Providers association has updated our action Plan to reflect changing pressures on our seniors care system, regular feedback from our members and progress with government on the issues we have been identifying.we have enjoyed a positive working relationship with your predecessors and mlas from all parties over this period . we look forward to working with you too and have appreciated your accessibility in the past as minister of labour and minister for seniors. Putting Seniors First includes a set of 15 recommendations. some are longer terms challenges. others are immediate opportunities. some require additional funding to reflect the growing numbers of BC seniors. others will deliver more quality care at a lower cost to taxpayers. we look forward to meeting with you in the coming weeks to discuss the plan and focus in on a few of the recommendations that represent immediate opportunities. these include: Achieve consistent services & standards by addressing the historic funding inequities that exist between health authority, government operated seniors care facilities and well-established contracted non-profit and private providers - as described by the BC ombudsperson Acknowledge cost pressures by establishing a dedicated funding mechanism for home support and residential care as part of future health budgets Improve quality by applying existing resources from the Ministrys patient-focused funding program to speed up the movement of frail seniors from acute care hospitals to community care - in association with the establishment of a 30-day wait time guarantee Improve safety for residents and staff through modifications to the BC Care Aide Registry program and pending BC Continuing Care safety association Pursue best value by inviting established non-profit and privately-owned care providers to cost-share the construction of new residential care facilities through a fair and open public tendering process in addition to discussing these priorities, we would also like to update you on previous discussions with your predecessors regarding challenges associated with the administration of the Healthcare Benefit trust which is also addressed in this action Plan. thank you in advance for your consideration and we look forward to seeing you soon to discuss these proposals and collaborating to truly put quality of life for seniors and their families first. Yours truly,
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20 years of service to seniors care in British Columbia. Thanks Ed! We will miss you.
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