The Seniors Advocate has released the results of a landmark survey of people living in B.C.’s residential care facilities.
Isobel Mackenzie says it revealed 50 per cent of residents in a care home rated the overall quality of care as very good or excellent and 83 per cent believed staff know what they are doing.
The marks were in the 80’s also for issues like being treated with respect, feeling safe and family members reported facility staff were addressing their concerns.
On the flip side, 62 per cent of residents said they do not get to bathe or shower as often as they want, one in four residents say they sometimes, rarely or never get help to the toilet when it’s needed.
More than one-third of residents report they are not consistently getting the help they need at mealtimes.
Four out of 10 residents living in residential care don’t want to be there and only 57 per cent reported the care facility regularly feels like home.
The survey was one of the most extensive of its kind ever conducted in Canada and targeted over 22,000 individuals in 292 residential care facilities.
The survey can be accessed at: Â https://www.seniorsadvocatebc.ca/osa-reports/residential-care-survey/
