606 Stuart Drive East
Fort St. James BC V0J 1P0
Canada
Access to long-term care is through a Home Health assessment. For more information on subsidized long-term care, contact the Home Health office nearest you.
Northern Health
- The facility is comprised of 18 long-term care rooms and a hospice palliative care suite with a family lounge and garden access.
- Single story building.
The facility offers a range of services, including rehabilitation, recreational therapy, food and nutrition, and housekeeping. On-site hairdressing and barber services are available for a fee set by the service provider. A dental room is also available.
Residents and their families are responsible for cable and phone services. The amenities include common areas for dining and recreation, a healing garden, a kitchen for family use, and a spiritual space.
Persons living in a long-term care home are offered spiritual support through various religious and spiritual groups. Spiritual care may be provided through group meetings, one –to-one visits, sermons, and music and song.
English, honouring diversity.
The new facility was thoughtfully designed to be a culturally safe and welcoming environment.
The Residents’ Bill of Rights serves as the foundation for all aspects of our care and operations. Northern Health and each of our staff members are committed to protecting individuals’ rights. As a team, we recognize that every resident is entitled to individualized, quality person-centered care.
Northern Health is accredited. Accreditation is an external peer review process to assess and improve the services health care organizations provide their patients and clients based on standards of excellence set by Accreditation Canada. For more information, visit Accreditation | Northern Health.
The facility features 18 private long-term care rooms, each equipped with its own washroom.
Residents pay 80% of their after tax income, with minimum and maximum rates set by the Ministry of Health Services. This rate covers the standard benefits provided by all long-term care homes. These costs are available on request or in the Long Term Care Home Resident and Family Handbook.
There are typical additional costs not covered by the daily rate.
Each room is furnished with a hospital bed, a closet or wardrobe, a bedside table and chair, and an ensuite bathroom. Residents are encouraged to personalize their space with pictures and meaningful items. Memory boxes are placed outside each room for residents to decorate.
Residents have access to the Adult Day Program in Vanderhoof once a week via the NH Connections Bus. A hairdresser visits the hospital to provide haircuts and perms. Special events, such as a Christmas tea with family and a summer BBQ, are also organized.
All power mobility equipment, including scooters and power wheelchairs, is assessed on an individual basis. The equipment is inspected on admission and a resident may be required to pass a power mobility driving test.
Basic, non-customized wheelchairs are provided. Walkers, canes, and any specialized or customized equipment are not provided therefore the cost is the responsibility of the resident.
Northern Health has a pet visitation policy. Pets may visit as long as immunizations are up to date, pet is well mannered, on a leash in common areas and family is responsible for cleaning up after pet.
All Northern Health facilities are smoke free. Residents are asked to smoke outside the facility in designated areas.
Comfort and safety is extremely important. We have secure doors with alarms as needed to protect our residents.
Families and loved ones are partners in care and are encouraged to visit and participate in many of the day-to-day activities.
During flu season (typically December-March) all visitors need to wear a mask in our facilities if they haven't had a flu shot.
Visitor parking is located by the main entrance.
The long-term care department has large windows that offer views of the forest and lake. However, access to amenities is limited unless families take residents out.