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Community Care Facilities Licensing
FACILITY INSPECTION REPORT
HEALTH & SAFETY
KPRK-CGT23C

FACILITY NAME
Wingate House
SERVICE TYPES
140 Community Living
FACILITY LICENSE #
1081122
FACILITY ADDRESS
1234 Winslow Ave
FACILITY PHONE
(604) 931-3802
CITY
Coquitlam
POSTAL CODE
V3J 2G2
MANAGER
Corey Nonis

INSPECTION DATE
July 29, 2022
ADDITIONAL INSP. DATE (multi-day)
ADDITIONAL INSP. DATE (multi-day)
TIME SPENT (HRS.)
4.5
ARRIVAL
11:00 AM
DEPARTURE
03:30 PM
ARRIVAL
DEPARTURE
ARRIVAL
DEPARTURE
INSPECTION TYPE
Routine
# OBSERVED IN CARE

Introduction

An unscheduled routine inspection was conducted to assess compliance with the Community Care and Assisted Living Act (CCALA), the Residential Care Regulation (RCR), and the relevant Director of Licensing Standards of Practice (DLSP).
The following areas were reviewed:

- Licensing
- Physical Facility
- Staffing
- Policies and Procedures
- Care and Supervision
- Hygiene and Communicable Disease Control
- Medication
- Nutrition and Food Services
- Program
- Records and Reporting

Contraventions
Previous Inspection -
Current Inspection - Items reviewed comply with the Act, regulations & standards of practice except for those noted on supplementary pages.

Observed Violations
LICENSING: 30020 - RCR s.8(2)(a)(i) - A licensee must not make any structural change to a community care facility unless the licensee first (a) submits to a medical health officer (i) plans for the change.
Observation: Licensing was not informed of the following renovations:
- full renovation to PIC bathroom
- flooring in PIC bedrooms and to greater than half of the indoor common space
PIC's had limited access to areas within the home during the three-week renovation.
Corrective Action(s): Ensure a plan is submitted to licensing prior to structural changes. Please also ensure a description of how safety will be ensured during the changes as per RCR s. 8(2)(a)(ii).
Date to be Corrected: July 29, 2022

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES: 33280 - RCR s.85(1)(d) - A licensee must do all of the following: (d) ensure that policies are implemented by employees.
Observation: Monthly fire drills were held twice in the past year.
Corrective Action(s): Ensure policies are implemented by employees.
Date to be Corrected: August 12, 2022

CARE AND/OR SUPERVISION: 34750 - RCR s.81(4)(b)(i) - A licensee must ensure that (b) each care plan is reviewed and, if necessary, modified (i) if there is a substantial change in the circumstances of the person in care.
Observation: In the past year, health professionals directed changes to a care procedure of one PIC. The plan of care was not updated to guide staff in implementing the changes.
Corrective Action(s): Ensure care plans are reviewed and updated.
Date to be Corrected: July 29, 2022

NUTRITION AND FOOD SERVICES: 37050 - RCR s.62(2)(c)(i) - A licensee must ensure that each menu provides (c) a variety of foods, taking into consideration (i) the nutrition plan of each person in care and the nutrition needs, age, gender and level of activity of the persons in care.
Observation: The nutritional value of the menu could not be determined due to unspecified number of servings from each food group. Items were selected from a list for lunches and snacks but there was not a system in place to guide the number and variety of food groups to be included in these meals.
Corrective Action(s): Ensure menus consider nutritional needs.
Date to be Corrected: August 12, 2022

RECORDS AND REPORTING: 39230 - RCR s.79(1)(a) - A licensee must keep a record in respect of each person in care showing the following information: (a) all money, valuables and other things held by the licensee in trust or safekeeping for persons in care.
Observation: Eleven gift cards belonging to persons in care were held in trust without record.
Corrective Action(s): Ensure records of all money and values is kept.
Date to be Corrected: August 5, 2022


Comments

As part of this routine inspection a facility risk assessment tool is completed. The risk assessment includes contraventions identified during the routine inspection, and a 3 year historical review of the facility's compliance and operation.
This Licensing Officer would like to thank the manager and staff for their assistance in completing this routine inspection.

Please provide a response to Licensing by August 12, 2022 as to how the identified items in this report will be addressed.
Please contact your Licensing Officer if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
(Please note: this inspection report was written off-site and later reviewed and forwarded to the Licensee. Therefore no signature was obtained.)

Action Required by Licensee/ManagerAction Required by Licensing Staff
Take corrective action to bring facility into compliance, Provide a written response to LicensingNo action required
Due Date
Aug 12, 2022

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