News Items tag as: summerland seniors village

Why we don't hear more complaints about seniors care homes
March 11, 2020 - 7:00 AM

Recent stories about Retirement Concepts not following the rules and being taken over by health authorities has cast a light on problems that are rampant within the entire seniors care industry.
Inspection reports suggest why Summerland Seniors Village is now being run by Interior Health
February 26, 2020 - 12:03 PM

While there have been dozens of rule violations at Summerland Seniors Village over the last couple of years, problems there seem to have escalated since December, leading up to the management of the facility being taken over by Interior Health yesterday, Feb. 24.
Interior Health intervenes after series of problems at Summerland Seniors Village
February 24, 2020 - 2:37 PM

After ongoing problems with its site leadership, care planning, staff education and training, Summerland Seniors Village has had an administrator appointed by Interior Health to manage the day-to-day long-term care operations.
More ...

JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

Why we don't hear more complaints about seniors care homes