Residential Services

Providence Health Care provides residential care and assisted living in six locations to approximately 750 elders who require a broad range of medical and personal assistance to cope with the activities of daily living.

Our residential care and assisted living facilities include:

• Holy Family – residential care (142 residents)
• St. Vincent's: Langara – residential care (221 residents)
• Mount Saint Joseph – residential care (100 residents), favoured by the Chinese community
• St. Vincent's: Brock Fahrni Pavilion – residential care (148 residents), providing priority access to Veterans
• St. Vincent's: Honoria Conway-Heather  - assisted living (60 residents)
• Youville – multi-level residential care (84 residents)

Eden Alternative

Providence Health Care has adopted the Eden Alternative as the guiding philosophy of care.  The Eden philosophy is based on 10 principles that, when followed, provide guidance on how we can help elders continue living meaningful lives when they become too frail to live independently. It creates an environment that reduces feelings of loneliness, helplessness and boredom experienced by many elders living in care homes.

Eden provides elders opportunities to be respected and honored for their wisdom, opportunities to give back to their community, and opportunities to be engaged in activities they find meaningful every day. It fosters an environment where elders want to live, where families want to visit, and where staff want to work.

If you have questions or would like more information, please consult any staff member wearing an Eden pin. To help families and friends make their visits more meaningful in an Eden setting, we have provided some tips in the form of a Visiting Handbook, which is available in English and Chinese.

Geriatric Dentistry

Elders in PHC's residential care facilities have enhanced access to dental care as part of an innovative program developed in partnership with UBC's Faculty of Dentistry. The overall goal is to improve the quality of life of residents through good oral health.

In partnership with the UBC Geriatric Dentistry Program, residents are able to have an annual oral examination completed, for a fee, at their residential care home.  The fee is paid through the resident's trust fund account.

Restorative procedures and extractions are performed three satellite clinics located at Brock Fahrni, Langara and Youville Residence. Complex procedures are performed at the UBC Dental Clinic or at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital. Some fees may apply.

Residential Care Guide
Our online resident and family handbook provides detailed information on our Health Care services. Click here to download/print our online Residential Care Guide: "Your Guide to Living Here".

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