Interior Health removing administrator from problem care home in Summerland after nearly a year and a half of oversight - Penticton News castanet.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from castanet.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Developing and implementing policies and procedures
Overall compliance with the legislated standards of care
In his role as administrator, Renfrew will report to the IH board chair.
According to IH, “Matt Renfrew is an experienced health-care leader with expertise in long-term care. He has managed at the Overlander long term care home in Kamloops since 2013 and is currently Interior Health’s interim director of clinical operations for Community Seniors Care.”
The Florentine consists of 20 independently funded long-term care beds on the second floor, which the administrator will oversee. The assisted living portion of the facility falls under the jurisdiction of the Assisted Living Registrar and is not subject to the administration process being applied to the long-term care section of the home.
Share to Feb 18, 2021 10:52 AM Pete McIntyre
When Penticton resident Betty Lou Thomas woke up in her local hospital’s intensive care unit, she had no memory of what had happened. The last thing she remembered was sitting in a waiting room at her gym on a fall November day. That is when she suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed without warning. Twenty-four hours later, she was transferred to the cardiac care unit at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH).
Luckily for Betty, just a few days earlier the new Marshall Eliuk Cardiac Interventional and Advanced Heart Rhythm Program had opened at KGH, meaning she did not have to travel any farther for care. The advanced heart rhythm program is a partnership between Interior Health, Cardiac Services BC and the KGH Foundation, which raised $7 million for the program.
Summerland problem care home needs continued oversight, says Interior Health - Penticton News castanet.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from castanet.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Amid reports that one of its managers travelled to another country over the Christmas holidays, Interior Health says it has reiterated to all staff on a “regular basis” to follow public health . . .