The face
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Board 33.
Concept
Into the system
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One fall, one ambulance, and the speed of everything after it. A person whose world ran on rhythm, placed somewhere with none.
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Across the bed
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Board 32.
Talked over
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Board 25.
Quotes
View fragment →"You're in good hands… in good hands… How I now wish that was true."
— A Person Until the End
View fragment →"For someone whose whole world ran on rhythm, they were suddenly in a place with no rhythm at all."
— A Person Until the End
View fragment →"People appearing out of nowhere… doing a thing to my Dad rather than with them."
— A Person Until the End
Evidence
58 beds per 1,000
58
long-term care beds per 1,000 people aged 75 and over in BC
Down from 77 a decade ago, while that population has grown.
Source: BC Office of the Seniors Advocate, Monitoring Seniors Services 2024/25 — Listening Report §3
As of 2025-03-31. Review by 2026-12-31.
The waitlist has tripled
3×
increase in the long-term care waitlist over ten years
More people waiting, for longer, with fewer beds available.
Source: BC Office of the Seniors Advocate, Monitoring Seniors Services 2024/25 — Listening Report §3
As of 2025-03-31. Review by 2026-12-31.
284-day average wait
284
days is the average wait for a non-urgent long-term care admission
Just over nine months.
Source: BC Office of the Seniors Advocate, Monitoring Seniors Services 2024/25 — Listening Report §3
As of 2025-03-31. Review by 2026-12-31.
+82% wait from the community
+82%
increase in wait time for placement from the community
From 101 days to 183 days.
Source: BC Office of the Seniors Advocate, Monitoring Seniors Services 2024/25 — Listening Report §3
As of 2025-03-31. Review by 2026-12-31.
The hospital wait has doubled
2×
increase in wait time for placement from hospital
From 34 days to 70 days — spent on an acute ward, not at home.
Source: BC Office of the Seniors Advocate, Monitoring Seniors Services 2024/25 — Listening Report §3
As of 2025-03-31. Review by 2026-12-31.
45% admitted straight from hospital
45%
of long-term care admissions now come directly from hospital
Placement decided during a crisis, not planned.
Source: BC Office of the Seniors Advocate, Monitoring Seniors Services 2024/25 — Listening Report §3
As of 2025-03-31. Review by 2026-12-31.
+25% emergency visits
+25%
increase in emergency department visits by people aged 75 and over
Over the past decade.
Source: BC Office of the Seniors Advocate, Monitoring Seniors Services 2024/25 — Listening Report §3
As of 2025-03-31. Review by 2026-12-31.
The laws that decide
Three statutes govern what can be done to a person thought unable to decide for themselves.
The Mental Health Act permits involuntary admission and treatment, and once a person is detained under it, consent is deemed given on their behalf. The Adult Guardianship Act allows intervention where an adult is judged unable to seek support. The Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act sets out how substitute decisions are supposed to be made.
The difficulty is not that these powers exist. It is how wide the discretion is, how rarely it is reviewed, and how often families report that the decision had already been taken before anyone spoke to them.
Source: Listening Report §3; BC Mental Health Act, Adult Guardianship Act, HCCCFAA — Listening Report §3
As of 2026-06-01. Review by 2027-06-01.