Recently, the BC Government announced they will contract Kaigo Senior Living to build and operate 90 new for-profit long term care beds in Vernon BC. These new long-term care beds in Vernon are part of government’s investment to create 495 new long-term care beds in the Interior Health region. The remaining 405 beds will be in Kamloops, Kelowna, Nelson and Penticton. Interior Health issued five requests for proposals for the beds in July 2020.

Member of the Month September 2026: Pablita Thomas – BC Hospice and Palliative Care Association
Bringing Hospice and Palliative Care Closer to Home There are few experiences more universal than death, yet the way we experience dying, caregiving, grief and


