Island Health
1952 Bay Street Victoria, B.C. V8R 1J8 | Visit Official Website (opens in a new tab)
1952 Bay Street Victoria, B.C. V8R 1J8 | Visit Official Website (opens in a new tab)
Non-Visit Follow-up
March 1, 2024
Contraventions:
A summary of the new or corrected contraventions found during the inspections are listed below.Code
Category/Description
3000 - RCR 17
Description: A licensee must ensure that water accessible to a person in care, from any source, is not heated to more than 49° Celsius.
Corrective Actions Required: Ensure that water accessible to a person in care, from any source, is not heated to more than 49° Celsius.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: March 22, 2024
Observations: Licensing tested the hot water at five water sources accessible
to persons in care. The water temperature at one sink was 56° Celsius. This represents an immediate risk to the health and safety of persons in care and must be corrected immediately. Full compliance will not be achieved until the plan has been implemented and completed.
3010 - RCR 37(1)(e)
Description: A licensee must not employ a person in a community care facility unless the licensee or, in the case of a person who is not the manager, the manager has obtained all of the following: evidence that the person has complied with the Province’s immunization and tuberculosis control programs.
Corrective Actions Required:
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee: Licensing received copies of immunization records for two staff members.
Actions Required By Licensing: No further action required; this contravention has been addressed.
To Be Corrected By:
Observations: