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Bella Coola General Hospital

1025 Elcho Street, Box 220, Bella Coola BC V7T 1C0 · Extended Care

Official record from Vancouver Coastal →

Inspection summary

Bella Coola General Hospital has been inspected 3 times by Vancouver Coastal Health since May 30, 2023. The most recent inspection, on September 16, 2025, recorded 7 infractions.

None of the 3 inspections on record were free of infractions. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. All recorded findings relate to upkeep, equipment or paperwork rather than direct health risks.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their findings differently, so we group them by what they mean for your health. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Permits, records and postingLower risk

    Operating permits, required signage, written procedures and logs. These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.

    Recorded 14 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on September 16, 2025. For example: The care plan(s) contains all items that must be recorded under this regulation [RCR Sec 81(3)]

  • Food safety training and certificationLower risk

    Many jurisdictions require a trained or certified person on site, such as a certified food handler. These findings mean the training record or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean anything was handled unsafely.

    Recorded 2 times on May 30, 2023. For example: If a person in care is restrained, the information required by the regulation is recorded in the care plan of the person in care [RCR Sec 84]

  • Other findingsLower risk

    Findings that do not fit the categories above, such as follow-ups that confirm an earlier violation was corrected, or requirements specific to this type of facility.

    Recorded 11 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on September 16, 2025. For example: A qualified employee is designated to organize and supervise physical, social and recreational activities and has sufficient time to carry out activities [RCR Sec (45)(a)(b)]

About this data

These results come from Vancouver Coastal Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

3 inspections

  1. Routine

    7 infractions

    • A qualified employee is designated to organize and supervise physical, social and recreational activities and has sufficient time to carry out activities [RCR Sec (45)(a)(b)]
    • The care plan(s) contains all items that must be recorded under this regulation [RCR Sec 81(3)]
      • Does not include a recreation and leisure plan.
    • Personal preferences and cultural background are considered in food preparation and service [RCR Sec 63(2)]
    • Reportable incidents have been reported to the Medical Health Officer in the form and manner required. [RCR Sec 77(2)(c)]
    • The facility is operated in a manner that promotes the health, safety and dignity of persons in care, and their rights [CCALA Sec 7(1)(b)(i); Bill of Rights 2(a)]
    • There is a suitable ongoing planned program of physical, social and recreational activities that meets the objectives of the care plan [RCR Sec 55(1)(a); Bill of Rights 2(c)]
    • Employee files contain the records required by this regulation [RCR Sec 86]
      • Does not contain criminal record check results.
  2. Routine

    4 infractions

    • A qualified employee is designated to organize and supervise physical, social and recreational activities and has sufficient time to carry out activities [RCR Sec (45)(a)(b)]
    • The care plan(s) contains all items that must be recorded under this regulation [RCR Sec 81(3)]
      • Does not include a recreation and leisure plan.
    • Reportable incidents have been reported to the Medical Health Officer in the form and manner required. [RCR Sec 77(2)(c)]
    • There is a suitable ongoing planned program of physical, social and recreational activities that meets the objectives of the care plan [RCR Sec 55(1)(a); Bill of Rights 2(c)]
  3. Routine

    16 infractions

    • Weekly menu posted in each dining area for Long Term Care. [RCR Sec 62(4)]
    • A qualified employee is designated to organize and supervise physical, social and recreational activities and has sufficient time to carry out activities [RCR Sec (45)(a)(b)]
    • Prior to and or on admission persons in care are informed on how to express concerns or make complaints to the medical health officer or the Patient Care Quality Office [RCR Sec 48(1) (c); Bill of Rights 3(e)]
      • Persons in care are not advised on how to express concerns or make complaints to the medical health officer.
    • A restraint may be used if the restraint is necessary to protect the person in care or others from imminent serious physical harm, or there is agreement as per the regulation [RCR Sec 74 (1)]
      • There was no agreement in writing from the medical practitioner or nurse practitioner
      • There is no written agreement to the use of a restraint by the person in care or their representative.
    • The facility has a written a policy and procedure for obtaining consent, in accordance with Part 3 of the Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act, before admitting an adult to the community care facility. [RCR Sec 85(2)(m)]
    • Risk of leaving the facility without notification is assessed on admission [RCR Sec 49 (3)]
    • Restraints are not used unless it is necessary to protect the person in care or others from serious physical harm, are minimal as possible; safety, physical, emotional dignity is monitored and the regulation is followed [RCR Sec 73(1),(2)]
      • All alternatives to the use of the restraint have not been considered and either implemented or rejected.
      • The use of the restraint, its type and the duration for which it is used is not documented in the care plan of the person in care.
      • The safety, physical and emotional dignity of the person in care is not monitored throughout the use of the restraint, and assessed after the use of the restraint.
    • A restraint used under section 74(1)(b) that continues either continuously or intermittently for more than 24 hours is reassessed within the specified time consulting with those who agreed to the use of the restraint [RCR Sec 75(3)]
    • The care plan(s) contains all items that must be recorded under this regulation [RCR Sec 81(3)]
      • Does not address if there is agreement to the use of restraints under section 74 (1) (b) [when restraints may be used], the type or nature of restraint and the frequency of reassessment.
      • Does not include a recreation and leisure plan.
      • Does not include a fall prevention plan.
      • Does not include a plan for following up on any falls suffered by a person in care.
    • Care plan(s) is reviewed and, if necessary, modified if there is a substantial change in the circumstances of the person in care or at least once a year [RCR Sec 81(4)(b)]
      • Care plan(s) are not reviewed at least once a year.
    • For each person in care, there is a record showing the date of admission, and the consent to be admitted or to continue to be accommodated. [RCR Sec 77.1(1)(a)(b)]
      • No record of the consent for that person(s) in care to be admitted.
      • No record of the consent for that person(s) in care to be to continue to be accommodated.
    • Reportable incidents have been reported to the Medical Health Officer in the form and manner required. [RCR Sec 77(2)(c)]
    • If a person in care is restrained, the information required by the regulation is recorded in the care plan of the person in care [RCR Sec 84]
      • The reason for the use of the restraint is not recorded.
      • The result of any reassessment of the use of the restraint is not recorded.
      • The alternatives that were considered to the use of the restraint, and which, if any, were implemented or rejected is not recorded.
      • Employee compliance with the requirements of Division 5 [Use of Restraints] of Part 5 is not recorded.
      • The duration of the restraint and the monitoring of the person in care during the restraint are not recorded.
    • The facility is operated in a manner that promotes the health, safety and dignity of persons in care, and their rights [CCALA Sec 7(1)(b)(i); Bill of Rights 2(a)]
    • There is a suitable ongoing planned program of physical, social and recreational activities that meets the objectives of the care plan [RCR Sec 55(1)(a); Bill of Rights 2(c)]
    • The facility keeps a record for each person in care with the information specified by the regulation [RCR Sec 78(1)]
      • Files lack information by which the person in care may be described or identified in an emergency, including a photograph.

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