Mara House - 7 Day Facility
Confidential · Residential Care - Licensing
Inspection summary
Mara House - 7 Day Facility has been inspected 8 times by Interior Health Authority since February 24, 2016. The most recent inspection, on August 27, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.
3 of 8 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 2 infractions recorded. All recorded findings relate to upkeep, equipment or paperwork rather than direct health risks.
The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their findings differently, so we group them by what they mean for the people in care. Higher-risk findings are the ones that could directly make someone sick, and they matter more here because young children, older adults and people who are unwell are more vulnerable to infection.
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 These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.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 5 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on August 27, 2026. For example:
1 - Does the Licensee operate in accordance with their license and inform Licensing of any significant changes?
Equipment and utensilsLower risk
Equipment has to be made of cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked surface or worn part. They are generally lower risk but show how well the place is maintained.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on June 19, 2024. For example:
1 - Are the physical facility, equipment and furnishings maintained, sanitary, accessible and appropriate for persons in care?
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 once on February 24, 2016. For example:
1 Does the facility provide food services which meet nutritional needs and preferences for persons in care?
About this data
These results come from Interior Health Authority, 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.
8 inspections
- Routine Inspection
2 infractions
- R1.1 - Does the Licensee operate in accordance with their license and inform Licensing of any significant changes?
- Observation(s): The system to ensure that Licensing is informed prior to any structural changes is ineffective. During the course of conducting an inspection of the facility, it was identified that some structural changes had occurred with the installation of separate shower rooms and toilets. The changes have altered the original floor plan of the facility. When Licensing is not notified of pending changes it circumvents the process to ensure the health and safety of persons in care is maintained while the changes are made. Submit by September 11, 2026, the plan that will be implemented to come into compliance with Section 8(2)(a) of the Residential Care Regulation. The plan must also include a system for ongoing monitoring to ensure sustained compliance with the legislative requirements, as well as an updated floor plan.
- R1.1B - Submit plans for the change to licensing and receive written approval prior to making any structural changes; 8( 2 )(a)(i)
- R4.1 - Are person in care records current, complete and kept confidential?
- Observation(s): The system to ensure that persons in care are weighed monthly is ineffective. A review of records identified sporadically missed monthly weights. The records did not contain any additional documentation to indicate any reason for the missing information (e.g., refusal, absence, equipment issues, or clinical rationale). Inconsistent or incomplete weight monitoring increases the risk that significant changes in person in care's health status may go unrecognized or unmanaged. Submit by September 11, 2026, the plan that will be implemented to come into compliance with Section 83(4)(a) of the Residential Care Regulation. The plan must also include a system for ongoing monitoring to ensure sustained compliance with the legislative requirements.
- R4.1U - Weigh each person in care monthly and record their weight in their nutritional plan (Does not apply to Hospice); 83( 4 )(a)(c)
- R1.1 - Does the Licensee operate in accordance with their license and inform Licensing of any significant changes?
- Routine Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
1 infraction
- R7.1 - Are the physical facility, equipment and furnishings maintained, sanitary, accessible and appropriate for persons in care?
- Observation(s): The system to ensure that water accessible to persons in care is not heated to more that 49 degrees Celsius is ineffective. Temperature checks in two bathrooms was noted to be over 49 degrees Celsius. The water temperature was turned down during the course of the inspection. Please ensure you have a system in place to monitor the water temperature to ensure compliance 365 days of the year.
- R7.1C - Ensure water accessible to a person in care does not exceed 49 degrees Celsius; 17
- R7.1 - Are the physical facility, equipment and furnishings maintained, sanitary, accessible and appropriate for persons in care?
- Routine Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
0 infractions
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- R10.3 - Do care plans include the required elements and are they developed with the participation of the person in care, parent or representative?
- Observation(s): The facility does not have a system in place to ensure care plans include an oral health care plan or a nutritional plan for persons in care. It was noted and discussed during the inspection that not all persons in care had oral for nutritional care addressed on their care plans.
- R10.3D - Care plans must includes an oral health care plan; 81( 3 )(b)
- R10.3N - Develop a nutrition plan for each person in care and review the plan on a regular basis (Applies to a facility with 24 or fewer persons in care); 83( 1 )(a)( 3 )(a)
- R10.3 - Do care plans include the required elements and are they developed with the participation of the person in care, parent or representative?
- Monitoring
2 infractions
- R6.1 - Do employee records have evidence of continued compliance with the Province’s immunization and tuberculosis control programs?
- Observation(s): The system for ensuring compliance with hygiene and communicable disease control is ineffective. The staffing spreadsheet did not include immunization screening for the staff.
- R6.1A - Ensure there is evidence that employees have continued compliance with the Province’s immunization and tuberculosis control programs; 39 ( 1 )
- R4.1 - Are person in care records current, complete and kept confidential?
- Observation(s): The system for ensuring compliance with records and reporting is ineffective. It was noted during the inspection that monthly weights were not being recorded in several person in care records.
- R4.1R - Weigh each person in care monthly and record their weight in their nutritional plan (Does not apply to Hospice); 83( 4 )(a)(c)
- R6.1 - Do employee records have evidence of continued compliance with the Province’s immunization and tuberculosis control programs?
- Monitoring
2 infractions
- 5.1 Does the facility provide food services which meet nutritional needs and preferences for persons in care?
- Observation(s): Breakfast items were not included in the menu and three food groups were not always included in the menu plan for lunch and supper.
- Provide for each day, a nutritious morning, noon and evening meal, with each meal containing at least 3 food groups described in Canada's Food Guide; 62( 2 )(a)
- 7.1 Are the physical facility, equipment and furnishings maintained, sanitary, accessible and appropriate for persons in care?
- Observation(s): The emergency exit in the basement was partially blocked with a ladder and a box of recreational equipment. This was corrected during the inspection. Dishwashing pucks, sani-wipes and dishwashing detergent all noted as keep out of reach of children were found unlocked underneath the sinks in both kitchens. This was corrected during the inspection.
- Ensure emergency exits are not obstructed or secured in a manner that may hinder exit in an emergency; 22 ( 2 )
- Provide appropriately furnished and equipped areas for secure, safe and adequate storage of cleaning agents, chemical products and other hazardous materials; 35( 1 )(c)
- 5.1 Does the facility provide food services which meet nutritional needs and preferences for persons in care?