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North Shore Youth Safe House - Child and Youth Residential

· Child and Youth Residential

Official record from Vancouver Coastal →

Inspection summary

North Shore Youth Safe House - Child and Youth Residential has been inspected 5 times by Vancouver Coastal Health since March 12, 2021. The most recent inspection, on November 13, 2025, recorded 3 infractions.

1 of 5 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 3 infractions recorded. All recorded findings relate to upkeep, equipment or paperwork rather than direct health risks.

Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

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 These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.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 9 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on November 13, 2025. For example: Reportable incidents have been reported to the Medical Health Officer in the form and manner required. [RCR Sec 77(2)(c)]

  • 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 across 2 separate inspections, most recently on November 13, 2025. For example: Persons in care have at all times immediate access to an employee who is certified in first aid and CPR, knowledgeable about their medical condition and able to communicate with emergency personnel [RCR Sec 43(1);DOLSOP Preventing Opioid Overdose]

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

    Floors, walls and ceilings must be clean and in good repair, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate health risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on June 22, 2021. For example: The privacy of persons in care is respected, including the privacy of bedrooms, belongings and storage area [RCR Sec 53]

  • 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 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on October 6, 2023. For example: 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)]

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.

5 inspections

  1. Routine

    3 infractions

    • Reportable incidents have been reported to the Medical Health Officer in the form and manner required. [RCR Sec 77(2)(c)]
    • Reportable incidents have been reported with appropriate notifications [RCR Sec 77(2)(a)(b)(d);DOLSOP Preventing Opioid Overdose]
      • Did not immediately inform the medical health officer.
    • Persons in care have at all times immediate access to an employee who is certified in first aid and CPR, knowledgeable about their medical condition and able to communicate with emergency personnel [RCR Sec 43(1);DOLSOP Preventing Opioid Overdose]
      • There is lack of immediate access to an employee who is certified in first aid and CPR.
  2. Routine

    4 infractions

    • 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)]
    • All policies and procedures are available to persons in care [RCR Sec 85(1)(c)(ii.1)]
    • Where stay is less than 6 weeks, a weekly menu is used [RCR Sec 62(1)(a)]
    • There are written and implemented policies and procedures to guide staff in the care and supervision of the persons in care [RCR Sec 85(1)(a), (d)]
      • There is a lack written policies and procedures to guide staff.
  3. Routine

    0 infractions

  4. Routine Follow-up

    4 infractions

    • The privacy of persons in care is respected, including the privacy of bedrooms, belongings and storage area [RCR Sec 53]
    • A pharmacist packages and records all medications on the medication administration record [RCR Sec 69(1)]
      • A pharmacist does not package all medication.
      • A pharmacist does not record medication on the medication administration record.
    • The MSAC establishes and reviews training, orientation programs, and policies and procedures [RCR Sec 68(3)]
      • There are no training and orientation programs for employees.
      • There are no policies and procedures for the safe and effective storage, handling and administration of medications.
    • There is a copy of each policy and procedure of the medication safety and advisory committee [RCR Sec 85(3)]
  5. Routine

    5 infractions

    • The privacy of persons in care is respected, including the privacy of bedrooms, belongings and storage area [RCR Sec 53]
    • The care plan(s) contains all items that must be recorded under this regulation [RCR Sec 81(3)]
      • Does not include a nutrition plan that assesses a person in care's nutrition status.
      • Does not include if a person in care has been determined to be at risk of leaving a community care facility without notification of an employee, a plan to prevent the person in care from leaving.
      • Does not include if a person in care has been determined to be at risk of leaving a community care facility without notification of an employee, a plan to locate the person in care.
      • Does not include an oral health care plan.
      • Does not include a recreation and leisure plan.
    • For facilities with 24 or fewer persons in care, a nutrition plan is developed assessing specific nutrition needs and consider risk of being inadequately nourished. [RCR Sec 83(1)]
      • Nutrition plan does not assess specific nutrition needs.
      • Nutrition plan does not consider risk of being inadequately nourished.
    • A pharmacist packages and records all medications on the medication administration record [RCR Sec 69(1)]
      • A pharmacist does not package all medication.
      • A pharmacist does not record medication on the medication administration record.
    • Where stay is less than 6 weeks, a weekly menu is used [RCR Sec 62(1)(a)]
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