St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre (7404 139 Ave NW, Edmonton) is a continuing care facility in Alberta. The home provides round-the-clock nurse care for patients with complex medical needs or advanced stages of cognitive impairment. St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre has a capacity of approximately 150 units.
Our research team at Good Caring Canada evaluates St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre from three angles: performance indicators, demographic profile, and inspection reports.
Table of Contents:
- Performance Indicators for St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre
- Demographic Profile of St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre
- Inspection Reports for St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre
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Performance Indicators for St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre
Performance indicators provide a quantitative perspective to the appropriateness and effectiveness of care practices of a long-term care home.
Our research team at Good Caring Canada has compiled data from the Resident Assessment Instrument (interRAI), a standardized assessment tool, to help you assess the care quality of St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre.
- 💊 Potentially inappropriate use of antipsychotics is measured by the percentage of residents taking antipsychotic drugs, without a diagnosis of psychosis
- 🔒 Potentially excessive use of physical restraints is measured by the percentage of residents in daily physical restraints
- 🤕 Fall risk is measured by the percentage of residents who fell in the 30 days leading up to the date of their quarterly clinical assessment
- 🦽 Worsened physical functioning is measured by the net percentage of residents who worsened or remained dependent in transferring and locomotion
- 🩹 Worsened pressure ulcers is measured by the percentage of residents whose pressure ulcers worsened since the previous assessment
- 😣 Pain is measured by the percentage of residents who report to have moderate daily pain or horrible/excruciating pain at any frequency
- ☹️ Worsened depressive mood is measured by the percentage of residents whose symptoms of depression worsened since the previous assessment
Demographic Profile of St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre
Our research team at Good Caring Canada has compiled data on three important demographic attributes to help you assess the profile of St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre.
When evaluating a long-term care home, it is important to consider its demographic profile. A facility’s gender ratio and age distribution can influence the availability and type of social activities, while the prevalence of dementia can be particularly relevant for individuals with or without similar conditions.
Inspection Reports for St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre
The Government of Alberta establishes quality standards for long-term care facilities through a balance of mechanisms, including legislation and standards. St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre is required to comply to the Continuing Care Health Service Standards and Accommodation Standards.
🔍 August 2023
On August 9, 2023, a CCHSS audit was conducted at St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre, revealing multiple areas of non-compliance. These included issues with emergency preparedness (Sub-Standard 16.6), medication management (Sub-Standard 12.1), infection prevention and control (IPC) policies (Sub-Standard 11.1), managed risk agreements (Sub-Standard 10.1), and staff training policies (Sub-Standards 9.3 and 9.2). Additionally, deficiencies were noted in the documentation and review of client care plans (Sub-Standard 1.8).
🔍 July 2023
On July 4, 2023, an Accommodation Standard inspection was conducted at St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre. The inspection identified non-compliance in maintaining a clean and comfortable environment (Sub-Standard 15.1).
✅ September 2022
On September 8, 2022, a Quality Monitoring Visit under Public Health was conducted at St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre. The facility was found to be compliant with the standards under review.
✅ May 2022
On May 4, 2022, inspections were conducted under both Public Health and the Accommodation Standard at St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre. The facility was found to be compliant with all relevant standards during these inspections.
✅ January 2022
On January 18, 2022, a Quality Monitoring Visit under Public Health took place at St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre. The facility was found to be compliant with the standards being assessed.
✅ November 2021
On November 18, 2021, a Quality Monitoring Visit under Public Health was conducted at St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre. The facility was found to be compliant with the relevant standards.
✅ February 2021
In February 2021, St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre underwent both a complaint investigation and a CMOH inspection under Public Health. The inspections on February 2 and February 8, 2021, found the facility to be compliant with all standards under review.
✅ December 2020
On December 14, 2020, a Quality Monitoring Visit under Public Health was conducted at St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre. The facility was found to be compliant with the standards being assessed.
✅ October 2020
On October 13, 2020, a CMOH inspection and a complaint investigation under Public Health took place at St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre. The facility was found to be compliant with all relevant standards during these inspections.
🔍 May 2020
On May 20, 2020, a Quality Monitoring Visit under Public Health was conducted at St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre. The facility was found to be compliant with the standards under review.
On May 14, 2020, a CMOH inspection under Public Health was conducted at St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre. The inspection identified non-compliance in the areas of COVID outbreak policies and procedures (Sub-Standard 1.3) and enhanced cleaning (Sub-Standard 1.5).
✅ April 2020
On April 2, 2020, a consultation under the Accommodation Standard was conducted at St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre. The facility was found to be compliant with all relevant standards.
✅ March 2020
On March 11, 2020, inspections under both the RFCA and Accommodation Standard were conducted at St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre. The facility was found to be compliant with the standards under review during both inspections.
🔍 December 2019
On December 3, 2019, a CCHSS audit was conducted at St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre. The audit identified multiple areas of non-compliance, including deficiencies in emergency preparedness (Sub-Standard 16.6), water supply system and temperature checks (Sub-Standards 15.2 and 15.1), medication management (Sub-Standard 12.1), infection prevention and control (IPC) policies (Sub-Standard 11.1), managed risk agreements (Sub-Standard 10.1), staff training (Sub-Standards 9.3 and 6.3), and the review and documentation of client care plans (Sub-Standards 1.8, 1.4, and 1.2).
🔍 March 2019
On March 20, 2019, inspections were conducted under both the RFCA and Accommodation Standard at St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre. The RFCA inspection found the facility to be compliant with all relevant standards. However, the Accommodation Standard inspection identified non-compliance in the quality and quantity of food, communication of menu/times (Sub-Standard 13.1), and communication of processes (Sub-Standard 30.3).
✅ March 2018
On March 8, 2018, an Accommodation Standard inspection was conducted at St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre. The facility was found to be compliant with the standards under review.
✅ October 2017
On October 23, 2017, an Accommodation Standard inspection took place at St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre. The facility was found to be compliant with all relevant standards.
🔍 September 2017
On September 18, 2017, an Accommodation Standard inspection was conducted at St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre. The inspection identified non-compliance in maintaining the accommodation (Sub-Standard 3.1).
🔍 July 2017
On July 18, 2017, a complaint investigation under the Accommodation Standard was conducted at St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre. The investigation found non-compliance in maintaining the accommodation (Sub-Standard 3.1), suitability, maintenance, and inspection of communication/emergency call/communication systems (Sub-Standard 18.3), and maintaining the accommodation in a safe condition (Sub-Standard 2.1).
✅ March 2017
On March 21, 2017, an Accommodation Standard inspection was conducted at St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre. The facility was found to be compliant with all relevant standards.
✅ March 2016
On March 21, 2016, an Accommodation Standard inspection took place at St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre. The facility was found to be compliant with the standards under review.
✅ March 2015
On March 10, 2015, an Accommodation Standard inspection was conducted at St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre. The facility was found to be compliant with all relevant standards.
✅ March 2014
On March 13, 2014, an Accommodation Standard inspection was conducted at St. Michael’s Long Term Care Centre. The facility was found to be compliant with the standards being assessed.