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Group home

Action Group

Ponoka, Alberta. Operated by Lacombe Action Group for the Handicapped.

Visits since 2023
2
2 of 2 visits
Non-compliant visits since 2023
2
100% of visits
Open non-compliances
0
issued, in progress or ongoing
Last assessed visit
Sep 2025
Non-compliant

Visits from January 1, 2023 to July 6, 2026, the comparison window. Only visits that assessed compliance are counted; consultations are not. Open means issued, in progress or ongoing when the file was taken; the other counts cover every year.

About this home

Type
Supportive Living Accommodation
Subtype
Group Home
Units
8
City
Ponoka
Address
5015 57 Avenue, Ponoka, Alberta, T4J1G5
Record source
ASTRAL (as the file gives it)
First and last visit on record
Apr 2019 to Sep 2025

Every visit on record

Newest first. A visit that found nothing says so. Each finding shows the standard it was cited under, when it was issued, the date by which it had to be fixed, and where it stands.

  1. September 16, 2025 · Inspection

    Non-compliant

    • Concerns and Complaints — Written processes for managing concerns and complaints

      Evidence required of communication of the written process to residents, their representatives, visit

      Issued September 16, 2025. Fix by December 18, 2025. Status: Rectified (September 16, 2025).

    • Menu Requirements — Resident consultation on meal times

      Evidence required that residents are consulted, every 6 months at minimum, regarding meal times and

      Issued September 16, 2025. Fix by October 28, 2025. Status: Rectified (September 16, 2025).

    • Maintenance Requirements — Accommodation is maintained

      Evidence required that the accommodation, equipment and furnishings are well maintained and in good

      Issued September 16, 2025. Fix by December 18, 2025. Status: Rectified (September 16, 2025).

    • Menu Requirements — Record of meals served

      Evidence required of meals served and substitutions made.

      Issued September 16, 2025. Fix by December 18, 2025. Status: Rectified (September 16, 2025).

  2. October 3, 2023 · Inspection

    Non-compliant

    • Maintenance Requirements — Accommodation is maintained

      Evidence required that the accommodation, equipment and furnishings are well maintained and in good

      Issued October 3, 2023. Fix by November 15, 2023. Status: Rectified (November 15, 2023).

    • Act and Regulation Requirements — REG- Current and up-to-date insurance coverage

      Evidence required of current general liability and comprehensive crime insurance coverage.

      Issued October 3, 2023. Fix by October 10, 2023. Status: Rectified (October 6, 2023).

    • Continuation of Services — Practicability, communication and review of plans

      Evidence required that the continuation of services plan is communicated and made available to resid

      Issued October 3, 2023. Fix by November 15, 2023. Status: Rectified (October 20, 2023).

    • Cleaning Requirements — Clean and comfortable environment

      Evidence required of a clean and comfortable environment.

      Issued October 3, 2023. Fix by November 15, 2023. Status: Rectified (October 20, 2023).

  3. September 1, 2022 · Inspection

    Non-compliant

    • Concerns and Complaints — Concerns and complaints resolution

      Evidence required of documented concerns received and the measures taken to resolve them.

      Issued September 1, 2022. Fix by October 3, 2022. Status: Rectified (October 13, 2022).

    • Continuation of Services — Practicability, communication and review of plans

      Evidence required that the continuation of services plan is communicated and made available to resid

      Issued September 1, 2022. Fix by October 3, 2022. Status: Rectified (October 13, 2022).

    • Maintenance Requirements — Preventative and corrective maintenance

      Evidence required of a scheduled preventative maintenance and repair program.

      Issued September 1, 2022. Fix by October 3, 2022. Status: Rectified (October 18, 2022).

    • Water Temperature — Safe water temperatures

      Evidence required that the hottest water temperature flowing out of the faucets in resident areas do

      Issued September 1, 2022. Fix by October 3, 2022. Status: Rectified (October 13, 2022).

    • Continuation of Services — Contingency plans

      Evidence required that the continuation of services plan includes provisions for loss of utilities,

      Issued September 1, 2022. Fix by October 3, 2022. Status: Rectified (October 13, 2022).

  4. April 21, 2021 · CMOH Inspection

    Non-compliant

    • COVID-19 Chief Medical Officer of Health Orders Expectations Not Met — Shared Spaces

      Issued April 21, 2021. Fix by April 23, 2021. Status: Rectified (April 26, 2021).

  5. April 1, 2020 · Consultation

    Not assessed (consultation)

  6. September 23, 2019 · Inspection

    Non-compliant

    • Duties of an Operator — Provide Copies of Process to Address Requests and Concerns

      Provide evidence that copies of the written process established under clause 5(f) are_x000D_ provided to

      Issued September 23, 2019. Fix by October 31, 2019. Status: Rectified (October 10, 2019).

    • Duties of an Operator — Establish a Written Process for Addressing Concerns

      Provide evidence that a written process is established for addressing requests and_x000D_ concerns of th

      Issued September 23, 2019. Fix by October 31, 2019. Status: Rectified (October 10, 2019).

    • Duties of an Operator — Provide Inspection Results

      Provide evidence that information on inspection results have been provided to_x000D_ residents and their

      Issued September 23, 2019. Fix by October 31, 2019. Status: Rectified (October 10, 2019).

  7. September 23, 2019 · Inspection

    Non-compliant

    • Risk Management — Review of managed risk agreements

      Evidence required that the managed risk agreement(s) have been reviewed and, if necessary, amended.

      Issued September 23, 2019. Fix by October 31, 2019. Status: Rectified (October 10, 2019).

    • Water Temperature — Safe water temperatures

      Evidence required that the hottest water temperature flowing out of the faucets in resident areas do

      Issued September 23, 2019. Fix by January 31, 2020. Status: Rectified (December 4, 2019).

    • Information Respecting the Supportive Living Accommodation — Accommodation information provision

      Evidence required that the information is made available regarding:

      Issued September 23, 2019. Fix by October 31, 2019. Status: Rectified (October 10, 2019).

    • Trust Accounts — Trust account records

      Evidence required that trust account records are made available to residents/their representatives.

      Issued September 23, 2019. Fix by November 30, 2019. Status: Rectified (October 31, 2019).

    • Menu Requirements — Menu substitutions communicated and made from same food group

      Evidence required of the menu substitutions showing that the substitutions are from within the same

      Issued September 23, 2019. Fix by November 30, 2019. Status: Rectified (October 31, 2019).

    • Residents Personal Affairs — Communication of processes

      Evidence required that the policies on involvement in residents' personal affairs have been communic

      Issued September 23, 2019. Fix by October 31, 2019. Status: Rectified (October 10, 2019).

    • Cleaning Requirements — Regularly scheduled cleaning of all areas

      Evidence required that the accommodation is cleaned on a regularly scheduled basis.

      Issued September 23, 2019. Fix by November 30, 2019. Status: Rectified (October 31, 2019).

  8. April 3, 2019 · Inspection

    Non-compliant

    • Information Respecting the Supportive Living Accommodation — Terms of residential services agreement

      Evidence required that residential service agreements include the services provided, rates charged,

      Issued April 3, 2019. Fix by May 31, 2019. Status: Rectified (May 16, 2019).

    • Continuation of Services — Contingency plans

      Evidence required that the continuation of services plan includes provisions for loss of utilities,

      Issued April 3, 2019. Fix by May 31, 2019. Status: Rectified (May 16, 2019).

    • Residents Personal Affairs — Communication of processes

      Evidence required that the policies on involvement in residents' personal affairs have been communic

      Issued April 3, 2019. Fix by May 31, 2019. Status: Rectified (May 16, 2019).

    • Residents Personal Affairs — Requirements for written processes

      Evidence required of written policies that address the accepting of gifts and the involvement of emp

      Issued April 3, 2019. Fix by May 31, 2019. Status: Rectified (May 16, 2019).

    • Information Respecting the Supportive Living Accommodation — Accommodation information provision

      Evidence required that the information is made available regarding:

      Issued April 3, 2019. Fix by May 31, 2019. Status: Rectified (May 16, 2019).

Questions to ask on a visit

Built from the standards this home was cited under, not from anything we found. Ask how it meets each one today.

  • How does the home meet: Concerns and Complaints — Written processes for managing concerns and complaints?
  • How does the home meet: Menu Requirements — Resident consultation on meal times?
  • How does the home meet: Maintenance Requirements — Accommodation is maintained?
  • How does the home meet: Menu Requirements — Record of meals served?
  • How does the home meet: Act and Regulation Requirements — REG- Current and up-to-date insurance coverage?
  • How does the home meet: Continuation of Services — Practicability, communication and review of plans?

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Inspections are a snapshot. Visit, ask for the home’s latest inspection report, and ask the questions above. Concerns about a specific visit go to the home first, then to the Continuing Care Licensing Office (cclo@gov.ab.ca).

Source: Government of Alberta, Continuing Care Accommodation Standards compliance reporting on Open Alberta (Open Government Licence – Alberta), file of —, with visits to July 6, 2026. Results are as the government recorded them. An inspection is a snapshot. The official record and the finding text are on the government’s viewer; the dates and statuses here come from the file. How this is built.