CareTrail

Long-term care (Type A)

George Mcdougall - Smoky Lake Healthcare Centre

Smoky Lake, Alberta. Operated by Assisted Living Alberta.

Visits since 2023
4
3 of 4 visits
Non-compliant visits since 2023
3
75% of visits
Open non-compliances
0
issued, in progress or ongoing
Last assessed visit
Jan 2026
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
Continuing Care Home Type A
Subtype
—
Units
23
City
Smoky Lake
Address
4212 55 Avenue, Smoky Lake, Alberta, T0A3C0
Record source
ASTRAL (as the file gives it)
First and last visit on record
Jan 2019 to Jan 2026

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. January 29, 2026 · CCHSS Inspection

    Non-compliant

    • Safe Bath and Shower Water Temperature — Policies and procedures for water supply system and temperature checks

      Issued January 29, 2026. Fix by April 23, 2026. Status: Rectified (January 29, 2026).

    • Staff Training — Documented compliance to training.

      An operator must document compliance with the requirements in 9.1, 9.2, and 9.3.

      Issued January 29, 2026. Fix by April 23, 2026. Status: Rectified (January 29, 2026).

    • Medication Management — Policies and procedures in Medication Management are documented and implemented.

      Issued January 29, 2026. Fix by April 23, 2026. Status: Rectified (January 29, 2026).

    • Standardized Assessment and Person-Centred Care Planning — The care plan reflects the findings of the assessment and is kept up to date.

      Issued January 29, 2026. Fix by April 23, 2026. Status: Rectified (January 29, 2026).

    • Infection Prevention and Control — Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) policies and procedures are documented and implemented.

      Issued January 29, 2026. Fix by April 23, 2026. Status: Rectified (January 29, 2026).

    • Standardized Assessment and Person-Centred Care Planning — Client's Care Plan is reviewed.

      Issued January 29, 2026. Fix by April 23, 2026. Status: Rectified (January 29, 2026).

    • Restraint Management and Secure Spaces — Policies and procedures regarding Restraint use are documented and implemented.

      Issued January 29, 2026. Fix by April 23, 2026. Status: Rectified (January 29, 2026).

    • Client Access to Information — Personal Directives, Power of Attorney, guardian/trusteeship or Advance Care Planning information.

      Issued January 29, 2026. Fix by April 23, 2026. Status: Rectified (January 29, 2026).

    • Standardized Assessment and Person-Centred Care Planning — Medical Status assessments are documented.

      Issued January 29, 2026. Fix by April 23, 2026. Status: Rectified (January 29, 2026).

  2. December 1, 2025 · Inspection

    Non-compliant

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

      Evidence required that the continuation of services plan is practical, identifies relevant supports,

      Issued December 1, 2025. Fix by January 9, 2026. Status: Rectified (December 1, 2025).

    • Continuation of Services — Contingency plans

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

      Issued December 1, 2025. Fix by January 9, 2026. Status: Rectified (December 1, 2025).

    • Water Temperature — Safe water temperatures

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

      Issued December 1, 2025. Fix by January 9, 2026. Status: Rectified (December 1, 2025).

  3. October 24, 2024 · CCHSS Investigation

    Compliant

  4. October 24, 2024 · CCHSS Inspection

    Non-compliant

    • Risk Management — Managed risk agreements are documented and implemented.

      Issued October 24, 2024. Fix by January 23, 2025. Status: Rectified (October 31, 2024).

    • Standardized Assessment and Person-Centred Care Planning — Client's Care Plan is reviewed.

      Issued October 24, 2024. Fix by January 23, 2025. Status: Rectified (October 31, 2024).

    • Restraint Management and Secure Spaces — Policies and procedures regarding Restraint use are documented and implemented.

      Issued October 24, 2024. Fix by January 23, 2025. Status: Rectified (October 31, 2024).

  5. May 3, 2022 · Quality Monitoring Visit

    Compliant

  6. January 23, 2019 · CCHSS Audit

    Non-compliant

    • CCHSS standard 1.1

      An appropriate assessment tool for Client's Health Care needs is used.

      Issued January 23, 2019. Status: Resolved (August 9, 2019).

    • CCHSS standard 1.2

      The care plan reflects the findings of the assessment and is kept up to date.

      Issued January 23, 2019. Status: Resolved (August 9, 2019).

    • CCHSS standard 1.3

      The care plan addresses the Client's needs, goals, and intervention details.

      Issued January 23, 2019. Status: Resolved (August 9, 2019).

    • CCHSS standard 1.5

      Client and/or Client's legal representative participate in the development and review of Care Plan.

      Issued January 23, 2019. Status: Resolved (August 9, 2019).

    • CCHSS standard 1.7

      Client's Care Plan is created and reviewed by an Interdisciplinary Team conference.

      Issued January 23, 2019. Status: Resolved (August 9, 2019).

    • CCHSS standard 5.3

      Palliative and End-of-Life care documentation in Care Plan.

      Issued January 23, 2019. Status: Resolved (August 9, 2019).

    • CCHSS standard 6.1

      Provided with/referred to Assistive Equipment, Technology and Medical/Surgical Supplies.

      Issued January 23, 2019. Status: Resolved (August 9, 2019).

    • CCHSS standard 6.3

      Policies and procedures on maintaining equipment owned by Operator and reporting if unsafe.

      Issued January 23, 2019. Status: Resolved (August 9, 2019).

    • CCHSS standard 9.2

      Policies and procedures for Staff training are documented and implemented.

      Issued January 23, 2019. Status: Resolved (August 9, 2019).

    • CCHSS standard 9.3

      Policies and procedures for Staff training are documented and implemented.

      Issued January 23, 2019. Status: Resolved (August 9, 2019).

    • CCHSS standard 11.1

      Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) policies and procedures are documented and implemented.

      Issued January 23, 2019. Status: Resolved (August 9, 2019).

    • CCHSS standard 12.1

      Policies and procedures in Medication Management are documented and implemented.

      Issued January 23, 2019. Status: Resolved (August 9, 2019).

    • CCHSS standard 15.1

      Policies and procedures regarding safe water temperatures are documented and implemented.

      Issued January 23, 2019. Status: Resolved (August 9, 2019).

    • CCHSS standard 15.2

      Policies and procedures for water supply system and temperature checks

      Issued January 23, 2019. Status: Resolved (August 9, 2019).

    • CCHSS standard 16.1

      Policies and procedures regarding Restraint use are documented and implemented.

      Issued January 23, 2019. Status: Resolved (August 9, 2019).

    • CCHSS standard 16.3

      Documentation for restraint use.

      Issued January 23, 2019. Status: Resolved (August 9, 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: Safe Bath and Shower Water Temperature — Policies and procedures for water supply system and temperature checks?
  • How does the home meet: Staff Training — Documented compliance to training.?
  • How does the home meet: Medication Management — Policies and procedures in Medication Management are documented and implemented.?
  • How does the home meet: Standardized Assessment and Person-Centred Care Planning — The care plan reflects the findings of the assessment and is kept up to date.?
  • How does the home meet: Infection Prevention and Control — Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) policies and procedures are documented and implemented.?
  • How does the home meet: Standardized Assessment and Person-Centred Care Planning — Client's Care Plan is reviewed.?

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Check the government’s record

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.