Lodge

Golden Leisure Lodge

Ponoka, Alberta. Operated by Rimoka Housing Foundation.

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: Apr 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: Lodge
Units: 89
City: Ponoka
Address: 5608 57 Avenue, Ponoka, Alberta, T4J1P2
Record source: ASTRAL (as the file gives it)
First and last visit on record: Oct 2013 to Apr 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.

April 1, 2025 · Inspection
Non-compliant
- 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 April 1, 2025. Fix by June 30, 2025. Status: Rectified (April 1, 2025).
- Water Temperature — Training, maintenance and risk mitigation to ensure safe water temperatures
  Evidence required that regularly scheduled checks are in place to ensure that safe water temperature
  Issued April 1, 2025. Fix by May 9, 2025. Status: Rectified (April 1, 2025).
April 5, 2023 · Inspection
Non-compliant
- Water Temperature — Therapeutic tub temperature checks
  Evidence required of the testing of the temperature of the hottest flowing water from each therapeut
  Issued April 5, 2023. Fix by May 31, 2023. Status: Rectified (May 9, 2023).
April 26, 2022 · CMOH Inspection
Compliant
March 3, 2021 · CMOH Inspection
Non-compliant
- COVID-19 Chief Medical Officer of Health Orders Expectations Not Met — COVID Outbreak Policies, Procedures and Implementation
  Issued March 3, 2021. Fix by March 8, 2021. Status: Rectified (March 4, 2021).
April 7, 2020 · Consultation
Not assessed (consultation)
October 1, 2019 · Inspection
Non-compliant
- Duties of an Operator — Take all Concerns into Consideration
  Provide evidence that all requests, concerns and proposed solutions expressed by a_x000D_ resident, a me
  Issued October 1, 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 October 1, 2019. Fix by October 31, 2019. Status: Rectified (October 3, 2019).
October 1, 2019 · Inspection
Compliant
October 11, 2018 · Inspection
Compliant
October 11, 2018 · Inspection
Compliant
October 4, 2017 · Inspection
Compliant
October 12, 2016 · Inspection
Non-compliant
- Continuation of Services — Contingency plans
  Evidence required that the continuation of services plan includes provisions for loss of utilities,
  Issued October 12, 2016. Fix by December 31, 2016. Status: Rectified (October 20, 2016).
- Information Respecting the Supportive Living Accommodation — Accommodation information provision
  Evidence required that the information is made available regarding:
  Issued October 12, 2016. Fix by December 31, 2016. Status: Rectified (October 20, 2016).
- Water Temperature — Safe water temperatures
  Evidence required that the hottest water temperature flowing out of the faucets in resident areas do
  Issued October 12, 2016. Fix by December 31, 2016. Status: Rectified (October 21, 2016).
October 15, 2015 · Inspection
Compliant
October 23, 2014 · Inspection
Non-compliant
- Criminal Record Checks — Completion of criminal record checks
  <p>Evidence required that each employee, volunteer and service provider who provide services directl
  Issued October 23, 2014. Fix by December 31, 2014. Status: Rectified (December 15, 2014).
- 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 23, 2014. Fix by January 31, 2015. Status: Rectified (January 15, 2015).
- Privacy and Personal Information — Written processes, training and information provision
  Evidence required to demonstrate that all employees and volunteers have received education regarding
  Issued October 23, 2014. Fix by January 31, 2015. Status: Rectified (December 15, 2014).
October 23, 2013 · Inspection
Non-compliant
- Cleaning Requirements — Odour control
  Evidence required that appropriate mechanisms are used to minimize unpleasant odours in the accommod
  Issued October 23, 2013. Fix by January 31, 2014. Status: Rectified (October 28, 2013).

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: Continuation of Services — Practicability, communication and review of plans?
How does the home meet: Water Temperature — Training, maintenance and risk mitigation to ensure safe water temperatures?
How does the home meet: Water Temperature — Therapeutic tub temperature checks?
How does the home meet: COVID-19 Chief Medical Officer of Health Orders Expectations Not Met — COVID Outbreak Policies, Procedures and Implementation?
How does the home meet: Duties of an Operator — Take all Concerns into Consideration?
How does the home meet: Duties of an Operator — Provide Inspection Results?

Homes nearby

Straight-line distance between postal code centres (in rural Alberta, town centres). Each home’s share of non-compliant visits since 2023, on the same method as the city pages.

Home	Type	Distance	Non-compliant
Ponoka Hospital and Care CentrePonoka · 28 units	Long-term care (Type A)	under 1 km	100%2 of 2 visits
Seasons PonokaPonoka · 68 units	Assisted living	under 1 km	100%1 of 1 visit
Seasons Ponoka Retirement HomePonoka · 35 units	Assisted living	under 1 km	0%0 of 1 visit
Action GroupPonoka · 8 units	Group home	under 1 km	100%2 of 2 visits
Northcott Lodge Nursing Home LTD.Ponoka · 72 units	Long-term care (Type A)	1.9 km	75%3 of 4 visits
Lacombe Hospital and Care CentreLacombe · 73 units	Long-term care (Type A)	27 km	80%4 of 5 visits

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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.