Lodge

Porcupine Hills Lodge

Claresholm, Alberta. Operated by Porcupine Hills Seniors Foundation.

Visits since 2023: 2; 1 of 2 visits
Non-compliant visits since 2023: 1; 50% 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: Lodge
Units: 42
City: Claresholm
Address: 5312 5th Street East, PO Box 790, Claresholm, Alberta, T0L0T0
Record source: ASTRAL (as the file gives it)
First and last visit on record: Feb 2014 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.

September 24, 2025 · 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 September 24, 2025. Fix by November 30, 2025. Status: Rectified (September 24, 2025).
- 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 24, 2025. Fix by November 30, 2025. Status: Rectified (September 24, 2025).
July 5, 2023 · Inspection
Compliant
December 7, 2021 · CMOH Inspection
Non-compliant
- COVID-19 Chief Medical Officer of Health Orders Expectations Not Met — Entry Screening Process
  Issued December 7, 2021. Fix by December 9, 2021. Status: Rectified (December 8, 2021).
- COVID-19 Chief Medical Officer of Health Orders Expectations Not Met — Personal Protective Equipment
  Issued December 7, 2021. Fix by December 9, 2021. Status: Rectified (December 8, 2021).
December 7, 2021 · Inspection
Non-compliant
- Prevention of Abuse — Education on prevention, identification and reporting abuse
  Evidence required that demonstrates that all employees have received appropriate education respectin
  Issued December 7, 2021. Fix by January 31, 2022. Status: Rectified (January 12, 2022).
- Resident Safety and Security — Incident reporting
  Please submit completed reportable incident form for the incident on DATE within one business day.
  Issued December 7, 2021. Fix by January 31, 2022. Status: Rectified (December 17, 2021).
June 22, 2021 · CMOH Inspection
Non-compliant
- COVID-19 Chief Medical Officer of Health Orders Expectations Not Met — Hair Salon
  Issued June 22, 2021. Fix by June 24, 2021. Status: Rectified (June 23, 2021).
April 7, 2020 · Consultation
Not assessed (consultation)
February 10, 2020 · Inspection
Compliant
February 10, 2020 · Inspection
Compliant
February 19, 2019 · Inspection
Compliant
February 19, 2019 · Inspection
Compliant
February 20, 2018 · Inspection
Compliant
February 13, 2017 · 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 February 13, 2017. Fix by April 30, 2017. Status: Rectified (February 22, 2017).
- Job Descriptions — Job description requirements
  Evidence required of job descriptions that detail the qualifications, responsibilities and scope of
  Issued February 13, 2017. Fix by April 30, 2017. Status: Rectified (March 15, 2017).
February 4, 2016 · Inspection
Non-compliant
- 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 February 4, 2016. Fix by April 30, 2016. Status: Rectified (April 5, 2016).
February 3, 2015 · Inspection
Non-compliant
- 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 February 3, 2015. Fix by March 31, 2015. Status: Rectified (February 3, 2015).
- Residents Personal Affairs — Communication of processes
  Evidence required that the policies on involvement in residents' personal affairs have been communic
  Issued February 3, 2015. Fix by March 31, 2015. Status: Rectified (February 3, 2015).
- Contracted Services — Minimum contract requirements
  Please ensure that contracts include a provision that addresses the handling of personal information
  Issued February 3, 2015. Fix by March 31, 2015. Status: Rectified (February 3, 2015).
February 24, 2014 · Inspection
Non-compliant
- Maintenance Requirements — Accommodation is maintained
  Evidence required that the accommodation, equipment and furnishings are well maintained and in good
  Issued February 24, 2014. Fix by April 30, 2014. Status: Rectified (April 16, 2014).
- 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 February 24, 2014. Fix by April 30, 2014. Status: Rectified (April 16, 2014).
- Water Temperature — Therapeutic tub temperature checks
  Evidence required of the testing of the temperature of the hottest flowing water from each therapeut
  Issued February 24, 2014. Fix by April 30, 2014. Status: Rectified (April 16, 2014).

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: Water Temperature — Therapeutic tub temperature checks?
How does the home meet: Continuation of Services — Practicability, communication and review of plans?
How does the home meet: COVID-19 Chief Medical Officer of Health Orders Expectations Not Met — Entry Screening Process?
How does the home meet: COVID-19 Chief Medical Officer of Health Orders Expectations Not Met — Personal Protective Equipment?
How does the home meet: Prevention of Abuse — Education on prevention, identification and reporting abuse?
How does the home meet: Resident Safety and Security — Incident reporting?

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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.

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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.