Long-term care (Type A)

William J. Cadzow - Lac La Biche Healthcare Centre

Lac La Biche, Alberta. Operated by Assisted Living Alberta.

Visits since 2023: 1; 1 of 1 visit
Non-compliant visits since 2023: 1; 100% of visits
Open non-compliances: 0; issued, in progress or ongoing
Last assessed visit: Oct 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: Continuing Care Home Type A
Subtype: —
Units: 39
City: Lac La Biche
Address: 9110 93 Street, Lac La Biche, Alberta, T0A2C0
Record source: ASTRAL (as the file gives it)
First and last visit on record: Oct 2018 to Oct 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.

October 9, 2025 · CCHSS Inspection
Non-compliant
- Infection Prevention and Control — Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) policies and procedures are documented and implemented.
  Issued October 9, 2025. Fix by January 2, 2026. Status: Rectified (October 9, 2025).
- Life Enrichment Services — Life Enrichment Services are provided as per Client's Care Plan.
  Issued October 9, 2025. Fix by January 2, 2026. Status: Rectified (October 9, 2025).
- Standardized Assessment and Person-Centred Care Planning — The care plan reflects the findings of the assessment and is kept up to date.
  Issued October 9, 2025. Fix by January 2, 2026. Status: Rectified (October 9, 2025).
- Restraint Management and Secure Spaces — Documentation for restraint use.
  Issued October 9, 2025. Fix by January 2, 2026. Status: Rectified (October 9, 2025).
- Medication Management — Policies and procedures in Medication Management are documented and implemented.
  Issued October 9, 2025. Fix by January 2, 2026. Status: Rectified (October 9, 2025).
- Client Access to Information — Personal Directives, Power of Attorney, guardian/trusteeship or Advance Care Planning information.
  Issued October 9, 2025. Fix by January 2, 2026. Status: Rectified (October 9, 2025).
- Standardized Assessment and Person-Centred Care Planning — Client and/or Client's legal representative participate in the development and review of Care Plan.
  Issued October 9, 2025. Fix by January 2, 2026. Status: Rectified (October 9, 2025).
- Standardized Assessment and Person-Centred Care Planning — Client's Care Plan is reviewed.
  Issued October 9, 2025. Fix by January 2, 2026. Status: Rectified (October 9, 2025).
- Risk Management — Managed risk agreements are documented and implemented.
  Issued October 9, 2025. Fix by January 2, 2026. Status: Rectified (October 9, 2025).
- Restraint Management and Secure Spaces — Restraint use is reviewed by the Interdisciplinary Team.
  Issued October 9, 2025. Fix by January 2, 2026. Status: Rectified (October 9, 2025).
- Safe Bath and Shower Water Temperature — Policies and procedures regarding safe water temperatures are documented and implemented.
  Issued October 9, 2025. Fix by January 2, 2026. Status: Rectified (October 9, 2025).
- Restraint Management and Secure Spaces — Policies and procedures regarding Restraint use are documented and implemented.
  Issued October 9, 2025. Fix by January 2, 2026. Status: Rectified (October 9, 2025).
- Oral Care Assistance and Bathing Frequency in Continuing Care Homes — Documented bathing preference in Care Plan.
  Issued October 9, 2025. Fix by January 2, 2026. Status: Rectified (October 9, 2025).
- Standardized Assessment and Person-Centred Care Planning — Medical Status assessments are documented.
  Issued October 9, 2025. Fix by January 2, 2026. Status: Rectified (October 9, 2025).
- Standardized Assessment and Person-Centred Care Planning — The care plan addresses the Client's needs, goals, and intervention details.
  Issued October 9, 2025. Fix by January 2, 2026. Status: Rectified (October 9, 2025).
- Staff Training — Documented compliance to training.
  An operator must document compliance with the requirements in 9.1, 9.2, and 9.3.
  Issued October 9, 2025. Fix by January 2, 2026. Status: Rectified (October 9, 2025).
- Quality Improvement Reporting — Policies and procedures for tracking incidents and near-misses are documented and implemented.
  Issued October 9, 2025. Fix by January 2, 2026. Status: Rectified (October 9, 2025).
- Standardized Assessment and Person-Centred Care Planning — Client's Care Plan is created and reviewed by an Interdisciplinary Team conference.
  Issued October 9, 2025. Fix by January 2, 2026. Status: Rectified (October 9, 2025).
May 27, 2022 · Quality Monitoring Visit
Compliant
March 17, 2021 · Quality Monitoring Visit
Compliant
February 10, 2021 · Quality Monitoring Visit
Non-compliant
- standard not recorded in the file
  Issued February 10, 2021. Status: Resolved (March 17, 2021).
October 11, 2018 · CCHSS Audit
Non-compliant
- CCHSS standard 1.1
  An appropriate assessment tool for Client's Health Care needs is used.
  Issued October 11, 2018. Status: Resolved (July 9, 2020).
- CCHSS standard 1.3
  The care plan addresses the Client's needs, goals, and intervention details.
  Issued October 11, 2018. Status: Resolved (July 9, 2020).
- CCHSS standard 1.4
  Medical Status assessments are documented.
  Issued October 11, 2018. Status: Resolved (July 9, 2020).
- CCHSS standard 1.8
  Client's Care Plan is reviewed.
  Issued October 11, 2018. Status: Resolved (July 9, 2020).
- CCHSS standard 5.3
  Palliative and End-of-Life care documentation in Care Plan.
  Issued October 11, 2018. Status: Resolved (July 9, 2020).
- CCHSS standard 6.1
  Provided with/referred to Assistive Equipment, Technology and Medical/Surgical Supplies.
  Issued October 11, 2018. Status: Resolved (July 9, 2020).
- CCHSS standard 6.3
  Policies and procedures on maintaining equipment owned by Operator and reporting if unsafe.
  Issued October 11, 2018. Status: Resolved (July 9, 2020).
- CCHSS standard 9.2
  Policies and procedures for Staff training are documented and implemented.
  Issued October 11, 2018. Status: Resolved (July 9, 2020).
- CCHSS standard 9.3
  Policies and procedures for Staff training are documented and implemented.
  Issued October 11, 2018. Status: Resolved (July 9, 2020).
- CCHSS standard 10.1
  Managed risk agreements are documented and implemented.
  Issued October 11, 2018. Status: Resolved (July 9, 2020).
- CCHSS standard 11.1
  Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) policies and procedures are documented and implemented.
  Issued October 11, 2018. Status: Resolved (July 9, 2020).
- CCHSS standard 12.1
  Policies and procedures in Medication Management are documented and implemented.
  Issued October 11, 2018. Status: Resolved (July 9, 2020).
- CCHSS standard 16.1
  Policies and procedures regarding Restraint use are documented and implemented.
  Issued October 11, 2018. Status: Resolved (July 9, 2020).
- CCHSS standard 16.3
  Documentation for restraint use.
  Issued October 11, 2018. Status: Resolved (July 9, 2020).
- CCHSS standard 17.2
  Emergency preparedness, pandemic, contingency plans mitigate risks, are reviewed and communicated.
  Issued October 11, 2018. Status: Resolved (July 9, 2020).

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: Infection Prevention and Control — Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) policies and procedures are documented and implemented.?
How does the home meet: Life Enrichment Services — Life Enrichment Services are provided as per Client's Care Plan.?
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: Restraint Management and Secure Spaces — Documentation for restraint use.?
How does the home meet: Medication Management — Policies and procedures in Medication Management are documented and implemented.?
How does the home meet: Client Access to Information — Personal Directives, Power of Attorney, guardian/trusteeship or Advance Care Planning information.?

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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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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.