Assisted living

Wood Buffalo Wellness Society

Fort Mcmurray, Alberta. Operated by Wood Buffalo Wellness Society.

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: Aug 2024; 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: Assisted Living Accommodation
Units: 14
City: Fort Mcmurray
Address: 10021 Biggs Ave, Fort Mcmurray, Alberta, T9H1S4
Record source: ASTRAL (as the file gives it)
First and last visit on record: Dec 2023 to Aug 2024

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.

August 22, 2024 · 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 August 22, 2024. Fix by April 30, 2026. Status: Rectified (November 14, 2024).
- Safeguarding of Resident Property — Communication of policy for safeguarding of resident property
  Evidence required that the written policy for safeguarding of resident property has been communicate
  Issued August 22, 2024. Fix by October 31, 2024. Status: Rectified (November 14, 2024).
- Menu Requirements — Record of meals served
  Evidence required of meals served and substitutions made.
  Issued August 22, 2024. Fix by March 31, 2026. Status: Rectified (August 22, 2024).
- Continuation of Services — Contingency plans
  Evidence required that the continuation of services plan includes provisions for loss of utilities,
  Issued August 22, 2024. Fix by April 30, 2026. Status: Rectified (November 14, 2024).
- Maintenance Requirements — Preventative and corrective maintenance
  Evidence required of a scheduled preventative maintenance and repair program.
  Issued August 22, 2024. Fix by November 30, 2024. Status: Rectified (November 14, 2024).
- Menu Requirements — Variety, choice and resident food preferences
  Evidence required that residents are provided a choice from at least one food group at every meal fr
  Issued August 22, 2024. Fix by March 31, 2026. Status: Rectified (August 22, 2024).
- 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 August 22, 2024. Fix by March 31, 2026. Status: Rectified (August 22, 2024).
- Nutritional Requirements — Menu approved by qualified professional
  Evidence required that the menu is reviewed and approved by a Registered Dietician or a Food & N
  Issued August 22, 2024. Fix by March 31, 2026. Status: Rectified (August 22, 2024).
- Safeguarding of Resident Property — Written policy for safeguarding personal possessions
  Evidence required of a maintained, implemented and written policy for the safeguarding of resident p
  Issued August 22, 2024. Fix by October 31, 2024. Status: Rectified (November 14, 2024).
December 20, 2023 · Inspection
Non-compliant
- Nutritional Requirements — Menu approved by qualified professional
  Evidence required that the menu is reviewed and approved by a Registered Dietician or a Food & N
  Issued December 20, 2023. Fix by April 30, 2024. Status: Rectified (December 20, 2023).
- Maintenance Requirements — Preventative and corrective maintenance
  Evidence required of a scheduled preventative maintenance and repair program.
  Issued December 20, 2023. Fix by February 29, 2024. Status: Rectified (March 15, 2024).
- Cleaning Requirements — Regularly scheduled cleaning of all areas
  Evidence required that the accommodation is cleaned on a regularly scheduled basis.
  Issued December 20, 2023. Fix by February 29, 2024. Status: Rectified (March 1, 2024).
- Menu Requirements — Variety, choice and resident food preferences
  Evidence required that residents are provided a choice from at least one food group at every meal fr
  Issued December 20, 2023. Fix by April 30, 2024. Status: Rectified (December 20, 2023).
- Nutritional Requirements — Quality and quantity of food, communication of menu/times
  Evidence required that residents are aware of the times that meals, fluids and snacks are served, an
  Issued December 20, 2023. Fix by April 30, 2024. Status: Rectified (December 20, 2023).

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: Safeguarding of Resident Property — Communication of policy for safeguarding of resident property?
How does the home meet: Menu Requirements — Record of meals served?
How does the home meet: Continuation of Services — Contingency plans?
How does the home meet: Maintenance Requirements — Preventative and corrective maintenance?
How does the home meet: Menu Requirements — Variety, choice and resident food preferences?

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
Riverside / SonÎSÎPÎHk, Des K’E Gah Care CentreFort Mcmurray · 18 units	Assisted living	under 1 km	—no visits in the window
Rotary HouseFort Mcmurray · 42 units	Lodge	under 1 km	—no visits in the window
Willow Square Continuing Care CentreFort Mcmurray · 72 units	Type B (designated supportive living)	1.0 km	100%2 of 2 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.