The BC Care Providers Association has been awarded a grant from the BC Ministry of Health to develop and manage the new province-wide Seniors Safety and Quality Improvement Program (SSQIP). All non-government publicly funded residential care homes operating within the province are eligible to participate. Here are the timelines:
- RFP for an industry needs assessment: Completed in September
2. Pilot needs assessment: Completed in October
3. Deploy needs assessment to sector: Complete in Mid-November
4. Application eligibility and criteria: Communicated in December
5. Launch of first application period: January 15th, 2018 to February, 28th, 2018
6. First period of applications under review: March 2018
7. Letters of approval to be issued: End of March to the beginning of April 2018
8. Launch of the second application period: Mid-April 2018