Sunrise of Lynn Valley is a privately-funded and privately-operated seniors’ care home that is licensed to operate in British Columbia under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act. As part of its mandate, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) inspects licensed facilities such as Sunrise to ensure they are meeting legislated standards.
VCH has now posted a full investigation report into the death of Mr. Eldon Mooney, a resident of Sunrise of Lynn Valley. Such reports have not been previously posted due to the privacy concerns. However, given the public nature of this incident, it has been posted with the permission of the family.
The investigation identified a number of serious contraventions of the Community Care and Assisted Living Act.
The licensee is working with VCH to ensure the facility is in full compliance and that such an incident does not occur in the future.
Investigation report This is a report of the investigation conducted in response to a complaint received on February 7, 2011.
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