Long-Term Care Initiative
In 2015, long-term care facilities, across the province, were having difficulty finding family physicians to take on the care of newly admitted residents. In response, the BC Ministry of Health launched the Long-Term Care Initiative (LTCI) to standardize medical care in BC’s long term care facilities and attract more physicians to the work. Any physician who participates in the LTCI (a.k.a. an LTCI Physician) must agree to provide the five best practices of care and promote three system level outcomes:
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Richmond’s LTCI program launched on May 1, 2017 and is led by the Richmond Division of Family Practice, in close collaboration with VCH.
If you are interested in becoming a LTCI Physician or for more information or questions, please contact Jennifer West at info@rdfp.ca.