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Blue Heron Villa

9509 Main Street

Lake Country, BC V4V 2N3

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Blue Heron Villa is an assisted living facility in Lake Country, BC, operated by Lake Country Senior Housing Society. It has a 3.5 out of 5 Google rating based on 12 reviews.

Operator
Lake Country Senior Housing Society

Care Types

assisted living

Languages Spoken

English

Quality & Safety

Food Cost
$12.06
per resident per day

Quality Indicators (CIHI — Canadian Institute for Health Information)

Percent of residents taking nine or more medications45.2%
Percent of residents with four or more emergency room visits14.7%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosis0.0%
Food prepared on-site

Reviews

3.5
12 Google reviews

Blue Heron Villa receives polarized reviews with strong praise for caring staff and facility amenities, but serious complaints about management integrity, staff apathy, missing resident belongings, and improper billing practices. Multiple reviewers express they would not recommend the facility to family members, citing disrespectful treatment and financial issues.

Sentiment by Topic

staff
2.5
management
1.5
cleanliness
2.0
overall atmosphere
2.5

What families appreciate

  • +Caring and friendly staff members
  • +Non-profit operation rather than government-run
  • +Good central location in Lake Country
  • +Residents appear to enjoy living there
  • +Modern, newer assisted living facility

Common concerns

  • -Manager lied and cheated resident out of money
  • -Staff apathy and uncaring attitude toward residents
  • -Missing personal items (DVD player and movies) during extended absence
  • -Inappropriate and rude behavior from management
  • -Unfair charges for cleaning and deposit deductions not honored

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Recent Reviews

Susan Lennox5 months ago

Wonderful caring staff -everything about Blue Horizons is AWESOME!

Holly Wiebe5 months ago

Was looking in to see what you offered for my parents, but your website wanted me to check back in November. So .... no.

Owner response

Response from the owner 4 months agoThank you for checking in Holly, our website is absolutely getting updated right now and we're aware of the inconvenience. You are more than welcome to contact us through the posted office number or through email: manager@blueheronvilla.ca. We're always happy to talk about the site and/or book a tour. Please don't hesitate to reach out!

Gone Awol1 year ago

If you love your parents don’t put them in the care of the tyrant that runs this circus. No apathy, no respect, confrontational and vindictive…! This place should be shut down and investigated.

Owner response

Response from the owner 5 months agoHello! Blue Heron Villa is in Lake Country BC, Canada.

Matt Scaife2 years ago

Newer Assisted Living home ina great central location in Lake Country. Excited to be getting my Mom in there. Great

Glory Bee3 years ago

Very nice seniors care facility. People seem to really like it here. Staff is very friendly, helpful and seem to care for the residents. When I need to go to a place like this, I hope I can go here. 👍👍😊😊 …

Kathy Wilton4 years ago

My mom was living here and I found the staff to be terrible on many levels. The new manager that came there actually lied and basically cheated her out of a small amount of money. One time, when she was in the hospital and Cottonwoods for an extended period of time, mysteriously her portable DVD p...

Debi4 years ago

An amazing assisted living facility with fantastic and caring staff. Non profit which is a welcome change from government run facilities .Highly recommend.

Captain Plaintiff5 years ago

Very disgusted with the apathy and uncaring attitude of the staff . I would never let any of my loved ones stay here . I personally met a number of very mean spirited, hard hearted employees and managers that showed a very ugly side to their personalities . If you care at all about your loved o...

HuggyBear Seriously7 years ago
Jackie Hambleton8 years ago

My mom lives here and great people

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