Gateway Lodge Long Term Care

What families should know

Placement through Northern Health — publicly funded placement

Gateway Lodge Long Term Care is a Northern Health–operated complex care home in Prince George, and admission is arranged through Northern Health’s Home and Community Care team after they complete an eligibility assessment for publicly funded long-term care. The home sits at 1488 20th Avenue and is part of a larger seniors’ campus that includes a co-located assisted living residence next door, which can make transitions between levels of care easier over time. Within the building, Northern Health also delivers complex care, respite, and convalescent services, so residents with higher medical needs can usually remain on-site as their health changes. The neighbourhood around 20th Avenue is a mixed residential and institutional area, and while Prince George is fairly car-oriented, there is local bus service and free on-site visitor parking for families who come regularly. Gateway Lodge serves adults with high and complex medical needs typical of long-term care, including many who need help with most activities of daily living and may be living with dementia or other cognitive changes. BC Seniors Advocate QuickFacts reports that recent waits for admission at this home have ranged widely, with average waits in the hundreds of days, so it is important to understand where your loved one might sit in Northern Health’s current prioritization process. Families who are considering this home should ask how staff support dementia care and responsive behaviours, what daily recreation and social programs look like, and how resident and family councils give input into care. Ask about current waitlist status, visiting policies, recent inspection findings, and whether this setting matches your family member’s care needs.

Based on BC Seniors Advocate QuickFacts, Health Authority records, and publicly available facility information · Last reviewed May 14, 2026