Ocean Front Village
2900 Cliffe Avenue
Courtenay, BC V9N 0J1
Vancouver Island Health
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Ocean Front Village is a long-term care facility in Courtenay, BC with 121 beds, operated by Golden Life Management Corp.. The facility provides 3.43 funded direct care hours per resident day. It has a 4.1 out of 5 Google rating based on 32 reviews.
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Ocean Front Village is praised for its beautiful building, ocean views, and caring staff who are well-liked by residents and families. However, multiple reviewers report that the extended care side is significantly understaffed and poorly managed, resulting in skipped care duties, equipment shortages, cold food, and hygiene concerns that compromise resident safety and quality of care.
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What families appreciate
- +Beautiful building with ocean views and excellent amenities
- +Chef Don's food quality and meal satisfaction
- +Robust and wonderful recreational therapy programs
- +Compassionate hospice care and grief counselling support
- +Staff are caring, humble, friendly, and loving
Common concerns
- -Extended care side is understaffed and overworked, causing care duties to be skipped
- -Poor management and ownership refusal to adequately staff the facility
- -Food frequently served cold with poor quality on extended care side
- -Lack of proper equipment on floors, including shared weight chair and missing bath chair
- -Poor hygiene standards for senior residents and no communication causing safety issues
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Recent Reviews
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Owner response
Response from the owner a week agoThank you for the five star rating! It means so much to our team to know our efforts are making a positive impact.
Absolutely beautiful building. The amenities are plentiful. Staff seem nice. My grandpa's really happy there.
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Response from the owner 3 weeks agoHi Denise, Thank you for the wonderful review. We're so glad to hear your glad your grandpa is happy at Ocean Front Village. Creating thoughtfully designed spaces with meaningful amenities and a caring team is exactly what we strive for and it means a lot to hear that reflected in your experience.
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Response from the owner 5 months agoThank you for the five star review! We truly appreciate your support.
When someone incredibly dear to me recently passed away in hospice care, I was devastated and truly heartbroken. My son and I weren’t allowed to be there—despite his personal wishes. His immediate family made decisions that shut us out completely. It was heartbreaking to know he left this world with...
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Response from the owner Edited 3 weeks agoHi Shayna, Thank you for sharing such a personal experience. We're grateful that your time at Ocean Front Village offered a quiet moment of peace and healing during an incredibly difficult time. Your words are a reminder of how meaningful a calm and respectful environment can be in supporting the grieving process.
Great staff, warm delicious food that is healthy and use of space is excellent. Recreational therapy is wonderful and robust. I can't say enough good things about this place!
Owner response
Response from the owner 11 months agoHi Julia, Thank you so much for the wonderful review! We truly appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. Our dedicated staff takes great pride in providing … More
The staff are great, but overworked and understaffed. Often care duties are skipped, not by staffs lack of care, but by management/ownerships refusal to appropriately staffs the care facility.
Owner response
Response from the owner 11 months agoThank you for your feedback. We sincerely appreciate your recognition of our hardworking staff. We take concerns about staffing and care very seriously and would like the opportunity to discuss this further and understand any specific incidences. Please contact us at inquiry@glm.ca so we can address your concerns directly.
Great retirement community. Friendly staff.
Owner response
Response from the owner a year agoHi Jacques, Thank you for the 5-star review! We're thrilled to hear such kind words about our community and staff. Your support means so much to us!
The extended care side of the facility is understaffed and poorly managed. Food is of poor quality and frequently served cold. Proper car for senior residents is a very low with poor hygiene for the residents
Owner response
Response from the owner a year agoThank you for bringing this to our attention. We are committed to providing the best care possible, and we’re sorry to hear that your experience did not meet those standards. We take feedback seriously and would like to learn more so we can address these concerns. Please reach out to us directly at (250) 331-0340 or aturner@glm.ca to discuss this further.
I ended up spending about a week camping on the beach across the street across the street from oceanfront village and it is a very beautiful spot across the walk way
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This listing is based on publicly available information from BC Seniors Advocate, Google Maps, Route65.ca (BCCPA Directory).
Last verified: February 28, 2026
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