The Gardens at Qualicum Beach
650 Berwick Road North
Qualicum Beach, BC V9K2T8
Island Health
This facility offers both and spaces. Availability varies.
The Gardens at Qualicum Beach is a 100-bed long-term care home in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, operated by The Care Group. Under contract with Vancouver Island Health, the home provides complex care and dementia support for older adults in the Oceanside area. Thirteen of the 100 beds are available for private pay. Most rooms are private. The home offers structured programming, communal dining, and landscaped outdoor spaces. Services are delivered in English with memory care support available. The Gardens at Qualicum Beach offers both publicly funded and private-pay placements. Publicly funded beds are accessed through a Home and Community Care assessment — call 8-1-1. Private-pay beds can often be arranged within days; contact The Gardens at Qualicum Beach directly.
Last verified May 12, 2026 · operator website
What families should know
Placement through Island Health — publicly funded placement
The Gardens at Qualicum Beach is a long-term care home in a residential area of Qualicum Beach, offering complex care and dementia support for older adults. Residents live in primarily private rooms and spend time in shared lounges and dining areas, with landscaped outdoor spaces available for fresh air and visiting. Structured programs and activities are offered to support social connection and cognitive stimulation. Meals are taken in communal dining rooms, and the home serves people from the surrounding Oceanside communities, with care and services provided in English.
Based on BC Seniors Advocate QuickFacts, Health Authority records, and publicly available facility information · Last reviewed May 18, 2026
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Care Specializations
Dementia care programs vary by facility. Contact directly to confirm specialized memory care availability.
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Quality & Safety
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Reviews
The Gardens at Qualicum Beach receives strong praise for staff care, cleanliness, activities, and communication with families. However, one detailed review highlights significant concerns about daily meal quality, including insufficient protein, excessive salt, excessive oil in cooking, and watered-down vegetables, with the reviewer noting these issues were raised repeatedly at culinary meetings without resolution.
Based on Google reviews
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What families appreciate
- +Staff are caring, cheerful, and work very hard
- +Facility is consistently clean with obvious attention to cleanliness
- +Recreation team creates special events and entertainment for residents
- +Staff provide constant communication about outbreaks and floor updates
- +Welcoming environment with staff who greet residents warmly
Concerns mentioned in reviews
- -Insufficient protein provided in daily meals; residents must supplement with their own
- -Excessive salt used in cooking without allowing residents to add it themselves
- -Omelettes and grilled vegetables are over-saturated with oil, puddling on plates
- -Mashed vegetables are overly watered down and puddle on the plate
- -Daily meal quality is poor despite having culinary meetings; processed meats and canned fruit are staples
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