Yucalta Lodge

What families should know

Placement through Island Health — publicly funded placement

Island Health manages placement to Yucalta Lodge through its Home and Community Care team, so the starting point is an Island Health case manager assessment rather than calling the home directly. This complex care home is known for its fully private rooms with private bathrooms, three cottage-style wings, on-site hospice with four dedicated hospice rooms, and very close proximity to North Island Hospital Campbell River. Set on 2nd Avenue in central Campbell River, the home sits in a walkable pocket with a nearby coffee shop, bakery, convenience store, schools, and hospice society supports, plus limited but free visitor parking. Daily life is structured around small dining rooms, activity programs, and 1:1 visits or walks, with accessibility features such as overhead lifts and full wheelchair access throughout the building. Residents typically have higher care needs, and the home provides publicly funded long-term complex care, short-stay respite, and hospice palliative care, so it may fit if your family member needs 24-hour nursing support and help with most personal care. BCSA QuickFacts reports admission waits ranging widely, with an average of about 370 days, so it is important to ask Island Health how current waits compare for this specific home and for any priority categories. Families should also ask about how the different cottages are organized (including any secure or dementia-focused areas), how visiting works with the overnight buzz-in requirement, and what recent licensing or accreditation reviews have found. Given the lack of private-pay beds, it is also wise to discuss with Island Health which other publicly funded long-term care homes in the region should be listed as alternate choices on your placement application.

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