Recently, the BC Government announced they will contract Kaigo Senior Living to build and operate 90 new for-profit long term care beds in Vernon BC. These new long-term care beds in Vernon are part of government’s investment to create 495 new long-term care beds in the Interior Health region. The remaining 405 beds will be in Kamloops, Kelowna, Nelson and Penticton. Interior Health issued five requests for proposals for the beds in July 2020.

Rural Research Inclusion Project
Summary People who live in rural communities are often left out of health research because of long travel distances, limited internet connectivity, and fewer local


