Consequently, the preliminary analysis is based on licensed facilities, categorized by type,
number of facilities and number of beds, and nature of clients, using the data base of
Community Care Facility Licencing records. The inventory is based on the class of facilities
licensed in the Community Care Facility Act as “Specialized Residential Care".' This category
does not include larger scale intermediate care facilities.

The highlights of the findings are presented in the next section.”
2. Licensed Group Home Inventory
A. Regional Distributi ‘Li 1 Faciliti

Table 1 shows the distribution of licensed group home facilities.

e The GVRD has 2 total 356 licensed group home facilities.

Vancouver has the most facilities, 107 (29.23% of the total), followed by Burnaby
es 93%) and Surrey (13.11%).. West Vancouver has the fewest facilities $0. 82%).

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ore ee. TABLE 1
“REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF LICENSED GROUP NOME FACILITIES :
38 SS NUMBER OF FACILITIES ° -| : , PERCENTAGE OF: TOTAL":

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a Re. SSS SE a a FET Sm ts es a eel RES

107
31

District of North Vancouver
Richmond

Deka

Langicy Township
Coquitlam

New Wesuninser

Port Coquelam

Cay ef Nerh Vancouver

Dara analysis is based on informarion provided by GVRD municipalities for group homes in operation as of
March 31, 1993. This informasion is to be viewed as a pre‘iminary overview based on iocal records. The
GVRD Sociol Issues Comnittee notes that any errors or ordssions would be picked up by a more detailed
inventory.

The detailed analysis is contained in a separate document: GVRD Licensed Group Home Inventory, prepared
by Dwight Heinsz, Richmond Planning Deparnnent, March, 1993 in consultation with the GVRD Socal Isrwez
Cormsmittee.

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