German-Canadian Care Home

Announcement –  Leadership Update

The Board of Directors wishes to share an update regarding the leadership team at the German-Canadian Benevolent Society of BC.

Michael Neumann is no longer with the Society. The Board has appointed an interim leadership team. Jutta Purchase will step in as Interim Chief Executive Officer. Jutta will focus on overseeing operations, redevelopment and community engagement. Jutta is supported by Rositsa Dorosieva as the Interim Director of Operations. Rositsa will manage the day-to-day operations at the care home.

Both Jutta and Rositsa are deeply familiar with our community and dedicated to maintaining a smooth transition, a high standard of care and to support the successful implementation of the Society’s Comfortzeit® care model.

The Board is already initiating the search for a permanent CEO to be put in place over the coming months.

May 28, 2025: It is with great excitement and pride that we announce the redevelopment of a new, state-of-the-art care home on our current site.

The new care home will accommodate 178 residents in individual rooms, 46 more than our current capacity, and will look and feel like a residential space while being equipped for the delivery of complex care.

The new care home will include 15 households, each will be home to 12 residents. Each resident will have a private space, a single room with a private ensuite washroom including a shower. The household has a kitchen, dining and lounge spaces and laundry for personal laundry thus allowing for maximum flexibility for daily life to unfold.

The three households on each level are connected by a neighborhood space offering comfortable seating for residents and families to socialize and relax.

In addition to these living spaces the care home features a village space consisting of a large community hall, library, spa, treatment room, rehabilitation room, art room and conservatory. With rehabilitation services being a focus of our Comfortzeit® care model, a well-equipped rehabilitation room will offer therapies that support independence and well-being.