Dogwood Transitional Care Unit
- 500 West 57th Avenue Vancouver, BC V6P 6E8
- dogwoodhospice@vch.ca
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- Main: (236) 466-3160
- Fax: (604) 324-7226
Dogwood Transitional Care Unit (DTCU) is a short-stay care unit for patients waiting to go to long-term care or to secure community services.
When a patient no longer needs the level of care of an acute care (hospital) site, their care team will determine if their needs can be temporarily met at the Dogwood Transitional Care Unit.
Supports at DTCU include assistance with personal care and toileting, medication management, supervised/group walks to outdoor gardens, and activities with recreation staff, such as arts and crafts, movement and music, sensory activities, and more. Meals are provided and personal laundry is available. All rooms are private with shared bathrooms.
Please note that DTCU is located inside Dogwood Lodge. Dogwood Lodge is a different building than Dogwood Care Home.
How to access
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Patients are guided by a care team
- The patient’s care team will confirm eligibility.
- The patient’s care team will complete a referral.
- The patient’s care team will approach the patient and/or their family to obtain consent prior to finalizing the patient’s transfer from acute care to DTCU.
Hours of operation
We operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
How to get here
Dogwood Lodge is on West 57th Avenue and Cambie Street, on the west side of Cambie. It is a few blocks south of the Langara Canada Line Station at 49th Avenue and Cambie Street. Dogwood Lodge is located two blocks north of Dogwood Care Home.
There is a parking lot outside the building, as well as street parking.
Public transit: Canada Line stops seven blocks north of the hospice (Langara-49th Avenue station). The number 15 Cambie bus stops on Cambie Street at 57th Avenue heading south. The number 15 Olympic Village Station bus stops on Cambie Street at 57th Avenue heading north.
Resources
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Dogwood Transitional Care Unit - Brochure
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Photos of Dogwood Transitional Care Unit
Dogwood Lodge
Dogwood Lodge is a former long-term care home in south Vancouver that now provides temporary space for VCH programs, such as the Dogwood Transitional Care Unit, and Dogwood Lodge Hospice. It was previously home to 113 residents, until the development of Dogwood Care Home, which is located on the same property.
Convalescent Care
Convalescent care or transitional care is a short-term residential service available for people who have been in hospital and no longer require acute hospital care but who need a little more time to recover. It is provided through our Transitional Care Units (TCU). The length of stay depends on your needs but is usually less than three months.