Choice in Support for Independent Living (Vancouver Coastal Health service page)
The public VCH service page was read on 20 September 2026. A site search in this pass did not find current or archived VCH pages that name ECPM / Enhanced Consumer Participation Model. This page is institutional survival of CSIL, not of the ECPM name.
Identification
| Element | As seen |
|---|---|
| Title | Choice in Support for Independent Living |
| Issuer | Vancouver Coastal Health |
| URL | https://www.vch.ca/en/service/choice-support-independent-living |
| Title wording | VCH uses “Choice in Support” (singular) in the page title; body text also expands CSIL and links a “Choice in Supports” guidebook |
Annotation
The page defines CSIL as “an alternative method for delivering home support for clients who can direct their care” and “an individualized funding approach.” It states that as a CSIL employer the client “receive[s] money from VCH to hire, manage, and pay [their] own home support staff,” and lists recruiting, hiring, training, scheduling and supervising. It links a CSIL handbook/guidebook and the provincial CSIL page.
What this page can support: VCH currently administers CSIL as a named self-directed home-support option. What it cannot support: ECPM as a living VCH program name; any founding year; any statement that ECPM “survives” institutionally under that acronym.
Related VCH mental-health “Consumer Involvement and Initiatives” pages use “consumer” in a different program family; they were not treated as ECPM evidence.
Open questions
- Whether historical Vancouver Health Department / GVHSS / VCH intranet or retired PDFs still use the ECPM name.
- Exact bibliographic details of the linked CSIL guidebook (not separately catalogued in this pass).