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====General Reading (Please note, although these resources are useful for general discussions, they are based outside of the British Columbia legal context)==== | ====General Reading (Please note, although these resources are useful for general discussions, they are based outside of the British Columbia legal context)==== | ||
*Attorney General Ontario. (2005) Guidelines to conducting capacity assessments. Online: [http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/family/pgt/capacity/2005-06/guide-0505.pdf www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/family/pgt/capacity/2005-06/guide-0505.pdf] | *Attorney General Ontario. (2005) Guidelines to conducting capacity assessments. Online: [http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/family/pgt/capacity/2005-06/guide-0505.pdf www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/family/pgt/capacity/2005-06/guide-0505.pdf] | ||
===Appendix: Examples of Financial/leagal and Personal Care Decisions in Residential Care=== | |||
====Examples==== | |||
;Financial / legal (property) decisions which specifically relate to residents of long-term care facilities: * contracting with the long-term care facility for payment of the accommodation fees and fees for other services, | |||
* the management of the resident's trust account, if any, at the facility, and | |||
* the management of the "comfort allowance" or other pocket money. | |||
;Personal Care decisions which specifically relate to residents of long-term care facilities: | |||
* the decision for admission to a facility, | |||
* decisions about medical treatment and the resident's care plan, | |||
* decisions about personal assistance services, | |||
* all the basic decisions about diet, clothing, and hygiene, and | |||
* decisions about the use and application of safety devices and physical restraints. | |||
