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	#Registry. “Removal from the Registry”. Online: http://www.cachwr.bc.ca/About-the-Registry/Ensuring-Public-Safety/Removal-from-the-Registry.aspx (Last accessed January 9, 2016).		#Registry. “Removal from the Registry”. Online: http://www.cachwr.bc.ca/About-the-Registry/Ensuring-Public-Safety/Removal-from-the-Registry.aspx (Last accessed January 9, 2016).
	#Health Professions Act [RSBC 1996] c. 133.		#Health Professions Act [RSBC 1996] c. 133.
	#College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia. Online: https://www.crnbc.ca/Pages/Default.aspx (Last accessed ~~May1~~, ~~2014~~).		#College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia. Online: https://www.crnbc.ca/Pages/Default.aspx (Last accessed January 9, 2016).
	#Criminal Records Review Act [RSBC 1996] c. 86. Online: http://www.bclaws.ca/Recon/document/ID/freeside/00_96086_01 (Last accessed January 9, 2016).		#Criminal Records Review Act [RSBC 1996] c. 86. Online: http://www.bclaws.ca/Recon/document/ID/freeside/00_96086_01 (Last accessed January 9, 2016).
	#Ombuds, Best of Care, R94, pg. 211.		#Ombuds, Best of Care, R94, pg. 211.

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	==References==		==References==
	#Ombuds, Best of Care, pg. 294.		#Ombuds, Best of Care, pg. 294.
	#BC Care Aide & Health Worker Registry. Online: http://www.cachwr.bc.ca/Home.aspx (Last accessed ~~May 1~~, ~~2014~~) [“Registry”]		#BC Care Aide & Health Worker Registry. Online: http://www.cachwr.bc.ca/Home.aspx (Last accessed January 9, 2016) [“Registry”]
	#Seniors Care HR Sector Committee, pg. 8.		#Seniors Care HR Sector Committee, pg. 8.
	#Registry. “Removal from the Registry”. Online: http://www.cachwr.bc.ca/About-the-Registry/Ensuring-Public-Safety/Removal-from-the-Registry.aspx (Last accessed ~~May1~~, ~~2014~~)		#Registry. “Removal from the Registry”. Online: http://www.cachwr.bc.ca/About-the-Registry/Ensuring-Public-Safety/Removal-from-the-Registry.aspx (Last accessed January 9, 2016).
	#Health Professions Act [RSBC 1996] c. 133.		#Health Professions Act [RSBC 1996] c. 133.
	#College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia. Online: https://www.crnbc.ca/Pages/Default.aspx (Last accessed May1, 2014).		#College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia. Online: https://www.crnbc.ca/Pages/Default.aspx (Last accessed May1, 2014).
	#Criminal Records Review Act [RSBC 1996] c. 86. Online: http://www.bclaws.ca/Recon/document/ID/freeside/00_96086_01 (Last accessed ~~May1~~, ~~2014~~).		#Criminal Records Review Act [RSBC 1996] c. 86. Online: http://www.bclaws.ca/Recon/document/ID/freeside/00_96086_01 (Last accessed January 9, 2016).
	#Ombuds, Best of Care, R94, pg. 211.		#Ombuds, Best of Care, R94, pg. 211.
	#Ombuds, Best of Care, pg. 210.		#Ombuds, Best of Care, pg. 210.

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	==The Statutory Framework for Care Staff==		==The Statutory Framework for Care Staff==

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	==References==		==References==
	~~#Seniors Care HR Sector Committee, ibid. pg. 8.~~
	~~#Seniors Care HR Sector Committee, ibid. pg. 8-9.~~
	~~#Seniors Care HR Sector Committee, ibid. pg. 16.~~
	#Ombuds, Best of Care, pg. 294.		#Ombuds, Best of Care, pg. 294.
	#BC Care Aide & Health Worker Registry. Online: http://www.cachwr.bc.ca/Home.aspx (Last accessed May 1, 2014) [“Registry”]		#BC Care Aide & Health Worker Registry. Online: http://www.cachwr.bc.ca/Home.aspx (Last accessed May 1, 2014) [“Registry”]

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 The principal focus of the Hospital Act  has been the regulation of public hospitals that provide acute, extended and rehabilitation care. However,  the Act has also regulated private hospitals over the past 50 years. According to the definition set out in the Hospital Insurance Act Regulations,([[{{PAGENAME}}#References|92]])  the prime function of extended care hospitals is to provide “skilled nursing care and continuing medical supervision.”
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Residential Care Facilities come under the Community Care Facilities Act

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	===Residential Care Facilities come under the Community Care Facilities Act===		===Residential Care Facilities come under the Community Care Facilities Act===
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	* Community Care and Assisted Living Act ([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References\|55]]) This Act and its related Residential Care Regulation ([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References\|56]]) govern approximately 70 per cent of residential care facility beds in British Columbia. Together they set the mandatory minimum health and safety standards in these facilities, as well as the requirements for staffing, food service, medication administration and other matters.([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References\|57]])		* '''Community Care and Assisted Living Act''' ([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References\|55]]) This Act and its related Residential Care Regulation ([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References\|56]]) govern approximately 70 per cent of residential care facility beds in British Columbia. Together they set the mandatory minimum health and safety standards in these facilities, as well as the requirements for staffing, food service, medication administration and other matters.([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References\|57]])

	* Residential Care Regulation [RCR] many of the details of the RCR will be set out in the following chapters. Under this regulation, the people who live in the residential care facilities are referred to as “persons in care”. In everyday practice, they are referred to as “residents”.		* '''Residential Care Regulation [RCR]''' many of the details of the RCR will be set out in the following chapters. Under this regulation, the people who live in the residential care facilities are referred to as “persons in care”. In everyday practice, they are referred to as “residents”.

	In general, this set of regulations establishes the minimum standards of the care facility, the requirements for staffing[[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References\|58]]), admissions,([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References\|59]]) care ([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References\|60]]) and care plans ([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References\|61]]), nutrition,([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References\|62]]) medication,([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References\|63]]) the use of restraints,([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References\|64]]) and “reportable incidents”.([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References\|65]]) It requires the operator to have written policies and procedures in place in relation to care and supervision of persons in care,([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References\|66]]) including falls prevention.([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References\|67]])		In general, this set of regulations establishes the minimum standards of the care facility, the requirements for staffing[[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References\|58]]), admissions,([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References\|59]]) care ([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References\|60]]) and care plans ([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References\|61]]), nutrition,([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References\|62]]) medication,([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References\|63]]) the use of restraints,([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References\|64]]) and “reportable incidents”.([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References\|65]]) It requires the operator to have written policies and procedures in place in relation to care and supervision of persons in care,([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References\|66]]) including falls prevention.([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References\|67]])

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The Statutory Framework for Care Staff

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	==The Statutory Framework for Care Staff==		==The Statutory Framework for Care Staff==
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	Most of the staff members who provide direct care in residential care facilities are care aides/ health care attendants, licensed practical nurses or registered nurses. They gain their experience through formal training and work experience. Care aides have the least formal training in the health care system and registered nurses have the most.([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References\|46]])		Most of the staff members who provide direct care in residential care facilities are care aides/ health care attendants, licensed practical nurses or registered nurses. They gain their experience through formal training and work experience. Care aides have the least formal training in the health care system and registered nurses have the most.([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References\|46]])