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==Chapter Resources== | ==Chapter Resources== | ||
===Health Authorities’ Guidebooks for Residential Care=== | ===Table 2.1 Health Authorities’ Guidebooks for Residential Care=== | ||
=====Fraser Health===== | =====Fraser Health===== | ||
Residential Care in Fraser Health. [http://www.fraserhealth.ca/media/Residential_Care_in_FraserHealthweb.pdf www.fraserhealth.ca/media/Residential_Care_in_FraserHealthweb.pdf] | Residential Care in Fraser Health. Online : [http://www.fraserhealth.ca/media/Residential_Care_in_FraserHealthweb.pdf www.fraserhealth.ca/media/Residential_Care_in_FraserHealthweb.pdf] [Last accessed January 9, 2016] | ||
=====Vancouver Island Health===== | =====Vancouver Island Health===== | ||
[http://www.viha.ca/NR/rdonlyres/4CFF2480-72D7-4B1A-B489-D0A68B4BBC4F/0/viha_residential_care_guide.pdf www.viha.ca/NR/rdonlyres/4CFF2480-72D7-4B1A-B489-D0A68B4BBC4F/0/viha_residential_care_guide.pdf] | Vancouver Island Health Residential Care Guide. Online : [http://www.viha.ca/NR/rdonlyres/4CFF2480-72D7-4B1A-B489-D0A68B4BBC4F/0/viha_residential_care_guide.pdf www.viha.ca/NR/rdonlyres/4CFF2480-72D7-4B1A-B489-D0A68B4BBC4F/0/viha_residential_care_guide.pdf] [Last accessed January 9, 2016] | ||
=====BC Care Provider Association===== | =====BC Care Provider Association===== | ||
Residential Care Health and Safety Guidelines: A guidebook. | Residential Care Health and Safety Guidelines: A guidebook. Online: [http://www.bccare.ca/wp-content/uploads/bccare_safety_grid_v11.pdf www.bccare.ca/wp-content/uploads/bccare_safety_grid_v11.pdf] | ||
[Lasr accessed January 9, 2016] | |||
===Table 2.2 Ministry of Health Home and Community Care Policy Manual (Sections Relevant to Admission)=== | ===Table 2.2 Ministry of Health Home and Community Care Policy Manual (Sections Relevant to Admission)=== | ||
CHAPTER: 2 CLIENT ACCESS | |||
:2.B Eligibility | :2.B Eligibility | ||
:2.D Assessment | :2.D Assessment | ||
CHAPTER: 6 RESIDENTIAL CARE SERVICES | |||
:6.D Access to Services | :6.D Access to Services | ||
:6.D.1 Supporting Spouses with Differing Care Needs | :6.D.1 Supporting Spouses with Differing Care Needs | ||
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CHAPTER: 7 CLIENT RATES | |||
:7.B Income-Based Client Rates | :7.B Income-Based Client Rates | ||
:7.B.1 Assessment of Client Rates | :7.B.1 Assessment of Client Rates | ||
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:7.B.4 Alternate Payers | :7.B.4 Alternate Payers | ||
:7.D Temporary Reduction of Client Rates | :7.D Temporary Reduction of Client Rates | ||
===Table 2.3 Summary of Findings and Recommendations Relevant to Admission Process from the BC Ombudsperson “Best of Care” Report=== | ===Table 2.3 Summary of Findings and Recommendations Relevant to Admission Process from the BC Ombudsperson “Best of Care” Report=== |
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Chapter Resources[edit]
Table 2.1 Health Authorities’ Guidebooks for Residential Care[edit]
Fraser Health[edit]
Residential Care in Fraser Health. Online : www.fraserhealth.ca/media/Residential_Care_in_FraserHealthweb.pdf [Last accessed January 9, 2016]
Vancouver Island Health[edit]
Vancouver Island Health Residential Care Guide. Online : www.viha.ca/NR/rdonlyres/4CFF2480-72D7-4B1A-B489-D0A68B4BBC4F/0/viha_residential_care_guide.pdf [Last accessed January 9, 2016]
BC Care Provider Association[edit]
Residential Care Health and Safety Guidelines: A guidebook. Online: www.bccare.ca/wp-content/uploads/bccare_safety_grid_v11.pdf [Lasr accessed January 9, 2016]
Table 2.2 Ministry of Health Home and Community Care Policy Manual (Sections Relevant to Admission)[edit]
CHAPTER: 2 CLIENT ACCESS
- 2.B Eligibility
- 2.D Assessment
CHAPTER: 6 RESIDENTIAL CARE SERVICES
- 6.D Access to Services
- 6.D.1 Supporting Spouses with Differing Care Needs
- 6.E Assessment
- 6.F Benefits and Allowable Charges
CHAPTER: 7 CLIENT RATES
- 7.B Income-Based Client Rates
- 7.B.1 Assessment of Client Rates
- 7.B.2 Client Rates for Specific Services
- 7.B.3 Changes in Client Rates
- 7.B.4 Alternate Payers
- 7.D Temporary Reduction of Client Rates
Table 2.3 Summary of Findings and Recommendations Relevant to Admission Process from the BC Ombudsperson “Best of Care” Report[edit]
Finding | Recommendation |
Eligibility for Subsidized F76: The Ministry of Health has two unreasonable conditions of eligibility for a subsidized bed in a residential care facility:
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R100: The Ministry of Health remove the two unreasonable conditions of eligibility for a subsidized bed in a residential care facility. |
Assessment F77: The Ministry of Health does not require the health authorities to ensure that seniors who believe a placement they’ve been offered is inappropriate have the opportunity to raise their concerns and have them considered. |
R101: The Ministry of Health work with the health authorities to ensure that seniors who believe an offered placement is inappropriate have an adequate opportunity to raise their concerns and have them considered. |
F78: It is unfair for the Ministry of Health and the health authorities to tell seniors they can transfer to a residential care facility they prefer after accepting admission to the first appropriate bed without also informing them:
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R102: The Ministry of Health require the health authorities to inform seniors that they will be considered lower priority for transfer to their preferred facility once they have accepted the first appropriate bed, and how long it is likely to take to transfer to their preferred facility. |
F80: It is unfair for the health authorities to penalize seniors who pay for a non-subsidized bed while waiting for a subsidized bed by assigning them a lower priority on waiting lists for that reason. | R104: The health authorities stop penalizing seniors who pay for a non-subsidized residential care bed while waiting for a subsidized bed by assigning them a lower priority on their waiting lists for that reason. |
F81: The health authorities do not provide seniors and their families with information on how long eligible seniors can expect to wait for initial placement in subsidized residential care and for transfer to their preferred facility. | F81: The health authorities do not provide seniors and their families with information on how long eligible seniors can expect to wait for initial placement in subsidized residential care and for transfer to their preferred facility. |
This information applies to British Columbia, Canada. Last reviewed for legal accuracy by BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support, June 2014. |