Difference between revisions of "Admission to the Residential Care Facility"
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Consenting to admission can be done verbally or in writing. A person may indirectly communicate informed consent to the Operator by nodding the head, cooperating with the questions asked, etc. Verbal consent has occasionally created problems for Operators when the resident no longer remembers or later denies having given consent. Today, Ministry of Health policy focuses on have a signed document showing consent. Arguably, that does not mean the resident or substitute must sign. However, it can be important for the Operator to document in some manner that the person has consented to admission, even if it was done verbally. | Consenting to admission can be done verbally or in writing. A person may indirectly communicate informed consent to the Operator by nodding the head, cooperating with the questions asked, etc. Verbal consent has occasionally created problems for Operators when the resident no longer remembers or later denies having given consent. Today, Ministry of Health policy focuses on have a signed document showing consent. Arguably, that does not mean the resident or substitute must sign. However, it can be important for the Operator to document in some manner that the person has consented to admission, even if it was done verbally. | ||
==3. Assessing | ==3. Assessing Capability to Consent?== | ||
As noted above, health authorities are required to assure “that a client’s capacity to provide informed consent to facility admission has been assessed. “Assess” may be interpreted in two ways in this policy context: | As noted above, health authorities are required to assure “that a client’s capacity to provide informed consent to facility admission has been assessed. “Assess” may be interpreted in two ways in this policy context: | ||