Difference between revisions of "Types of Substitute Decision-Making in Residential Care"

Representatives have identified that even though they have the legal authority as substitutes to make decisions about the care and well-being of the resident, many decisions in residential care such as medication changes, are still made without their knowledge or consent [examples of exclusion from care planning are provided in the Chapter 4  on Legal Issues When Living in Residential Care]. Representatives also point out they often lack needed information from the facility care providers in order to make informed decisions. The Patient Care Quality Office has stated  to concerned  family members that it will not deal with concerns related to representation agreements, even if the situation involves areas over which the Office normally has jurisdiction (such as resident’s rights or quality of care).

A committee is an individual appointed by the BC Supreme Court to make personal, medical, legal, or financial decisions for someone who is mentally incapable and cannot make those decisions. The person must be found to be mentally incapable under the Patients Property Act.