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'''Note: If a person has been given authority to receive administer the resident’s Old Age Security or Canada Pension Plan cheques as a Private Trustee, this is ''not considered'' as sufficient legal authority to consent to admission or sign the admission agreement.''' | '''Note: If a person has been given authority to receive administer the resident’s Old Age Security or Canada Pension Plan cheques as a Private Trustee, this is ''not considered'' as sufficient legal authority to consent to admission or sign the admission agreement.''' | ||
==2. Demonstrating | ==2. Demonstrating Consent== | ||
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 capability to consent?== | ==3. Assessing capability to consent?== | ||
