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| * BC Law Institute (2013). Report on Common Law Tests of Capacity. Online: [http://www.bcli.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-24_BCLI_Report_on_Common-Law_Tests_of_Capacity_FINAL.pdf www.bcli.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-24_BCLI_Report_on_Common-Law_Tests_of_Capacity_FINAL.pdf]
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| *Public Guardian & Trustee. (2005). Consent to health care Online : [http://www.trustee.bc.ca/pdfs/STA/Consent_Health_Care_March_2005.pdf www.trustee.bc.ca/pdfs/STA/Consent_Health_Care_March_2005.pdf]
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| * Ministry of Health. (2013). my voice: expressing my wishes for future health care treatment. Advance care planning guide. Online: [http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/library/publications/year/2013/MyVoice-AdvanceCarePlanningGuide.pdf http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/library/publications/year/2013/MyVoice-AdvanceCarePlanningGuide.pdf]
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| * Ministry of Health. (2011). A review of the use of antipsychotic drugs in British Columbia’s residential care facilities. Online: [http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/library/publications/year/2011/use-of-antipsychotic-drugs.pdf www.health.gov.bc.ca/library/publications/year/2011/use-of-antipsychotic-drugs.pdf]
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| * Ministry of Health. (2012).Best practice guideline for accommodating and managing behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in residential care- a person-centered interdisciplinary approach. Online: [http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/library/publications/year/2012/bpsd-guideline.pdf www.health.gov.bc.ca/library/publications/year/2012/bpsd-guideline.pdf]
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| * Vancouver Coastal Health. (2009). “Supporting sexual health and intimacy in care facilities: guidelines for supporting adults living in long-term care facilities and group homes in British Columbia, Canada,” Online: [http://www.sfu.ca/uploads/page/04/FacilitiesLicensing_SupportingSexualHealthandIntimacyinCareFacilities2.pdf www.sfu.ca/uploads/page/04/FacilitiesLicensing_SupportingSexualHealthandIntimacyinCareFacilities2.pdf].
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| * Alzheimer Knowledge Exchange. “Intimacy, sexuality and sexual behaviour in dementia. How to develop practice guidelines and policy for long term care facilities. “Online: http://www.akeresourcecentre.org/files/Sexuality/Intimacy,%20Sexuality%20and%20Sexual%20Behaviour%20in%20Dementia.pdf
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| * Supporting Sexual Health and Intimacy in Care Facilities- A pocket guide. May 2013. Spinal Cord Injury Organization of BC. Online: [http://www.sfu.ca/uploads/page/04/SexualHealthIntimacyPocketGuide.pdf www.sfu.ca/uploads/page/04/SexualHealthIntimacyPocketGuide.pdf]
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| ====General Reading (Please note, although these resources are useful for general discussions, they are based outside of the British Columbia legal context)====
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| ===Appendix: Examples of Financial/leagal and Personal Care Decisions in Residential Care===
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