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In 2011, the BC Ombudsperson determined that the two separate legislative frameworks for residential care resulted in unfair differences in the care and services that seniors receive, as well as the fees they pay. The Ombudsperson recommended that the Ministry of Health harmonize the residential care regulatory framework.([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|53]]) In the alternative, the Ombudsperson recommended that if the government chose to continue to maintain the two regulatory regimes, it should ensure that residents in the Hospital Act facilities are protected by the same standards afforded under the Residential Care Regulation, and that the Hospital Act facilities are subject to the same active oversight and inspection requirements.([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|54]]) That has not happened yet. | In 2011, the BC Ombudsperson determined that the two separate legislative frameworks for residential care resulted in unfair differences in the care and services that seniors receive, as well as the fees they pay. The Ombudsperson recommended that the Ministry of Health harmonize the residential care regulatory framework.([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|53]]) In the alternative, the Ombudsperson recommended that if the government chose to continue to maintain the two regulatory regimes, it should ensure that residents in the Hospital Act facilities are protected by the same standards afforded under the Residential Care Regulation, and that the Hospital Act facilities are subject to the same active oversight and inspection requirements.([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|54]]) That has not happened yet. | ||
===Residential Care Facilities=== | ===Residential Care Facilities come under the Community Care Facilities Act=== | ||
* Community Care and Assisted Living Act ([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|55]]) This Act and its related Residential Care Regulation ([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|56]]) govern approximately 70 per cent of residential care facility beds in British Columbia. Together they set the mandatory minimum health and safety standards in these facilities, as well as the requirements for staffing, food service, medication administration and other matters.([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|57]]) | * Community Care and Assisted Living Act ([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|55]]) This Act and its related Residential Care Regulation ([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|56]]) govern approximately 70 per cent of residential care facility beds in British Columbia. Together they set the mandatory minimum health and safety standards in these facilities, as well as the requirements for staffing, food service, medication administration and other matters.([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|57]]) | ||
