1,185
edits
Difference between revisions of "Common Legal Matters in Contracts in Residential Care Admission and Transfer"
From Clicklaw Wikibooks
Common Legal Matters in Contracts in Residential Care Admission and Transfer (view source)
Revision as of 23:07, 3 July 2014
, 23:07, 3 July 2014→Signing as a Substitute Decision-Maker (SDM)
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
This is a common legal issue in residential care in British Columbia and other Canadian jurisdictions. The Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, for example, notes: | This is a common legal issue in residential care in British Columbia and other Canadian jurisdictions. The Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, for example, notes: | ||
:''“A facility has no legal basis whatever for refusing admission to an applicant who does not provide a guarantor or co-signer to sign an admission contract. While it may be useful to a facility to obtain the signature of a guarantor, it is of no particular use to the applicant and the applicant cannot in any way be penalized for failure to provide one.”'' | :''“A facility has no legal basis whatever for refusing admission to an applicant who does not provide a guarantor or co-signer to sign an admission contract. While it may be useful to a facility to obtain the signature of a guarantor, it is of no particular use to the applicant and the applicant cannot in any way be penalized for failure to provide one.”''([[Chapter Three Legal Issues in Residential Care References|37]]) | ||
==Other Areas== | ==Other Areas== | ||
