Difference between revisions of "Protecting and Enforcing Rights in Residential Care"

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As previously noted, there is no independent right of action or right of compensation based only on a violation of a resident’s rights under the Bill. ([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|149]]) However, it remains important  evidence of legal duties owed by the operator, staff and  health authorities  to the resident or residents.
As previously noted, there is no independent right of action or right of compensation based only on a violation of a resident’s rights under the Bill. ([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|149]]) However, it remains important  evidence of legal duties owed by the operator, staff and  health authorities  to the resident or residents.


 
==References==
#Residents’ Bill of  Rights, s. 2(1).
#Residents’ Bill of Rights, s.2 (2).
#Residents’  Bill of Rights,  s. 3.
#Residents’ Bill of  Rights, s. 4.




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