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* Agree to the assessment process *** (unless involuntarily admitted or transferred to the facility under the Mental Health Act). | * Agree to the assessment process *** (unless involuntarily admitted or transferred to the facility under the Mental Health Act). | ||
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| width="100%" | '''Special note : Financial Eligibility for Subsidized Rate''' | |||
For any type of health authority decision made about prospective or current residents, an exception is always possible. It may be rare, but it is possible. | |||
:''“In order to be eligible for residential care at a subsidized rate, the person must also agree to the release of financial information to the health authority in order to determine financial eligibility. If they do not agree to that financial disclosure, or they are not capable of consenting, they are assessed at the highest rate.”'' | |||
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Some health authorities state in their public information that the individual must also exhaust all other home care community options. ([[Chapter Three Legal Issues in Residential Care References|3]])Nothing in the Ministry of Health eligibility criteria requires this. The primary issue for most residential care admissions is that the person meets the high threshold of needing 24 hour care. For subsidized residential care, the person must also meet the financial eligibility requirements for the public subsidy. | Some health authorities state in their public information that the individual must also exhaust all other home care community options. ([[Chapter Three Legal Issues in Residential Care References|3]])Nothing in the Ministry of Health eligibility criteria requires this. The primary issue for most residential care admissions is that the person meets the high threshold of needing 24 hour care. For subsidized residential care, the person must also meet the financial eligibility requirements for the public subsidy. | ||
