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Difference between revisions of "Key Bill of Rights Provisions for Residential Care"

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==Section 2 - Rights to Health, Safety and Dignity==
==Section 2 - Rights to Health, Safety and Dignity==
===Rights to Health, Safety and Dignity===


2. An adult person in care has the right to the protection and promotion of his or her health, safety and dignity, including a right to all of the following:
2. An adult person in care has the right to the protection and promotion of his or her health, safety and dignity, including a right to all of the following:
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Physical privacy is often an issue for residents in the private hospitals which tend to have double and quadruple occupancy rooms for residents. Privacy is becoming an increasingly important issue in residential care because of developing technologies that allow for continuous monitoring of a person, falls detection, as well as video surveillance by family or the operator.
Physical privacy is often an issue for residents in the private hospitals which tend to have double and quadruple occupancy rooms for residents. Privacy is becoming an increasingly important issue in residential care because of developing technologies that allow for continuous monitoring of a person, falls detection, as well as video surveillance by family or the operator.
 


==Section 3 - Rights to Participation and Freedom of Expression==
==Section 3 - Rights to Participation and Freedom of Expression==
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