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This policy raises a number of interrelated issues – the capacity for giving or refusing one’s consent to admission; giving informed consent to admission; evidence of consent; the responsibility to provide residents and families with appropriate information in order to exercise informed consent; and having the capacity to consent to the contractual agreement. | This policy raises a number of interrelated issues – the capacity for giving or refusing one’s consent to admission; giving informed consent to admission; evidence of consent; the responsibility to provide residents and families with appropriate information in order to exercise informed consent; and having the capacity to consent to the contractual agreement. | ||
'''Note: If a person has been given authority to receive administer the resident’s Old Age Security or Canada Pension Plan cheques as a Private Trustee, this is ''not considered'' as sufficient legal authority to consent to admission or sign the admission agreement.'''([[Chapter Three Legal Issues in Residential Care References|27]]) | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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| width="100%" |'''Note: If a person has been given authority to receive administer the resident’s Old Age Security or Canada Pension Plan cheques as a Private Trustee, this is ''not considered'' as sufficient legal authority to consent to admission or sign the admission agreement.'''([[Chapter Three Legal Issues in Residential Care References|27]]) | |||
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==Demonstrating Consent== | ==Demonstrating Consent== | ||
