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 The Seniors Advocate Act provides a notable safeguard for residents in care facilities, their families and advocates; the law specifically offers a protection from retaliation for people who give information to the Seniors Advocate. ([[Chapter Five Legal Issues in Residential Care References|143]])However the Seniors Advocate Act does not identify penalties or repercussions if a person or organization contravened the protections from retaliation.
-==A  Final Note on  Rights, Remedies and Problem Resolution==
-On its face, residential care has a myriad of mechanisms available to address problems in this area. At the same time, there can be legislative gaps and systems may not function in ways that allow residents or families access to those problem resolution processes. Where there are apparently appropriate laws, public and private bodies always have  a choice - to interpret and apply these narrowly and technically (which often leads to inaction), or more hopefully, to interpret them in ways that are supportive of good care for people living in British Columbia’s residential care facilities.
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