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Some operators have misinterpreted certain aspects of accreditation focusing on residents’ rights, and may try to require prospective residents to sign advance care documents as a condition of admission. This is not legal. The Licensing “Standard of Practice” for residential care notes: | Some operators have misinterpreted certain aspects of accreditation focusing on residents’ rights, and may try to require prospective residents to sign advance care documents as a condition of admission. This is not legal. The Licensing “Standard of Practice” for residential care notes: | ||
:“A resident (or someone with the legal authority to make health care decisions on the resident’s behalf) must not be required, either as a condition of admission (or as on ongoing requirement to reside in a community care facility) to sign advance directives or levels of intervention documents.” ([[ | :“A resident (or someone with the legal authority to make health care decisions on the resident’s behalf) must not be required, either as a condition of admission (or as on ongoing requirement to reside in a community care facility) to sign advance directives or levels of intervention documents.” ([[{{PAGENAME}}#References|1]]) | ||
To require a resident to sign documents of this nature is in contravention of section 7(1) (b) of the Community Care and Assisted Living Act which requires the Operator to operate a care facility in a manner that will promote the health, safety and dignity of persons in care. | To require a resident to sign documents of this nature is in contravention of section 7(1) (b) of the Community Care and Assisted Living Act which requires the Operator to operate a care facility in a manner that will promote the health, safety and dignity of persons in care. | ||
==References== | |||
#Director of Licensing. Standard of Practice. “Advance Directives and Care Plans”. Number: 01/08/2006 Effective Date: September 2006. Online : http://www.vch.ca/media/2008_08_09FamilyChildCare_regulation.pdf (Last accessed May 1, 2014). [“Advance Directives”] | |||
{{REVIEWED | reviewer = BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support, June 2014}} | {{REVIEWED | reviewer = BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support, June 2014}} | ||
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