216
edits
Difference between revisions of "Other Key Laws and Regulations in Residential Care"
From Clicklaw Wikibooks
Other Key Laws and Regulations in Residential Care (view source)
Revision as of 23:56, 12 May 2016
, 23:56, 12 May 2016→Rights, Remedies and Oversight
| Line 69: | Line 69: | ||
* '''Coroners Act''' ([[{{PAGENAME}}#References|36]]) - Among other things, this Act places a responsibility on everyone in British Columbia to report the death of anyone who they believe has died as a result of violence, accident, negligence, misconduct or malpractice, ([[{{PAGENAME}}#References|37]])or suicide to a coroner or peace officer.([[{{PAGENAME}}#References|38]])That includes the death of a person living in a residential care facility or who is transferred to a hospital or other setting from a residential care facility. Accidental, negligent or violent deaths in residential care may involve a wide variety of circumstances, including a missing person who is cognitively impaired, a mechanical equipment malfunction, scalding during bathing, or assaults between residents. | * '''Coroners Act''' ([[{{PAGENAME}}#References|36]]) - Among other things, this Act places a responsibility on everyone in British Columbia to report the death of anyone who they believe has died as a result of violence, accident, negligence, misconduct or malpractice, ([[{{PAGENAME}}#References|37]])or suicide to a coroner or peace officer.([[{{PAGENAME}}#References|38]])That includes the death of a person living in a residential care facility or who is transferred to a hospital or other setting from a residential care facility. Accidental, negligent or violent deaths in residential care may involve a wide variety of circumstances, including a missing person who is cognitively impaired, a mechanical equipment malfunction, scalding during bathing, or assaults between residents. | ||
The Coroner can also investigate any sudden and unexpected death when the person was apparently in good health and not under the care of a medical practitioner,([[{{PAGENAME}}#References|39]]) as well as deaths from disease, sickness or unknown cause, for which the person was not treated by a medical practitioner.([[{{PAGENAME}}#References|40]]) | The Coroner can also investigate any sudden and unexpected death when the person was apparently in good health and not under the care of a medical practitioner,([[{{PAGENAME}}#References|39]]) as well as deaths from disease, sickness or unknown cause, for which the person was not treated by a medical practitioner.([[{{PAGENAME}}#References|40]]) In the past two years, the BC Coroner has investigated three incidents of residents' death caused by another resident. ([[{{PAGENAME}}#References|41]]) | ||
==Legislation Related to Funding== | ==Legislation Related to Funding== | ||
