Difference between revisions of "Six Pressing Issues when Living in Residential Care"

#BC Patient Safety and Quality Council. “Call for Less Antipsychotics in  Residential care  (“CLeAR”) “ Online : http://bcpsqc.ca/clinical-improvement/clear/  (Last accessed  May 10, 2016)

#Best practice guideline for dementia.  

#Trespass Act, [RSBC 1996] c. 462, s. 1 (a) and (b) apply to resident; and section s.1 applies to the operator. “occupier", in relation to premises, means

##(a) if the premises are land…or are property described in paragraph (a) of the definition of "premises", a person entitled to maintain an action of trespass in respect of those premises,….and [occupier] includes a person who (d) has responsibility for and control over the condition of the premises or the activities there carried on, or (e) has control over persons allowed to enter the premises; "premises" means land, … and anything on the land including… (a) a building or other permanent structure,

#RCR, s. 57 (2).

#Even if visiting was characterized as an issue affecting the resident’s health in some way, the TSDM is required to consult with the resident, and act on accordance with the person’s beliefs, values, wishes, and if not known , to act in best interests.

#Ministry of Health Policy Communiqué.  

#BC Ombuds, Best of Care, Finding 113 and Recommendation 144.

#AGA, s. 51 (e) (iii).

#AGA, s. 51 (e) (iii).

#RCR s. 78.1 (e) (ii) “Records for each person in care”.  The regulation refers to recording the “identification”, which would include identity * who”), but possibly might include other things to help staff identify the person, such as vehicle type and license number.  

#RCR, s. 58 (1).

#See, for example, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. Guidelines for overt video surveillance in the private sector (prepared in collaboration with Alberta and British Columbia). Online: https://www.priv.gc.ca/information/guide/2008/gl_vs_080306_e.ASP  [Last  accessed May 10, 2016]. Also : Office of the  Privacy  Commissioner  “Guidance Documents-  Guidance on covert video surveillance in the private sector.” Online: http://www.priv.gc.ca/information/pub/gd_cvs_20090527_e.asp  [Last  accessed May 10, 2016]. For a general discussion  see:  C.J. Bennett & R,M. Bayley  Video surveillance  and privacy protection law in Canada. Online: http://www.colinbennett.ca/Recent%20publications/Video_surveilllance_and-privacy_protection_law_in_Canada.pdf  (Last accessed May 10, 2016).

# See, for example, E. Fleury & H. Campbell.  Recent legal developments video surveillance in care homes. Online: http://cnpea.ca/en/blog/520‐recent‐legal‐developments‐video‐surveillance‐in‐carehomes?highlight=WyJudXJzaW5nIiwiaG9tZSIsImhvbWUncyIsIm51cnNpbmcgaG9tZSJd&hitcount=0  (Last accessed May 10, 2016).

#Perlman, C.M and Hirdes, J.P.  (Dec. 2008). The Aggressive Behaviour Scale: A new scale to measure aggression based on the Minimum Data Set. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 56 (12).  

#RCR, Schedule D, Reportable Incident.

#Drance, E. (May 2013). Resident to resident aggression in residential care. Friesen Conference, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC.