Long-Term Care Services
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Long-Term Care Services[edit]
Any long-term care facility that provides long-term care services to three or more adults who are not related to the operator by blood or marriage must be licensed as a community care facility, regardless of whether the facility is funded publicly or privately.
Long-term care services include:
- accommodation;
- development and maintenance of a care plan;
- clinical support services as identified in the care plan;
- ongoing, planned physical, social, and recreational activities;
- meals, including therapeutic diets prescribed by a physician and tube feeding;
- meal replacements and nutrition supplements as specified in the care plan or ordered by a physician;
- routine laundry service for bed linens, towels, washcloths and all articles of clothing that can be washed without special attention to the laundering process;
- general hygiene supplies, including but not limited to soap, shampoo, toilet paper, and special products required for use with facility bathing equipment;
- routine medical supplies;
- incontinence management;
- basic wheelchairs for personal exclusive use;
- basic cleaning and basic maintenance of wheelchairs; and
- any other specialized service as needed by the client that the long-term care home has been contracted to provide, such as specialized dementia care or palliative care.<ref>British Columbia, ”Long-Term Care Services”, online: <www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/accessing-health-care/home-community-care/care-options-and-cost/long-term-care-services>.</ref>
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| This information applies to British Columbia, Canada. Last reviewed for legal accuracy by Seniors First BC, February 2024. |
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