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.(1)

References[edit]

  1. British Columbia, “Long-Term Care Services,” online: <http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/accessing-health-care/home-community-care/care-options-and-cost/long-term-care-services>.
This information applies to British Columbia, Canada. Last reviewed for legal accuracy by Seniors First BC, February 2024.