Six Pressing Issues when Living in Residential Care: Difference between revisions
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* Unexpected events involving residents.([[Chapter Four Legal Issues in Residential Care References|87]]) | * Unexpected events involving residents.([[Chapter Four Legal Issues in Residential Care References|87]]) | ||
==Harm to the resident discovered outside the care facility== | |||
Social workers or other health care providers at hospitals may have a concern about a resident who is temporarily in hospital for treatment. British Columbia’s law is different than some jurisdictions, in that it does not place a responsibility on “everyone” to report suspected harms to a resident. | Social workers or other health care providers at hospitals may have a concern about a resident who is temporarily in hospital for treatment. British Columbia’s law is different than some jurisdictions, in that it does not place a responsibility on “everyone” to report suspected harms to a resident. |