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=== Chapter Three - Legal Issues in Admission and Transfer === | === Chapter Three - Legal Issues in Admission and Transfer === | ||
*'''[[A. Introduction to Legal Issues in Admission and Transfer|A. Introduction to Legal Issues in Admission and Transfer]] | *'''[[A. Introduction to Legal Issues in Admission and Transfer in Residential Care|A. Introduction to Legal Issues in Admission and Transfer]] | ||
**[[Basic Issues in Eligibility | **[[A. Introduction to Legal Issues in Admission and Transfer in Residential Care#Basic Issues in Eligibility for Residential Care|Basic Issues in Eligibility for Residential Care]]{{·}}[[A. Introduction to Legal Issues in Admission and Transfer in Residential Care#Moving to Residential Care|Moving to Residential Care]]{{·}}[[A. Introduction to Legal Issues in Admission and Transfer in Residential Care#Costs in Admission and Transfer|Costs]] | ||
*'''[[B. Admission to the Residential Care Facility|B. Admission to the Residential Care Facility]] | *'''[[B. Admission to the Residential Care Facility|B. Admission to the Residential Care Facility]] | ||
**[[Agreeing to the Admission | **[[B. Admission to the Residential Care Facility#Agreeing to the Admission|Agreeing to the Admission]]{{·}}[[B. Admission to the Residential Care Facility#Demonstrating Consent|Demonstrating Consent]]{{·}}[[B. Admission to the Residential Care Facility#Assessing Capability to Consent|Assessing Capability to Consent?]]{{·}}[[B. Admission to the Residential Care Facility#What Kind of Decision is Admission to a Residential Care Facility and Who Makes It|What Kind of Decision is Admission to a Residential Care Facility and Who Makes It?]] | ||
*'''[[C. Terms in Admission Agreements and Contracts in Residential Care|Terms in Admission Agreements and Contracts]] | *'''[[C. Terms in Admission Agreements and Contracts in Residential Care|Terms in Admission Agreements and Contracts]] | ||
*'''[[D. Common Legal Matters in Contracts in Residential Care Admission and Transfer|D. Common Legal Matters in Contracts]] | *'''[[D. Common Legal Matters in Contracts in Residential Care Admission and Transfer|D. Common Legal Matters in Contracts]] | ||
**[[ | **[[D. Common Legal Matters in Contracts in Residential Care Admission and Transfer#Payment Default and Guarantee|Payment Default and Guarantee]]{{·}}[[D. Common Legal Matters in Contracts in Residential Care Admission and Transfer#Signing as a Substitute Decision-Maker|Signing as a Substitute Decision-Maker]]{{·}}[[D. Common Legal Matters in Contracts in Residential Care Admission and Transfer#Other Areas in Legal Issues in Admission and Transfer|Other Areas]] | ||
*'''[[E. Contractual Protections in Legal Issues in Admission and Transfer|E. Contractual Protections]] | *'''[[E. Contractual Protections in Legal Issues in Admission and Transfer|E. Contractual Protections]] | ||
*'''[[F. Consenting to Admission to a Care Facility|F. Consenting to Admission to a Care Facility]] | *'''[[F. Consenting to Admission to a Care Facility|F. Consenting to Admission to a Care Facility]] | ||
**[[Screening in Residential Care Admission and Transfer|Screening]]{{·}}[[ | **[[F. Consenting to Admission to a Care Facility#1. Screening in Residential Care Admission and Transfer|Screening]]{{·}}[[F. Consenting to Admission to a Care Facility#2. Assessing Capacity for Admission |Assessing Capacity for Admission]]{{·}}[[F. Consenting to Admission to a Care Facility#3. Consent|Consent]]{{·}}[[F. Consenting to Admission to a Care Facility#4. Use of the Mental Health Act to Admit Older Adults to Residential Care|Use of the Mental Health Act to Admit Older Adults to Residential Care]] | ||
*'''[[G. First Appropriate Bed Policy|G. First Appropriate Bed Policy]] | *'''[[G. First Appropriate Bed Policy|G. First Appropriate Bed Policy]] | ||
**[[What is "Appropriate" in First Appropriate Bed Policy|What is “Appropriate”?]]{{·}}[[The Effect of Declining an Offered Placement|The Effect of Declining an Offered Placement]] | **[[G. First Appropriate Bed Policy#1. What is "Appropriate" in First Appropriate Bed Policy|What is “Appropriate”?]]{{·}}[[G. First Appropriate Bed Policy#2. The Effect of Declining an Offered Placement|The Effect of Declining an Offered Placement]] | ||
*'''[[H.Advance Care Planning for Residential Care|Advance Care Planning]] | *'''[[H. Advance Care Planning for Residential Care|Advance Care Planning]] | ||
*'''[[I. Care Plans and Legal Issues in Admission and Transfer|I. Care Plans]] | *'''[[I. Care Plans and Legal Issues in Admission and Transfer|I. Care Plans]] | ||
*'''[[J. Admission Process for Special Individuals or Circumstances|J. Admission Process for Special Individuals or Circumstances]] | *'''[[J. Admission Process for Special Individuals or Circumstances|J. Admission Process for Special Individuals or Circumstances]] | ||
**[[Admission of Veterans | **[[J. Admission Process for Special Individuals or Circumstances#1. Admission of Veterans| Admission of Veterans]]{{·}}[[J. Admission Process for Special Individuals or Circumstances#2. Admission of Aboriginal Residents|Admission of Aboriginal Residents]]{{·}}[[J. Admission Process for Special Individuals or Circumstances#3. Admission of Spouses with Different Care Needs|Admission of Spouses with Different Care Needs]]{{·}}[[J. Admission Process for Special Individuals or Circumstances#4. Admission of Sponsored Immigrants Needing Care|Admission of Sponsored Immigrants Needing Care]] | ||
=== Chapter Four - Legal Issues When Living in Residential Care === | === Chapter Four - Legal Issues When Living in Residential Care === | ||
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Legal Issues in Residential Care: An Advocate's Manual is from the BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support.
Contents
Chapter One - Statutory Framework
Chapter Two - Residents' Bill of Rights
Chapter Three - Legal Issues in Admission and Transfer
Chapter Four - Legal Issues When Living in Residential Care
Chapter Five - Rights, Remedies and Problem Resolution
Chapter Six - Consent and Capacity
- B. Part 2 Health Care Consent
- The Conditions of Health Care Consent · Who Must Seek Consent for Health Care · What Is Meant by Health Care? · Consent Rights · The Consent Process · How Does a Person Give Consent? · Exceptions to Requiring Consent · Health Care at the Margins · Areas of Confusion about Health Care Consent in Residential CareExploiting Consent Loopholes?