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*'''[[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#1. Payment Default and | **[[D. Common Legal Matters in Contracts in Residential Care Admission and Transfer#1. Payment Default and Guarantees|Payment Default and Guarantee]]{{·}}[[D. Common Legal Matters in Contracts in Residential Care Admission and Transfer#2. Signing as a Substitute Decision-Maker|Signing as a Substitute Decision-Maker (SDM)]]{{·}}[[D. Common Legal Matters in Contracts in Residential Care Admission and Transfer#3. Other Areas|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]] | ||
**[[F. Consenting to Admission to a Care Facility#1. Screening | **[[F. Consenting to Admission to a Care Facility#1. Screening|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]] | ||
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Legal Issues in Residential Care: An Advocate's Manual is from the BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support.
Contents[edit]
Chapter One - Statutory Framework[edit]
Chapter Two - Residents' Bill of Rights[edit]
Chapter Three - Legal Issues in Admission and Transfer[edit]
Chapter Four - Legal Issues When Living in Residential Care[edit]
Chapter Five - Rights, Remedies and Problem Resolution[edit]
- E. Directing Concerns to Health Authorities
- Patient Care Quality Office · Patient Care Quality Review Board · Community Care Licensing Offices · Local Ethics Committees · BC Care Aide and Community Health Worker Registry · Directing Concerns to External Bodies · Directing Concerns to Review Boards · Addressing Systemic Concerns: BC Seniors Advocate
Chapter Six - Consent and Capacity[edit]
- 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 Care · Information Rights · Exploiting Consent Loopholes?
Chapter Seven - Substitute Decision-Making[edit]
About this Wikibook[edit]
About the BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support[edit]
The BC CEAS is a non-profit charitable organization located in British Columbia, Canada. We are committed to:
- Protecting the legal rights of older adults;
- Increasing access to justice for older adults;
- Informing the public about elder abuse; and
- Providing supportive programs for older adults who have been abused.
Find out more at bcceas.ca/