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===Residential Care Facilities come under the Community Care Facilities Act=== | ===Residential Care Facilities come under the Community Care Facilities Act=== | ||
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* Community Care and Assisted Living Act ([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|55]]) This Act and its related Residential Care Regulation ([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|56]]) govern approximately 70 per cent of residential care facility beds in British Columbia. Together they set the mandatory minimum health and safety standards in these facilities, as well as the requirements for staffing, food service, medication administration and other matters.([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|57]]) | * '''Community Care and Assisted Living Act''' ([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|55]]) This Act and its related Residential Care Regulation ([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|56]]) govern approximately 70 per cent of residential care facility beds in British Columbia. Together they set the mandatory minimum health and safety standards in these facilities, as well as the requirements for staffing, food service, medication administration and other matters.([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|57]]) | ||
* Residential Care Regulation [RCR] many of the details of the RCR will be set out in the following chapters. Under this regulation, the people who live in the residential care facilities are referred to as “persons in care”. In everyday practice, they are referred to as “residents”. | * '''Residential Care Regulation [RCR]''' many of the details of the RCR will be set out in the following chapters. Under this regulation, the people who live in the residential care facilities are referred to as “persons in care”. In everyday practice, they are referred to as “residents”. | ||
In general, this set of regulations establishes the minimum standards of the care facility, the requirements for staffing[[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|58]]), admissions,([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|59]]) care ([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|60]]) and care plans ([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|61]]), nutrition,([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|62]]) medication,([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|63]]) the use of restraints,([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|64]]) and “reportable incidents”.([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|65]]) It requires the operator to have written policies and procedures in place in relation to care and supervision of persons in care,([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|66]]) including falls prevention.([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|67]]) | In general, this set of regulations establishes the minimum standards of the care facility, the requirements for staffing[[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|58]]), admissions,([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|59]]) care ([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|60]]) and care plans ([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|61]]), nutrition,([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|62]]) medication,([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|63]]) the use of restraints,([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|64]]) and “reportable incidents”.([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|65]]) It requires the operator to have written policies and procedures in place in relation to care and supervision of persons in care,([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|66]]) including falls prevention.([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|67]]) | ||