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Registered nurses hold a four-year baccalaureate degree in nursing from a Canadian university or its international equivalent. These nurses may specialize in a variety of areas such as surgery, geriatrics, psychiatrics, pediatrics, community health, occupational health, emergency, rehabilitation or oncology.  In the few residential care facilities that have  registered nurses, they may be the Director of Care. There are very few geriatric nurse specialists working residential care facilities in British Columbia.

The Licensees (Owners, Operators) of residential care facilities in British Columbia come from a very wide variety of backgrounds. The Licensee may be a not –for-profit society, a for-profit business (including a federal pension group), and in some cases, the local health authority.  Managers in many cases have a background in hospitality or management; some may have a background in health care.