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Overview of Legal Issues in Residential Care (view source)
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* Accommodation | * Accommodation | ||
* 24-hour care | * 24-hour care | ||
* Meals, housekeeping, laundry, recreational activity programs, emergency response([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|5]]) | * Meals, housekeeping, laundry, recreational activity programs, emergency response ([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|5]]) | ||
* Personal care assistance | * Personal care assistance | ||
* Other services such as physical therapy, social work and nutritional support | * Other services such as physical therapy, social work and nutritional support | ||
* A secure environment. | * A secure environment. | ||
British Columbia’s residential care facilities differ from other types of accommodation, services and support such as assisted living facilities in the types of health care services and support (“prescribed services”) that can be provided there, as well as the numbers, and intensity of services and support. | British Columbia’s residential care facilities differ from other types of accommodation, services and support such as assisted living facilities in the types of health care services and support (“prescribed services”) that can be provided there, as well as the numbers, and intensity of services and support. Residential care facilities must provide three or more “prescribed services”([[Introduction, Chapter One and Two of Legal Issues in Residential Care References|6]]) These services include: | ||
:(a) Regular assistance to the person with activities of daily living, including eating, mobility, dressing, grooming, bathing or personal hygiene; | :(a) Regular assistance to the person with activities of daily living, including eating, mobility, dressing, grooming, bathing or personal hygiene; | ||