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Overview of Legal Issues in Residential Care (view source)
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#To their local licensing office and their funding body, as well as to the affected resident’s family and the resident’s family doctor. | #To their local licensing office and their funding body, as well as to the affected resident’s family and the resident’s family doctor. | ||
#The Ombuds, Best of Care, pg.208 notes that the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority is the only exception. It has been inspecting private hospital facilities under the Hospital Act regularly since September 2007. | #The Ombuds, Best of Care, pg.208 notes that the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority is the only exception. It has been inspecting private hospital facilities under the Hospital Act regularly since September 2007. | ||
# For a short period of time in 2013-14, all health authorities provided online access to summary inspection reports for Hospital Act facilities. This information was accessible through the Ministry of Health’s Home and Community Care website. That is no longer the case. A particular health authority may provide summary, limited or no information on the private hospitals. | # For a short period of time in 2013-14, all health authorities provided online access to summary inspection reports for residential care and Hospital Act facilities. This information was accessible through the Ministry of Health’s Home and Community Care website. That is no longer the case. A particular health authority may provide summary, limited or no information on the care facilities and private hospitals. Interior Health provides inspection information for both types in a table form, but only identifying if there has been a critcal or non critical infraction and with no other information. However, Interior Health has developed a useful summary of "substantiated complaints" based on inspections which can be accessed online: https://www.interiorhealth.ca/YourEnvironment/ResidentialCareFacilities/Documents/Substantiated-Complaints-in-Seniors-Care-Facilities.pdf. In contrast Fraser Health provides summary inspection reports on residential care facilities but not private hospitals; Island Health identifies there there has been a routine or non routine visit, and if there are any conditions on the residential care facility or private hospital. Northern Health also provides very limited information and most of the hospitals have not received an inspection in over 3 years. Vancouver Coastal in comparison provides much more comprehensive and transparent information. As of February 2015 it has a beta website with inspection reports for residential care facilities and private hospitals, with links to the report. It identifies oustanding infractions and outstanding Bill of Rights infraction. Online: https://inspections.vcha.ca/. Vancouver Coastal also has a Legacy Inspection Report website online with older inspection reports: http://vchlegacyinspections.ca/. | ||
#CCALA, s.22. | #CCALA, s.22. | ||
#CCALA facilities are required only to ensure that either a medical or nurse practitioner can be contacted in an emergency. However the funding agreement with the health authority may require a registered nurse to be on site. | #CCALA facilities are required only to ensure that either a medical or nurse practitioner can be contacted in an emergency. However the funding agreement with the health authority may require a registered nurse to be on site. | ||