Book “Legal Issues in Residential Care”
Title:
Legal Issues in Residential Care
Subtitle:
An Advocate's Manual
Language:
English
Contents:
- Chapter: Introduction
- Introduction and Forward
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter: 1-Statutory Framework
- Overview of Legal Issues in Residential Care
- Legal Frameworks of Residential Care
- Other Key Laws and Regulations
- Chapter One Resources and Appendix
- Chapter: 2-Resident's Bill of Rights
- Understanding the Bill of Rights and Residential Care
- Key Bill of Rights Provisions for Residential Care
- Protecting and Enforcing Rights in Residential Care
- Chapter: 3-Legal Issues in Admission and Transfer
- Introduction to Legal Issues in Admission and Transfer
- Admission to the Residential Care Facility
- Terms in Admission Agreements and Contracts
- Common Legal Matters in Contracts
- Contractual Protections in Admission and Transfer
- Consenting to Admission to a Care Facility
- First Appropriate Bed Policy
- Advance Care Planning
- Care Plans and Legal Issues in Admission and Transfer
- Residential Care Admission Process for Special Individuals or Circumstances
- Chapter Three Resources and Appendix
- Chapter: 4-Legal Issues when Living in Residential Care
- Common Care Issues
- Six Pressing Issues when Living in Residential Care
- Chapter Four Resources and Appendix
- Chapter: 5-Rights, Remedies and Problem Resolution
- The Need for Effective Remedies and Problem Resolution in Residential Care
- The Basic Recourse Process under CCALA
- Starting Points for Problem Resolution
- Operator Responsibilities in Residential Care
- Directing Concerns to Health Authorities
- Directing Concerns to External Bodies
- A Final Note on Rights, Remedies and Problem Resolution in Residential Care
- Chapter Five Resources and Appendix
- Chapter: 6-Consent and Capacity
- Introduction to Consent and Capacity
- Health Care Consent
- Care Planning
- Personal Care and Consent
- Other Consent Issues
- Chapter Six Resources and Appendix
- Chapter: 7-Substitute Decision-Making
- Introduction: A Right to Decide
- Types of Substitute Decision-Making in Residential Care
- Chapter Seven Resources and Appendix