Personal Care & Facility Consent
Personal Care
Personal care is an area of authority that can ONLY be covered in a Representation Agreement.
Personal care under an RA7 or an RA9 can include:
- shelter or living arrangements (where you live and with whom) – scroll down for specifics on specific procedures for admission to certain care facilities, like long-term care;
- assessment and planning for support or services;
- arranging and managing support or services, including staff who are paid privately to provide care;
- diet preferences;
- exercise;
- spiritual matters;
- care of pets;
- personal safety and contact with others;
- participation in activities.
You can authorize your representative to assist you with decisions about these matters in the event you need help speaking up for yourself due to the challenges that can come with aging as well as in case of illness, injury or disability. Decisions about these and similar issues can affect your quality-of-life; choose a representative you trust and who knows you.
A Representation Agreement under section 9 (RA9) can cover additional personal care matters. Read the RA9 fact sheet at the following link.
Facility Consent
The BC Ministry of Health implemented legislation governing ‘Consent to Care Facility Admission’ on November 4, 2019.
Click to view the Nidus fact sheet on Consent for Admission to Care Facility in BC
Nidus has received some feedback about the new legislation and procedures – you can also take your questions or concerns to your MLA and BC government Cabinet Ministers.
