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 care facility admission;
• 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.

See Representation Agreement

Facility Consent

The BC Ministry of Health hopes to implement proposed legislation governing ‘Consent to Care Facility Admission’ in April 2019.

Previously, planning for consent to care facility admission has been covered by Representation Agreements. The proposed amendments do not recognize Representation Agreements as a tool for planning for care facility admission.

Click to view a copy of Nidus’ October 2018 presentation on Consent to Health Care and Consent to Facility Care

The presentation includes questions about the proposed amendments for Consent to Facility Care – if you have questions or concerns, contact your  MLA and Cabinet Ministers.