A licensee must ensure the health, safety and well-being of individuals being cared for in his/her facility, and comply with the requirements of the Act, Regulation and Standards of Practice. As a licensed care provider you are required to review and become familiar with the legislation.
The following forms and publications provide a wealth of information that will be useful in assisting you with your day to day operations.
Forms
- Application form (PDF) - Northern Health
- Criminal Record Check - Government of BC
- Forms to accompany the audits and more manual - Government of BC
- Reportable incident (Fillable PDF) - Northern Health
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Branch publications
- Advanced directives and care plans - Government of BC
- Agreement in writing to the use of restraints (PDF) - Government of BC
- Guidelines for the development of resident or family council (PDF) - Government of BC
- Incident reporting of aggressive or unusual behaviour in adult residential care facilities (PDF) - Government of BC
- Immunization of adult persons in residential care (PDF) - Government of BC
- Planning for your care needs: Help in selecting a residential care facility (PDF) - Ministry of Health
- Residents Bill of Rights - Government of BC
- What is a family and/or resident council - Government of BC
Fact sheets
- Care plans (PDF) - Northern Health
- Hiring and staffing and due diligence in residential care (PDF) - Ministry of Health
- Hiring a new manager (PDF) - Northern Health
- Incident reporting in licensed care facilities (PDF) - Northern Health
- Inspection and risk assessment process (PDF) - Northern Health
- Policies in residential care (PDF) - Ministry of Health
- Resolving disputes (PDF) - Northern Health
- Smoking in residential care (PDF) - Ministry of Health
Other publications and resources
- Assisted living and residential care fire and life safety (PDF) - Ministry of Health
- Audits and more manual (PDF) - Ministry of Health
- Audit tools to accompany the audits and more manual (PDF) - Government of BC
- Canada’s Food Guide - Government of Canada
- Emergency preparedness and disaster guide (PDF) - Northern Health
- Meals and more manual (PDF) - Ministry of Health