Care Services (Meaning)

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Date Retrieved:	2024-09-28
CLNP Page ID:	2416
Page Categories:	[Care Homes (LTB)]
Citation:	Care Services (Meaning), CLNP 2416, <https://rvt.link/da>, retrieved on 2024-09-28
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Last Updated:	2024/09/27

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Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c. 17

2 (1) In this Act,

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“care home” means a residential complex that is occupied or intended to be occupied by persons for the purpose of receiving care services, whether or not receiving the services is the primary purpose of the occupancy; (“maison de soins”)

“care services” means, subject to the regulations, health care services, rehabilitative or therapeutic services or services that provide assistance with the activities of daily living; (“services en matière de soins”)

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O. Reg. 516/06: GENERAL (under Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c. 17)

2. (1) As part of health care services, rehabilitative services, therapeutic services and services that provide assistance with the activities of daily living, the following are included in the definition of “care services” in subsection 2 (1) of the Act:

1. Nursing care.

2. Administration and supervision of medication prescribed by a medical doctor.

3. Assistance with feeding.

4. Bathing assistance.

5. Incontinence care.

6. Dressing assistance.

7. Assistance with personal hygiene.

8. Ambulatory assistance.

9. Personal emergency response services. O. Reg. 516/06, s. 2 (1).

(2) The following services are included in the definition of “care services” in subsection 2 (1) of the Act if they are provided along with any service set out in subsection (1):

1. Recreational or social activities.

2. Housekeeping.

3. Laundry services.

4. Assistance with transportation. O. Reg. 516/06, s. 2 (2).