A nursing home, which is usually referred to as a ‘Residential Care Facility’ is designed for individuals who need 24 hour a day professional nursing care, who have complex care needs, and whose needs can no longer be met at home. In BC a care facility or nursing home is defined as “a facility that is licensed to provide care for 3 or more people who are dependent on a caregiver for assistance with three or more prescribed services”. Prescribed services include:
- regular assistance with Activities of Daily Living (eating, mobility, dressing, grooming, bathing, and personal hygiene)
- medication storage, administration, and monitoring
- maintenance or management of cash
- monitoring food intake and/or special diets
- behavioural management and intervention
- psychosocial or physical rehabilitative therapy