Difference between revisions of "Sources and Resources for Adult Guardianship (15:VII)"

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''Elder and Guardianship Mediation Report'', Canadian Centre for Elder Law, 2012, online at  

''Elder Mediation'', Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, 2012.  

''How You Can Help: Option for Helping Adults Who Cannot Manage Financial and Legal Matters on Their Own'', Public Guardian and Trustee of BC, December 2014, online at  

''O’Brien’s Encyclopaedia of Forms'', 11th ed, V., c 34, 1988.  

''Protecting Adults from Abuse, Neglect and Self Neglect'', Public Guardian and Trustee of BC, December 2014, online at   

'''Seniors First BC (Formerly known as the BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support)'''

Vancouver, BC V6Z 2M4

Email: info@seniorsfirstbc.ca  

Seniors First BC is a provincial organization dedicated to providing legal information on issues related to older adults and the law, particularly issues involving abuse, Powers of Attorney, Representation Agreements, and consumer fraud.  Seniors First BC also staffs an Elder Law clinic that provides free legal services to older adults who would not otherwise be able to access justice due to low income or other barriers

E-mail: ccels@bcli. org

CCEL is a national non-profit organization that conducts legal research, law reform, outreach and public education on the law as it relates to older adults.  The CCEL has produced a number of practical tools and guidance for legal professionals, financial service providers, social workers, health care workers, caregivers, advocates, volunteers, and the public.   

Website: http://www.bccrns.ca  

CRNs are located throughout BC.  They seek to increase community coordination in response to abuse and neglect, through a focus on community development, education, prevention, and advocacy.  They work to establish networks of community and government agencies, and local businesses to facilitate these goals.  

E-mail: react@vch.ca

Vancouver Coastal Health is a Designated Agency under the ''AGA''.  VCH React provides educational materials to help health care providers recognize and respond to abuse, neglect and self-neglect of vulnerable adults.  Each health authority has a similar program.  The following contact and phone numbers are provided by the Public Guardian and Trustee website Assessment and Investigations page http://www.trustee.bc.ca/services/services-to-adults/Pages/assessment-and-investigation-services.aspx

* '''Fraser Health''': 1-877-REACT-08 (1-877-732-2808); react@fraserhealth.ca

: https://www.fraserhealth.ca/health-topics-a-to-z/adult-abuse-and-neglect/getting-help-for-adult-abuse-and-neglect#.W9vJ-GhKiUk

* '''Northern Health''': Prince George Adult Protection Line 250-565-7414

* '''Vancouver Island Health Authority''':

E-mail: info@nidus.ca

Nidus provides public legal education on personal planning and related matters, specializing in Representation Agreements.  They have made available on their website various factsheets and guides on personal planning matters, as well as self-help forms for creating Representation Agreements.  Nidus also operates a centralized registry for personal planning documents, which allows for secure, online storage of planning documents and the option to allow third parties like hospitals and financial institutions to search for your record.  

E-mail: mail@trustee.bc.ca

The Public Guardian and Trustee produces publications on various aspects of adult guardianship as noted above.  The PGT can conduct investigations where there are concerns of financial abuse, neglect or self-neglect.  The PGT acts as a committee, when required, and may agree to act as an attorney.  The PGT may also make health care decisions as a Temporary Substitute Decision Maker.  The PGT remains bound by statutory law and is established under the ''Public Guardian and Trustee Act'', RSBC 1996, c 383 [''PGTA''].