The sponsor is responsible for meeting the person’s basic requirements which includes: food, clothing, a place to live, fuel, utilities, household supplies, personal requirements, and health care not provided by public health. The sponsor is also responsible for costs such as the co-payment fees for a residential care facility as well as all medical expenses not covered by the provincial health plan.
===Chapter Resources===
====Health Authorities’ Guidebooks for Residential Care====
=====Fraser Health=====
Residential Care in Fraser Health. [http://www.fraserhealth.ca/media/Residential_Care_in_FraserHealthweb.pdf www.fraserhealth.ca/media/Residential_Care_in_FraserHealthweb.pdf]
=====Vancouver Island Health=====
[http://www.viha.ca/NR/rdonlyres/4CFF2480-72D7-4B1A-B489-D0A68B4BBC4F/0/viha_residential_care_guide.pdf www.viha.ca/NR/rdonlyres/4CFF2480-72D7-4B1A-B489-D0A68B4BBC4F/0/viha_residential_care_guide.pdf]
=====BC Care Provider Association=====
Residential Care Health and Safety Guidelines: A guidebook.
:Online: [http://www.bccare.ca/wp-content/uploads/bccare_safety_grid_v11.pdf www.bccare.ca/wp-content/uploads/bccare_safety_grid_v11.pdf]
{{REVIEWED | reviewer = BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support, June 2014}}
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