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In 2009 BC Care Providers Association developed a summary classification of residents for their organization. This table is a modified version of that classification, with more focus on the “typical “ residents. Most residents in care facilities fall into Groups 1, 2 and 3. A small minority may come within Groups 4 or 5, some of whom may be living in specialized units.

;GROUP 1:

Residents with severe behavioural problems, destructive, aggressive, violent. May or may not be independently mobile.

;College of Dietitians of BC: