November 9, 2016
Health Care Consent, Aging and Dementia: Mapping Law and Practice in British Columbia
Overview The Canadian Centre for Elder Law (“CCEL”) collaborated with the Alzheimer Society of British Columbia (“The Society”) to lead a project which examined the law, policy and practice of consent to health care in the context of aging and dementia. The project was funded by the Law Foundation of Read more…
September 29, 2013
Rationalizing and Harmonization of BC Common-Law Tests of Capacity
It is basic law that mental disability or illness does not, in and of itself, leave a person incapable under the law to carry out transactions, enter into relationships, or manage his or her affairs. The law’s focus is on the degree of mental disability or illness. If a person’s Read more…
September 21, 2013
Assisted Living Reform Project
There is a spectrum of housing options for older adults in British Columbia, with independent living on one end and long term residential care on the other. This project focused on the middle point in the spectrum – assisted living. Assisted living combines elements of independent living with some personal Read more…
September 2, 2013
DEAR: Dental Elder Abuse Response
Project Goals
The Canadian Centre for Elder Law is working with Runnymede Dental Centre in Toronto to develep materials and training focused on preventing abuse and neglect of older people, and supporting older adults to develop advance care plans around dental care and oral health.
The DEAR project has three fundamental goals:
July 28, 2013
Understanding the Lived Experience of Supported Decision Making
The Representation Agreement Act is recognized as pioneer legislation, being one of the first supported decision-making legal regimes in the world. Other Canadian jurisdictions have since enacted legislation that recognizes supported or assisted decision-making to some degree, using different language and legal frameworks, generally as part of adult guardianship and Read more…