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Preventing Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults
Moving to Community Care or a Long Term Care Facility
A long term care facility is a facility that provides 24-hour nursing care and supervision to people who have been assessed as needing to live in a place with 24-hour access to nursing staff. In Prince Edward Island, there are many long term care facilities – about half are privately operated and the rest are…
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In Canada, only physicians and nurse practitioners are permitted to provide a patient with Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). The Criminal Code of Canada was amended in 2016 to allow these professionals to provide a MAID service without being criminally charged as long as they follow all applicable rules outlined in the Criminal Code and…
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