Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Residential Services Branch
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
From 1991 to 1993 the branch reported to the Ministry of Community and Social Services. In 1994 it was transferred to the Ministry of Health under the Long-Term Care Division.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Residential Services Branch administers legislation, policies and programs relating to the operation of provincialy funded long-term care facilities, i.e., nursing homes and homes for the aged.
Nursing homes are operated either be for-profit or non-profit organizations. Homes for the aged are operated either by municipalities or by non-profit charitable organizations.
The branch monitors compliance, investigates serious incidents and all complaints, and issues licenses (in nursing homes) to ensure legislated standards are met.
Address
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
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Category of relationship
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Description of relationship
Related entity
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
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Description of relationship
Access points area
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Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Morrison