Ontario. Residential Services Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Residential Services Branch

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

      1991-

      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

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Health (1972-1999)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA42

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Health controls Ontario. Residential Services Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1991-1993

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services (1972-2018)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA35

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Community and Social Services controls Ontario. Residential Services Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1994-1997

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA2148

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

      Status

      Preliminary

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Morrison