Powers and Duties of Administrators
5. An administrator, (a) is responsible to the council of the municipality that establishes and maintains the home, the councils of the municipalities that establish and maintain a joint home or to the board, as the case may be, for, (i) the proper performance of his or her duties under the Act and this Regulation, (ii) the efficient management and operation of the home, (iii) keeping the records, completing the forms and making the returns required by the Act and this Regulation, and (iv) maintaining the confidentiality of all records and protecting the privacy and rights of the residents; (b), (c) Revoked: O. Reg. 372/94, s. 3 (2). (d) shall, if possible, when making plans regarding the transfer, discharge or restraint of a resident, involve the person who is lawfully authorized to make a decision on behalf of the resident concerning the resident’s personal care; (e) shall ensure that a written record is kept of clothing, valuables and other personal effects brought by the applicant to the home upon admission or acquired by him or her from time to time after admission; (f) shall ensure that a written record is kept of all illnesses, transfers, discharges and deaths of residents; (g) is responsible for the receipt from, and the disbursement to, residents of money held for residents in the trust account established under section 53 and for keeping a written record of all those receipts and disbursements; (h) shall organize a continuing program of varied and meaningful activities designed to stimulate the interests of residents including handicrafts, continuous learning, activation programs approved by the Director, recreation and entertainment to enhance the residents’ lifestyle within the home and, where appropriate, in the community; (i) shall encourage the participation of volunteer groups and individuals from the community including a Home Auxiliary in the program of varied and meaningful activities for residents; (j) shall allocate proper accommodation to residents taking into consideration the type of care needed; (k) shall not relocate any resident without a planned program of counselling and orientation and, where possible, consultation with the person who is lawfully authorized to make a decision on behalf of the resident concerning the resident’s personal care; (l) shall purchase provisions for the home; (m) shall ensure that residents are given sufficient food of good quality and adequate nutritional value; (n) shall ensure that a separate written record is kept of special diets for residents prescribed by the physician for the home or the attending physician under subsection 26 (12); (o) shall ensure that an adequate supply of books, other published material and current periodicals and newspapers is available for residents at all times; (p) shall ensure that there are adequate and regular opportunities in the home for residents who so desire to participate in religious services; (q) shall certify all bills and accounts of the home; (r) shall establish and follow a regular procedure for the hearing of any grievance of any resident of the home, take such corrective steps as he or she considers necessary in respect of the grievance and maintain a written record of all such hearings; (s) shall ensure that adequate supervision is provided at all times for the security and protection of the home and residents; (t) in accordance with section 27 of the Coroners Act, shall give notice of the death of a resident to a coroner other than a coroner who is the physician for the home in which the deceased resident was residing at the time of his or her death; (u) shall co-operate in any program established under the Elderly Persons Centres Act which could be of benefit or interest to the residents of the home; (v) Revoked: O. Reg. 587/94, s. 5. (w) shall prepare and maintain an organization chart, details of staff benefits and a job description and salary scale for each staff position established under subsection 12 (3) of the Act. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 637, s. 5; O. Reg. 371/93, s. 2; O. Reg. 372/94, s. 3; O. Reg. 587/94, s. 5.