Assisted living registration

A buyer of an assisted living residence meets this when checking that the home can lawfully keep operating. The BC government says all publicly subsidized and private pay assisted living operators in British Columbia must register their residences with the Assisted Living Registry. This entry covers British Columbia only; check the rules where the residence is.

What the registrar can do

The minister designates the assisted living registrar. The registrar may inspect registered residences and, within a prescribed period after an inspection, must publish a report summarizing its findings, except for complaints it finds frivolous, vexatious or unsubstantiated. The registrar may suspend or cancel a registration, attach conditions to it or vary those conditions if, in the registrar’s opinion, the registrant no longer complies with the Act or regulations or has contravened a relevant enactment or a registration condition.

What to ask

• Is the residence on the registry, and in whose name is it registered?
• Are any conditions attached, and are inspection or complaint reports published?
• How does the sale change who the registrant is, and what does the registrar need to be told?

See what licences transfer when I buy a business and the entry on retirement home licence.