b'RESIDENT CONSENTSupporting compliance with the Health Care Consent ActThe PoET program helps homes with resident-centred consent O ntarios Health Care Although the Act might be referencedThere are many reasons why theConsent Act (HCCA) laysin a long-term care homes policiesAct is more of an on paper thanout the rules for consentand some components might belived practice in long-term care. that apply to all regulated healthfollowed, the full framework itIn addition to the highly regulated professionals in Ontario, in any provides is not always lived in environment of Ontario long-settingoffices, clinics, hospitals,the day-to-day practices of frontlineterm care homes, there are also private homes and long-term staff, physicians, residents and perceptions of competing legalcare homes. family members. and regulatory obligations, misperceptions about decision-making roles, and the challenges caused by fluctuating capacityall occurring in the dynamic environment of a shared home.The PoET (Prevention of Error-based Transfers) Project is an ethics quality improvement project that encourages alignment with Ontarios Health Care Consent Act. PoET helps Ontario long-term care homes to meet their obligations related to consent, capacity and substitute decision making by helping them to implement changes to their decision-making environment, by providing education and other knowledge-based activities, and by engaging different stakeholders to encourage role clarity in decision-making.The PoET Project, founded byDrs. Jill Oliver and Paula Chidwick 32 LONG TERM CARE TODAY Fall/Winter 2024'