FAMILY Court of Nova Scotia
Citation: Nova Scotia (Health) v. A.E.P., 2014 NSFC 2
Date: 20140120
Docket: Yarmouth No. F.C. No. APA 082193
Registry: Yarmouth
Between:
Minister of Health for the Province of Nova Scotia
Applicant
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A.E.P.
Respondent
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Judge: |
The Honourable Judge John D. Comeau, JFC |
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Heard: |
November 20, 2013, in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia |
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Issues: |
Review. Adult in need of protection
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Summary: |
This is a review of an order finding the Respondent an adult in need of protection. The Respondent A.E.P. agrees she is in need of protection but requests to return home with the assistance of the Minister. She is presently residing in a nursing home having been placed there by the Minister.
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Result: |
The Court applied the principles set out in the Supreme Court of Canada of Nova Scotia (Minister of Health) v. J.J. (2005) SCC 12, and found the Minister cannot place the adult in a nursing home and then leave the person there. The Minister was ordered to provide services for transition, other than those provided by the home, to be certain the adult was happy and secure in the nursing home. |
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