What is the test for providing the "necessaries of life" in a residential care home?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from H.S.S. v. S.H.D., 2016 BCSC 1300 (CanLII):
The provision of the “necessaries of life” extends beyond the delivery of basic food, shelter, and adequate clothing. The term must be given a contextual analysis and will vary according to the reasonable expectations of the applicant: Lougheed v. Lougheed, 2007 BCCA 396 at paras. 23, 25.
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