18. In the case of a category 2 private seniors’ residence comprising fewer than 200 rental units, at least 1 person of full age who is a staff member must be present at all times in the residence to ensure supervision. The minimum is increased to 2 persons for a residence comprising 200 rental units or more; between 9:00 p.m. on a given day and 8:00 a.m. the next day, however, one of the 2 staff members may be replaced by a resident, a supervising lessee or a volunteer of the residence if the building sheltering the residence is fully protected by a sprinkler system.
In the case of a residence comprising fewer than 10 rental units, an operator who lives in the residence may occasionally, for periods of less than 8 hours and only between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., have the residence supervised by a person of full age other than a resident.
Every person present in the residence to ensure supervision pursuant to this section must hold an attestation of completion of one of the training programs referred to in subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph of section 28.
259-2018O.C. 259-2018, s. 18; 1574-2022O.C. 1574-2022, s. 1711a.