CRISTA Senior Living treats each resident with the utmost dignity as one whom God made and loves. CRISTA accepts the Holy Bible as God’s Word and recognizes this as our authority for faith and practice. CRISTA policy is formulated after a careful study of Biblical teachings. As a result of our consideration of Biblical teaching, we affirm that life is ordained and sustained by God. We also recognize that when all reasonable efforts to maintain life are exhausted that death is the end of the natural process of life. As Christians, we also affirm life eternal.
The informed and competent resident has the right to refuse or forego treatment and is the primary decision-maker for his/her own care. We encourage discussion with the primary physician and family regarding end-of-life decisions.
To the extent that CRISTA Senior Living is considered a Health Care Provider under RCW 70.245.010(6) of Washington’s Death with Dignity Act (I-1000), CRISTA Senior Living will not participate in a resident’s decision to self-administer pursuant to RCW 70.245.190. Should a resident transfer to a new health care facility for this purpose, CRISTA Senior Living shall, upon the resident’s request, provide a copy of relevant medical records to the new health care facility.
For more information refer to the brochure “Your Legal Right to Make Decisions About Health Care and Advance Directives in Washington State 1999”.
Updated on 3/10/09