This training module provides information generally on restraints. Each home must also have a written policy that says how they will try to avoid using restraints whenever possible. You must review this policy prior to working your first shift in the home. The policy must say when they will use restraints and explain what the law allows them to do.

The content of this training module has been adapted from Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)’s Residents Bill of Rights booklet and the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)’s Educational Tools on Understanding Restraints .

You can read more about restraint use, alternative approaches to restraints, documentation and consent, with the following resources:
Patient Restraints Minimization Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 16.
RNAO Best Practice Guideline: Promoting Safety: Alternative Approaches to the Use of Restraints
CNO’s Documentation standard
CNO’s Consent guidelines