Not necessarily -- even at Caritas and one other place we would ask parents/family members to take residents to appointments on occasion. We would send an "older" resident with them to ensure rules were followed. But sometimes, for some appointments it just didn't make sense to send staff or our own vehicles
That being said, "passes" after two weeks is hilarious to me.
Also: CBC said that the doctor said it was an issue that could distract from his recovery. A) that's hilarious because they use the right language but idiotic method but B) taken at face value, it might invoice Renata and she was asked to come up, thus the escalade.
We don't know what the actual purpose of the pass was. Just that he did some other stuff (drycleaning etc) while he was out.