Long-term care provides specialized nursing and personal care services to individuals who can no longer live on their own, with family or home care supports. These services are provided while respecting each resident’s dignity and personal choices. Services are provided in both...
Islanders living in public long-term care will soon be paying less for their accommodation rates. The province is pleased to announce that the scheduled self-pay accommodation rate increase put into effect by the previous government has been cancelled. Also, the province is...
The provincial government is adding 100 new long-term care beds across the province to help more seniors access the care they need in their communities close to family and friends. The 100 beds will be added to private nursing homes in Belfast, Stratford, Charlottetown...
The Long-Term Care Capital Infrastructure Pilot Program is designed to provide approved Private Long-Term Care facilities with the opportunity to access financing of up to 100% of eligible project costs for new construction and/or fit-up of existing long-term care (LTC) facilities. This funding is intended to facilitate the creation of additional licensed long-term care beds, in areas of need and where a need for increased capacity is required. How much financing is available under this program? The Long-Term Care Capital Infrastructure Pilot Program will have two components: Capital Grant...
Spouses of long-term care residents will be able to stay in their own homes and communities longer with updates to long-term care regulations that will allow them to retain more of their family income. Effective February 1, 2020, changes to the long-term care subsidy assessment...
The maximum daily room rate in public long-term-care homes (manors) is changing from $92.19 to $105.78 per day, to align with private long-term-care rates. The change takes effect August 1 for new residents entering long-term care. Current residents will see the rate change on...
You are invited to apply to volunteer at a Health PEI long-term care home. As a volunteer, you provide a key link between our residents and the community. Our home and the lives of our residents are all the better due to the help of many generous volunteers like yourself. If you have time and talents you are willing to share with residents in long-term care, complete the online application below. What types of activities are offered to residents? A volunteer can contribute to a resident's well-being and comfort in many ways: one-on-one or in a group. You may choose from a variety of volunteer...
The provincial government is investing $3.9 million to upgrade cooling systems in private long-term and community care homes to improve comfort for residents. The Cooling and Capital Improvement Program is a one-year funding agreement to support cooling and other critical...
This report is a 2021 internal review of PEI's public and private long-term care sector commissioned by the Department of Health and Wellness.
Prince Edward Island Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Gastrointestinal Illness Outbreaks in Long Term Care and Community Care Facilities