Assisted Living Program

The Assisted Living Program is a residency-based program that provides funding to assist in non-medical, social support services to seniors, adults with chronic illness, and children and adults with disabilities (mental and physical) so that they can maintain functional independence and achieve greater self-reliance. There are three major components to the program including in-home care, adult foster care and institutional care. The latter is for eligible individuals in need of personal non-medical care on a 24 hour basis. The Assisted Living Program is available to all individuals residing on-reserve, or ordinarily resident on-reserve, who have been formally assessed by a health care professional (in a manner aligned with the relevant province or territory) as requiring services and who do not have the means to obtain such services themselves. The expected outcome for the Assisted Living program is that individuals maintain their independence for as long as possible while maximizing the quality of their daily experience at home and in the community.

Eligibility

The Assisted Living Program is available to all individuals residing on-reserve, or ordinarily resident on-reserve, who have been formally assessed by a health care professional (in a manner aligned with the relevant province or territory) as requiring services and who do not have the means to obtain such services themselves, or access to other federal or provincial/territorial sources of support, as confirmed by an assessment covering employability, family composition and age, and financial resources available to the household.

Additional Information:

• Background
• Questions and Answers
• Publications and Resources
• Forms:
  • Recipient Reporting Guide 2009-2010 - Section 8.1 Social Development - Assisted Living
  • Year-End Financial Reporting Handbook

More Information

For further information on the Assisted Living Program in your community, contact the AANDC regional office nearest you.