This booklet answers some questions commonly asked about entering a nursing home and applying for financial assistance. It touches on the services offered and explains how the Department of Social Development processes admissions into nursing homes.
The booklet includes:
- Nursing home admission
- Your rights in a nursing home
- Nursing home costs
- The Financial assessment
- Applicants living alone
- Applicants with a spouse or dependents at home
- Applicants with a spouse also needing long term care
- Deciding what do with your house
- OAS & GIS payments
