Special Care Homes
Provided by: Saskatchewan Health Authority
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Service Description
A Special Care Home is the legal entity within which long-term care services are provided. All must operate in accordance with standards set by the Ministry of Health. Special Care Homes provide care for individuals when their needs can no longer be met in the community.
- Run by the Saskatchewan Health Authority or operated by a provider that has a contract with the health authority.
- A variety of care options are available and determined in the assessment process, including:
- Planned respite care
- For people who normally live at home but are dependent on family for support
- Provides temporary relief to families or other primary care providers
- Bookings must be made in advance of requested dates and will depend on available beds
- Includes a standard fee plus costs of medications and some personal supplies
- Emergency respite care
- Provides short-term care where there is a sudden and unexpected change to a person’s support system and the person requires 24-hour supervision
- Includes a standard fee plus cost of transportation to and from a facility, and all costs for medications and some personal supplies
- Adult day programs
- Maintains and increases ability to perform activities of daily living
- Prevents premature admission to a special care home
- Provides relief to the individual’s family and caregivers
- Includes a standard fee
- Convalescence
- A period of additional recovery time following surgery or serious illness, usually following a stay in hospital
- Provides the opportunity to recover in health and independence to safely return to the community setting.
- Palliative care
- Provides active, compassionate care to people in the final stages of a serious, incurable disease, when a cure or prolongation of life is no longer the objective
- Emphasizes quality of life, maintenance of human dignity, comfort and concern for residents and their support network.
- Planned respite care
Eligibility
Individuals with needs that can no longer be met in the community.
Application Process
Contact to be assigned an Assessor Coordinator/Client Care Coordinator who will review, determine the type of care required, and approve admission to a special care home. Assessments ensure that available beds go to individuals with the highest need and living at the greatest risk.
If a bed is not immediately available, individuals will be placed on a wait list. While waiting, they will be offered support, such as home care.
Care needs will also be reviewed regularly while waiting, so it is important to let the Assessor Coordinator/Client Care Coordinator know of any significant changes in health that could affect the admission to a special care home.
Individuals will be contacted by the Saskatchewan Health Authority as soon as accommodation is available.
Fees
Residents of special care homes pay a fee (a resident charge) based on personal income. Charge is based on annual reported income from Line 15000 of their Income Tax Return.
A resident pays the standard resident charge ($1,377 at January 1, 2025) plus 57.5% of the portion of their income between $1,864 and $5,432.
For married residents (including common-law couples), the couple's income is combined, divided equally, and then the above formula is applied.
The Ministry of Health continues to subsidize approximately 80% of the overall provincewide cost of long-term care.
For further information, visit the website or contact the Income Assessment Operations Unit (1-800-667-4884 toll-free).
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- Online Information: Conditions, Illnesses, Services, and Wellness
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- Quality Care and Patient Safety: Patient or Client Concerns and Feedback
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