Long Term Care Facilities - Island Health Authority

Disability Services, Home Health Care, Housing / Shelter, and Services for Seniors

Provided by Island Health

Publicly subsidized Long-Term Care homes that provide 24-hour professional care and supervision to adults in a supportive and secure environment.
Publicly subsidized Long-Term Care Services are available to adults with complex medical and cognitive care needs, with an assessed and urgent need for 24-hour care. Services are aimed at meeting the complex health needs of those admitted to a care home, and include:
  • Accommodation
  • 24-hour nursing care
  • Other professional services such as nursing, physical therapy, social work and nutritional support
  • Hospitality services (meals, housekeeping, recreational activity programs, emergency response)
  • Personal care assistance
  • End-of-life care and information.
Please refer to the Island Health Long-Term Care Options webpage for detailed information, including Guides, Handouts, and other booklets

Eligibility and Access Information
  • Placement in a publicly subsidized long-term care facility is based on the urgency of the individual’s current care needs, not anticipated decline. Only clients who meet eligibility criteria will be placed on a waitlist.
  • Patient may be eligible if they meet Home and Community Care citizenship and provincial residency requirements, and admission criteria for one of Island Health's long-term care homes.
  • An Island Health Case Manager will determine eligibility by conducting a thorough, standardized assessment of need and urgency for long-term care.
  • The results of the assessment may be to provide a range of services in the home and community to enhance care and support that the patient is already receiving. The goal is to remain in the comfort of the home as long as the patient is safe, and their care needs can be met.
  • If there is a hospital visit/stay, the hospital care team there will work with the Case Manager to assist the patient in the wait for placement in long-term care, if applicable.
  • When the time comes to move to long-term care, the Case Manager will guide the patient and family through the process to ensure everyone knows what to expect at each stage.
Note: There are options if the patient is not eligible for subsidized long-term care; please refer to the Island Health webpage for this information.

Don't Have a Case Manager? Anyone can self-refer by calling the Community Access / Intake Centre for their local area:
  • South Island Victoria Community Access Centre: 250-388-2273 OR 1-888-533-2273
  • Central Island Nanaimo Community Access Centre: 250-739-5749 OR 1-866-928-4988
  • North Island Central Intake: 250-331-8570 OR 1-866-928-4988

Location finder: https://www.islandhealth.ca/our...

Website: https://www.islandhealth.ca/learn...

Cost: Fees may apply

Referral options:

  • Self-referral
  • Home Health and Community Health Case Manager referral

Details: To Self Refer call one of the above telephone numbers

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Service area: Island Health Area + show cities

Service area cities: Alert Bay, Bamfield, Black Creek, Brentwood Bay, Campbell River, Cathedral Grove, Chemainus, Cobble Hill, Comox, Coombs, Cortes Island, Courtenay, Cumberland, Deep Bay, Denman Island, Duncan, Fanny Bay, Gabriola Island, Galiano Island, Gold River, Hornby Island, Horne Lake, Kyuquot, Ladysmith, Lake Cowichan, Langford, Lantzville, Long Beach, Mayne Island, Merville, Mill Bay, Nanaimo, Nanoose Bay, Nitinaht, North Saanich, Parksville, Pender Island, Penelakut Island, Port Alberni, Port Alice, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Quadra Island, Qualicum Beach, Quathiaski Cove, Saanich, Saanichton, Salt Spring Island, Saturna Island, Sayward, Shawnigan Lake, Sidney, Sointula, Sooke, Tahsis, Tofino, Ucluelet, and Victoria

Service Types Provided
Disability Services
Home Health Care
Housing / Shelter
  • Long Term Care: Complex Care
Services for Seniors
Ways to Access
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  • Provided at home
  • Provided at multiple locations

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