Room and Board, Special Care Facility and Allowances Rate Table

Last updated on January 1, 2026

Effective: January 1, 2026

The asterisk indicates the most recent rate table changes

Description

Item

Maximum amount

Room and board support

Family unit living in a room and board situation, other than in a special care facility

  • $60.00 per calendar month for each adult, plus
  • $40.00 per calendar month for each child, plus
  • $127.00 per calendar month for each person with the Persons with a Disabilities (PWD) Designation, plus
  • Transportation Supplement (see below)  

 

Licensed Community Care – Long-Term Care Homes

 

Includes licensed community care facilities, private hospitals and extended care hospitals

Daily rate paid to facility for short-stay services (Respite, Hospice or Convalescent Care)

  • *$49.57 per day (up to a maximum of *$1,507.70 per month)

Monthly Rate paid to facility for long-term care services

  • *$1,507.70 per month, or
  • pro-rated for a partial month as follows:

[Client monthly rate divided by number of days in the month] multiplied by [number of days in the facility] = Pro-rated amount

Community Care - Family Care Homes

Monthly Rate paid to home for long-term care services

  • *$1,507.70 per month, or
  • pro-rated for a partial month as follows:

[Client monthly rate divided by number of days in the month] multiplied by [number of days in the facility] = Pro-rated amount

Registered Community Care - Assisted Living Residences

Monthly Rate paid to facility

  • $631.00 per month

Licensed Mental Health Residential Care Facilities

Daily Rate paid to facility

  • $70.00 per day

Licensed Substance Use Residential Treatment Facilities

Daily Rate paid to facility

  • $70.00 per day

Mental Health Tertiary Residential Care Facilities, and

 

Mental Health Family Care Homes 

Daily Rate paid to facility/home

  • $60.00 per day

Registered Mental Health Assisted Living Residences 

Daily Rate paid to residence

  • $60.00 per day

Registered Substance Use - Assisted Living Residences aka Supportive Recovery Homes

Daily Rate paid to residence

  • $60.00 per day

Comforts Allowance 

Allowance for clients residing in special care facilities

 

  • $115.00 per month for each person without the PWD Designation

OR

  • $222.00 per month for each person with the PWD Designation, plus 
  • Transportation Supplement (see below)

Transportation Supplement

Clients living in a room and board situation or residing in special care facilities

An additional Transportation Supplement is provided to a person with the Persons with Disabilities designation as $52.00 in cash or as an in-kind bus pass

 

This web page was last updated: January 1, 2026