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Admission Procedure
Eligibility for Admission to a Long-Term Care Facility
All persons seeking admission to Fairhaven must:
- Be 18 years of age or older
- Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
- Have valid health insurance
- Be unable to have their needs met in their existing residence
by commmunity or other services
- Have needs that may be appropriately served by Fairhaven
Procedure
- The person seeking admission and/or representative (e.g., power of attorney) must first contact the Peterborough Community Access Centre (see contact information below).
- If a person is deemed eligible by the Peterborough Community Access Centre, the person and/or representative is asked to select three facilities of their choice in the Peterborough area, of which Fairhaven can be one.
- During the selection process, the person and/or representative may wish to tour the facility. Call 705-743-4265 to arrange for an appointment.
- When a suitable room becomes available at Fairhaven, the person will receive a "bed offer" from the Peterborough Community Access Centre. The person and/or representative may view the specific room as part of the decision-making process.
- If the person and/or representative accepts the bed, then the Peterborough Community Access Centre coordinates the details of admission.
You can get additional information about this process from the Peterborough Community Access Centre:
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| | Peterborough Community Access Centre |
| | 700 Clonsilla Ave. |
| | Suite 202 |
| | Peterborough, ON |
| | K9J 5Y3 |
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| | Phone: | 705-743-2212 |
| | Toll-free: | 1-888-235-7222 |
| | Fax: | 705-743-9559 |
| | TTY: | 705-743-7939 |
| | E-mail: | info@peterborough.ccac-ont.ca |
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