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 Central East – Community Care Access Centre, Peterborough (see contact information below).
- If a person is deemed eligible by the CE Community Care Access Centre, the person and/or representative is asked to select three facilities of their choice, 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 their 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 Access Centre coordinates the details of admission.
You can get additional information about this process from the Central East – Community Care Access Centre, Peterborough:
CE Community Care Access Centre, Peterborough
700 Clonsilla Ave.
Suite 202
Peterborough, ON
K9J 5Y3
705-743-2212 Phone
888-235-7222 Toll-free
705-743-9559 Fax
705-743-7939 TTY
http://www.ce.ccac-ont.ca
