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Ontario's Long-Term Care
Facility Rates
As a provincially approved
Long-Term Care facility, Fairhaven's rates are established annually
by Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care rather than by
Fairhaven or its owners. Rates are the same for all Long-Term
Care facilities in Ontario. They are based on changes in the
payment entitlements of Old Age Security (OAS), the Guaranteed Income
Supplement (GIS), and the Guaranteed Annual Income Supplement (GAINS).
Basic Accommodation
(Ministry Rate Reduction available by application)
- Rooms for which basic rates apply accommodate 2 residents in
an "L" shaped room with an attached washroom.
- A number of semi-private rooms are also designated as basic
accomodation.
Preferred Accommodation
(Ministry Rate Reduction is not available)
- Semi-private rates are charged for rooms occupied by one person
with an attached washroom which is shared by the resident in the
adjacent semi-private room.
- Private rates apply for rooms which accommodate one resident
and have an attached washroom which is not shared.
The Ministry of Health
set accommodation rates at August 1, 2006 as follows:
| Accommodation Type |
Daily* |
Monthly* |
| Basic |
$49.76 |
$1,513.53 |
| Semi Private |
$57.76 |
$1,756.87 |
| Private** |
$65.76 |
$2,000.20 |
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* A daily rate
is charged for a partial month. The monthly rate is charged
for a full month regardless of the number of days in a month.
**Fairhaven is
charging less that the maximum rate for private rooms at this time.
($65.76/day rather than $67.76/day)
A resident choosing basic accommodation who cannot afford the full
monthly rate can apply for a Ministry Rate Reduction (note that
there is no rate reduction available for semi-private or private
accommodation). To apply for the rate reduction, the following
steps are taken:
- The resident provides Fairhaven with his or her last "Notice
of Assessment" from the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (formerly
Revenue Canada). This is the notice that a person receives
from the federal government in the mail after submitting an income
tax return.
- Fairhaven will conduct an income test to determine
the reduction the resident is entitled to receive, if any.
Testing is completed only on the resident's income, not on the
resident's assets or the resident's family’s assets.
- Fairhaven will use the Ministry of Health Reduction
Worksheet to determine the level of subsidy to which the resident
is entitled. This could reduce the monthly payment to a
minimum of $984.58.
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