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Provincial guide · Nunavut

Planning for more care

The Nunavut Department of Health Home and Community Care (HCC) program supports Nunavummiut with nursing, personal care, homemaking, rehabilitation, and respite based on assessment. Contact your community health centre first, or Territorial Home and Continuing Care at 867-975-5941 or LTCReferrals@gov.nu.ca.

Guides are available for all provinces and territories. Select where the person needing care lives.

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Nunavut at a glance

Where to start

Local community health centre or Territorial Home and Continuing Care

Territorial Home and Continuing Care: 867-975-5941Email LTCReferrals@gov.nu.ca
Local care system
Department of Health Home and Community Care (HCC) program
Self-referral
Yes. Contact your community health centre; a health professional assessment determines support level
Who can request help
The person, family, or community health centre staff
Main contact
Community health centre; Territorial Home and Continuing Care 867-975-5941; LTCReferrals@gov.nu.ca
Assessment
A health professional assesses needs for nursing, personal care, homemaking, rehabilitation, or respite

Most services require a valid Nunavut Health Care Plan. Service availability may differ by community.

What kind of help are you exploring?

Select everything that sounds relevant. Nunavut continuing care programs use separate assessment paths for home and residential settings. This tool offers orientation only.

Your selections help orient planning. Official assessments determine which funded services or placement steps may apply.

Suggested next actions in Nunavut

Choose a starting point linked to official Nunavut resources. MyEligible does not schedule assessments or submit government forms.

Why this order?

Urgent safety and assessment steps come before longer housing or financial planning so you know what help is available before making bigger decisions.

Call Territorial Home and Continuing Care

Purpose
Reach official Nunavut intake for home support assessment or residential care discussions.
When to use
When any level of continuing care support is needed, after hospital discharge, or when comparing home and residential options.
What to have ready
Health card information, medication list, hospital discharge papers if recent, and helper contact details.
More official sources (1)
Open the Nunavut caregiver guide

Learn about home support

Purpose
Review how Nunavut home and community services work after assessment.
When to use
When visiting support at home may meet daily needs before considering residential options.
What to have ready
Summary of daily care needs and current helpers at home.
More official sources (2)

Explore residential care options

Purpose
Understand Long-term care placement steps and costs on official pages.
When to use
When 24-hour supervision or nursing may be needed and home support is no longer safe enough.
What to have ready
Recent functional changes, caregiver capacity notes, and preferred community if any.

  • Nunavut long-term care

    Territorial long-term care referrals when HCC cannot meet needs locally.

    Link verified 2026-08-25

    Nunavut long-term care
More official sources (2)

Review seniors benefits and tax credits

Purpose
Explore federal benefits that may help with overall care finances (orientation only).
When to use
When planning finances alongside Nunavut care options.
What to have ready
Approximate income range and whether the person receives federal seniors benefits.
Explore seniors benefits

A five-step planning journey in Nunavut

Start with the step that matches your situation. Open a step for details and official sources.

    • List difficult daily tasks: meals, bathing, medication, mobility, and supervision needs.

    • Note changes after hospitalization or gradual decline.

    • Call 911 if someone is in immediate danger.

Nunavut care settings, a continuum, not a ladder

Nunavut coordinates home support, residential care, and setting-specific protection through separate official programs. Progression is not always linear. Progression is not always linear. Some people add home support and never move; others need reassessment when needs grow. Compare care levels, costs, and which authority coordinates before choosing a direction.

Who it may suit
People who can stay at home with visiting support.
Typical services
Homemaking, nursing, personal care, rehabilitation, and respite after health professional assessment.
Funding
Publicly funded when approved after assessment.
Who assesses
Health professionals at community health centres.
How to start
Contact your community health centre first. Call 867-975-5941 or email LTCReferrals@gov.nu.ca for territorial navigation.
Common misunderstanding
Approved hours reflect assessed need.

Compare Nunavut settings at a glance

Use this table for orientation only. Confirm assessment requirements, fees, and contacts on official pages before making decisions.

Support level
Homemaking, nursing, personal care, rehabilitation, and respite after health professional assessment.
Nursing
Periodic visits when approved
Funding
Public when approved
Assessment
Yes
Best contact
Community health centre; Territorial Home and Continuing Care 867-975-5941

Official sources

These pages are maintained by government agencies and regulators. MyEligible mirrors links for navigation only.

  • Nunavut Home and Community Care program

    Home and Community Care referrals and community health centres.

    Authority:
    Government of Nunavut Department of Health
    Province:
    Nunavut
    Last verified:
    2026-08-25

    External official page

  • Nunavut long-term care

    Territorial long-term care referrals when HCC cannot meet needs locally.

    Authority:
    Government of Nunavut Department of Health
    Province:
    Nunavut
    Last verified:
    2026-08-25

    External official page

  • Nunavut Victim Services

    Victim Services support and crime reporting guidance for Nunavut.

    Authority:
    Government of Nunavut
    Province:
    Nunavut
    Last verified:
    2026-08-25

    External official page

This guide helps you prepare and find the correct official pathway. It does not assess eligibility, make placement decisions, or replace advice from a health authority or care coordinator.

This is not an eligibility test

Last reviewed: August 2026

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