Provincial guide · Prince Edward Island

Planning for more care

Health PEI Home Care Program supports Islanders at home with nursing, home support, respite, palliative care, and long-term care assessment. Submit a Home Care Referral form to your local Home Care office.

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Prince Edward Island at a glance

Where to start

Submit the official Home Care Referral form or contact your local Home Care office

Home Care Referral form Home Care office locations

Local care system: Health PEI Home Care Program and long-term care
Self-referral: Yes. You, a family member, care provider, or doctor may submit a referral
Who can request help: The person, family, physician, or other care provider
Main contact: Health PEI Home Care Program through your local Home Care office
Assessment: A Home Care assessment determines eligible nursing, home support, respite, and long-term care steps

Services are time-limited based on assessed need. Long-term care placement follows a separate nursing-home assessment.

What kind of help are you exploring?

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

Help with meals, bathing, dressing, or medicationDay-to-day personal care or reminders that may be hard to manage alone or with current help at home.
Support following an illness or hospital stayRecovery, therapy, or short-term help after a hospital discharge or serious illness.
Supervision because of memory loss or confusionWandering risk, forgetting meals or medication, or needing watchful support for dementia or cognitive change.
A safer living setting with some independenceMore support than at home, but not necessarily 24-hour nursing, for example when stairs, isolation, or falls are a concern.
Nursing care available throughout the day and nightOngoing skilled nursing, complex medical needs, or care that cannot be met safely with periodic visits.
Relief or respite for a family caregiverA break for an unpaid family member or friend who provides most of the day-to-day support.
Help because the current arrangement is no longer safeThe person cannot be supported safely where they live now, even with more home help.
An immediate abuse, neglect, wandering, or safety concernUrgent harm, suspected abuse or neglect, unsafe wandering, or a situation that feels dangerous right now.

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

Suggested next actions in Prince Edward Island

Choose a starting point linked to official Prince Edward Island 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.

Submit Home Care Referral form

Purpose: Reach official Prince Edward Island 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.

Home Care Referral form
Official online referral to start Home Care intake.
Link verified 2026-08-25
Home Care Referral form

More official sources (1)

Home Care Referral form
Official online referral to start Home Care intake.
Link verified 2026-08-25
Home Care Referral form

Open the PEI caregiver guide

Learn about home support

Purpose: Review how Prince Edward Island 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.

Home Care Referral form
Official online referral to start Home Care intake.
Link verified 2026-08-25
Home Care Referral form

More official sources (2)

Home Care office locations
Find your local Health PEI Home Care office.
Link verified 2026-08-25
Home Care office locations
Health PEI Home Care Program
Home nursing, personal support, respite, and palliative care referrals.
Link verified 2026-08-25
Health PEI Home Care Program

Explore residential care options

Purpose: Understand Long-term care nursing homes 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.

Health PEI long-term care
Nursing home placement when home care is no longer enough.
Link verified 2026-08-25
Health PEI long-term care

More official sources (1)

Health PEI Home Care Program
Home nursing, personal support, respite, and palliative care referrals.
Link verified 2026-08-25
Health PEI Home Care Program

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 Prince Edward Island 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 Prince Edward Island

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.
- Health PEI Home Care Program
  Home nursing, personal support, respite, and palliative care referrals.
  Link verified 2026-08-25
  Health PEI Home Care Program
- In-home nursing, personal care, respite, and palliative supports after assessment.
  Home Care Referral form
  What happens next: After intake, an assessor may ask about daily activities, mobility, safety, medications, and help already available at home.
- 24-hour nursing care in public and private nursing facilities when home care is not enough.
- Progression is not always linear; needs and authorized levels can change over time.
- Home Care office locations
  Find your local Health PEI Home Care office.
  Link verified 2026-08-25
  Home Care office locations
- Bring medication lists, recent hospital records, and details about family helpers.
- Contact official Prince Edward Island intake to request or discuss an assessment.
  Home Care Referral form
  What happens next: An assessor may schedule a visit and discuss home support, respite, equipment, or residential placement steps.
- Assessment does not guarantee immediate residential placement.
- Approved home services are publicly funded when eligible; hours reflect assessed need.
- Residential settings may have income-based charges or copayments per provincial rules.
- Federal seniors benefits may help with overall finances. See MyEligible seniors benefits guide.
- Health PEI long-term care
  Nursing home placement when home care is no longer enough.
  Link verified 2026-08-25
  Health PEI long-term care
- Health PEI Home Care Program
  Home nursing, personal support, respite, and palliative care referrals.
  Link verified 2026-08-25
  Health PEI Home Care Program
- Home support begins after assessment approval, not automatically on first contact.
- Residential placement follows assessment, authorization, and wait times where applicable.
- Hospital discharge may include short-term support. Confirm what happens when it ends.
- Protection concerns should use official routes separate from care applications.
- Health PEI Home Care Program
  Home nursing, personal support, respite, and palliative care referrals.
  Link verified 2026-08-25
  Health PEI Home Care Program

Prince Edward Island care settings, a continuum, not a ladder

Prince Edward Island 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: In-home nursing, personal care, respite, and palliative supports after assessment.
Funding: Publicly funded when approved after assessment.
Who assesses: Official assessors or case managers.
How to start: The Home Care Program helps people remain at home safely after acute, chronic, palliative, or rehabilitative needs are identified.
Common misunderstanding: Approved hours reflect assessed need.

Home Care Referral form
Official online referral to start Home Care intake.
Link verified 2026-08-25
Home Care Referral form
Home Care office locations
Find your local Health PEI Home Care office.
Link verified 2026-08-25
Home Care office locations
Health PEI Home Care Program
Home nursing, personal support, respite, and palliative care referrals.
Link verified 2026-08-25
Health PEI Home Care Program

Compare Prince Edward Island settings at a glance

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

Setting	Support level	Nursing	Funding	Assessment	Best contact	Official starting point
Home Care Program (Health PEI)	In-home nursing, personal care, respite, and palliative supports after assessment.	Periodic visits when approved	Public when approved	Yes	The Home Care Program helps people remain at home safely after acute, chronic, palliative, or rehabilitative needs are identified	Official starting point
Long-term care nursing homes	24-hour nursing care in public and private nursing facilities when home care is not enough.	Supervised or 24-hour care	Income-based charges may apply	Yes	Long-term care provides specialized nursing and personal care when someone can no longer live safely at home	Official starting point
Planning ahead	Legal and financial preparation	N/A	Private legal pay	N/A	Legal professional	Official starting point
Safety	911 and official protection	911	N/A	N/A	911; Health PEI Adult Protection	Official starting point

Support level: In-home nursing, personal care, respite, and palliative supports after assessment.
Nursing: Periodic visits when approved
Funding: Public when approved
Assessment: Yes
Best contact: The Home Care Program helps people remain at home safely after acute, chronic, palliative, or rehabilitative needs are identified

Health PEI Home Care Program
Home nursing, personal support, respite, and palliative care referrals.
Link verified 2026-08-25
Health PEI Home Care Program

Official sources

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

Health PEI Home Care Program
Home Care Program referrals, assessments, and services at home.
Authority:
Health PEI
Province:
Prince Edward Island
Last verified:
2026-08-25
External official page
Health PEI Home Care Referral form
Official Home Care Referral form for Health PEI intake.
Authority:
Health PEI
Province:
Prince Edward Island
Last verified:
2026-08-25
External official page
Health PEI Home Care offices
Local Home Care office contact directory.
Authority:
Health PEI
Province:
Prince Edward Island
Last verified:
2026-08-25
External official page
Health PEI long-term care
Long-term care nursing home eligibility and placement.
Authority:
Health PEI
Province:
Prince Edward Island
Last verified:
2026-08-25
External official page
Health PEI Adult Protection Program
Adult protection reporting when abuse or neglect is suspected.
Authority:
Health PEI
Province:
Prince Edward Island
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

Prince Edward Island at a glance

What kind of help are you exploring?

Suggested next actions in Prince Edward Island

Submit Home Care Referral form

Home Care Referral form

Home Care Referral form

Learn about home support

Home Care Referral form

Home Care office locations

Health PEI Home Care Program

Explore residential care options

Health PEI long-term care

Health PEI Home Care Program

Review seniors benefits and tax credits

A five-step planning journey in Prince Edward Island

Health PEI Home Care Program

Prince Edward Island care settings, a continuum, not a ladder

Home Care Referral form

Home Care office locations

Health PEI Home Care Program

Compare Prince Edward Island settings at a glance

Health PEI Home Care Program

Official sources