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Provincial guide · Quebec

Planning for more care

Quebec routes home support through CLSCs in the public health network. Private seniors' residences, intermediate resources, and CHSLDs are separate arrangements with different funding and assessment paths. Santé Québec and Services Québec publish official entry points.

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

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Quebec at a glance

Where to start

Your local CLSC or Services Québec (1-877-644-4545) to find the CLSC serving your area

Local care system
CLSC home support, private seniors' residences (RPA), CHSLD long-term care
Self-referral
Yes. Anyone may request a CLSC assessment when autonomy at home is affected
Who can request help
The person, family, physician, or other care provider
Main contact
Local CLSC; Services Québec 1-877-644-4545 for CLSC lookup
Assessment
An interdisciplinary CLSC team assesses needs for home support, respite, and residential options

Approved services depend on clinical need and regional capacity, not on selections in this guide.

What kind of help are you exploring?

Select everything that sounds relevant. In Québec, local community service centres (CLSCs) coordinate home support, private residences for seniors offer housing with services, and long-term care centres (CHSLDs, centres d'hébergement de soins de longue durée) provide 24-hour nursing care. This tool offers orientation only; it does not determine eligibility.

Your selections help orient planning. A CLSC professional evaluation determines which public home support or CHSLD placement steps may apply.

Suggested next actions in Québec

Choose a starting point linked to official Québec resources. MyEligible does not submit CLSC requests or evaluate needs.

Contact your CLSC

Purpose
Find your local CLSC for home support evaluation, respite, or CHSLD placement assessment.
When to use
When home support at home could help, after hospital discharge, or when beginning CHSLD placement discussions.
What to have ready
Municipality or postal code, medication list, hospital discharge papers if recent, and helper contact details.

  • Find your local CLSC

    Official Québec page to locate your local community service centre (CLSC) and learn how home support is coordinated.

    Find your local CLSC

    Link verified 2026-08-04

More official sources (1)

  • Call Services Québec: 1-877-644-4545

    General government line that can help you find your local CLSC and explain how to start a home-support assessment.

    Call Services Québec: 1-877-644-4545

    Link verified 2026-08-04

Open the Québec caregiver guide

Review programs for seniors

Purpose
Understand Québec government information on housing options, CHSLDs, and services for older adults.
When to use
When comparing private residences, CHSLDs, and public programs at a high level.
What to have ready
Questions about setting differences, contracts, and what happens if needs increase.

Check the home support tax credit

Purpose
Learn whether the refundable home support tax credit for seniors may offset private care costs.
When to use
When planning finances for private residence fees or paid home help.
What to have ready
Approximate care expenses and whether the person is an eligible senior for the credit.

Report mistreatment of an older adult

Purpose
Find official Québec pathways for reporting abuse, mistreatment, or neglect, including the provincial mistreatment helpline and CLSC adult protection routes. These destinations are external; MyEligible does not investigate or submit reports.
When to use
When abuse, mistreatment, or neglect of an older adult is suspected. Call 911 first if immediate danger.
What to have ready
Description of the concern, setting, and contact details if known.
More official sources (1)

  • Find your local CLSC

    Official Québec page to locate your local community service centre (CLSC) and learn how home support is coordinated.

    Find your local CLSC

    Link verified 2026-08-04

Review seniors benefits and tax credits

Purpose
Explore federal and provincial benefits (orientation only, not eligibility determination).
When to use
When planning finances alongside Québec 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 Québec

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 in memory or function.

    • Call 911 if someone is in immediate danger.

Québec care settings, a continuum, not a ladder

Québec organizes services through CLSCs for home support, private residences for seniors for housing with services, and CHSLDs for long-term care. Movement between settings depends on evaluated needs, not a fixed sequence. Progression is not always linear. Some people receive CLSC home support for years; others move from a private residence to a CHSLD when nursing needs increase. Compare public versus private costs and who evaluates before choosing a direction.

Who it may suit
People who can stay at home with nursing, personal care, rehabilitation, or respite support.
Typical services
Home nursing, personal care, rehabilitation, equipment, day centres, and respite for caregivers.
Funding
Public services when authorized after evaluation; some complementary services may involve user fees.
Who assesses
CLSC professional teams evaluate needs and authorize service plans.
How to start
Contact your local CLSC, find contact information through Services Québec or official CLSC pages.
Common misunderstanding
CLSC services are based on evaluated need and available resources, not unlimited hours upon request.

  • Find your local CLSC

    Official Québec page to locate your local community service centre (CLSC) and learn how home support is coordinated.

    Find your local CLSC

    Link verified 2026-08-04

  • Call Services Québec: 1-877-644-4545

    General government line that can help you find your local CLSC and explain how to start a home-support assessment.

    Call Services Québec: 1-877-644-4545

    Link verified 2026-08-04

Compare Québec settings at a glance

Use this table for orientation only. Confirm evaluation steps, costs, and contracts on official Québec pages.

Support level
Visiting nursing, personal care, and rehab based on evaluated need
Nursing
Periodic professional visits, not 24-hour onsite nursing
Funding
Public services when authorized; user fees may apply for some services
Assessment
Yes. CLSC professional evaluation required
Best contact
Local CLSC or Services Québec for CLSC contact information

  • Find your local CLSC

    Official Québec page to locate your local community service centre (CLSC) and learn how home support is coordinated.

    Find your local CLSC

    Link verified 2026-08-04

  • Call Services Québec: 1-877-644-4545

    General government line that can help you find your local CLSC and explain how to start a home-support assessment.

    Call Services Québec: 1-877-644-4545

    Link verified 2026-08-04

Official sources

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

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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