Personal Care Home Program

The vision of the Personal Care Home (PCH) Program is to care for individuals in the most home-like environment possible, given their preference and based on their particular needs.

The mission of the Personal Care Home Program is to provide 24-hour professional nursing services to eligible to individuals who can no longer manage independently at home with family support and/or community services like Home Care.

PCH Program Booklet English Version French Version (To print, you will need to access "Page Setup" and set the orientation to "Landscape")

There are 38 Personal Care Homes in the Winnipeg health region, which provide residence, health services and support to more than 5,700 people.

Personal Care Homes provide:

• 24 hour nursing services
  
  
• personal care services
  
  
• physician services
  
  
• basic medical supplies
  
  
• food and nutrition services
  
  
• medications and pharmacy services
  
  
• activities/recreation
  
  
• access to Occupational Therapists, Speech-Language services and Physiotherapists, if required
  
  
• housekeeping
  
  
• laundry/linen services, and
  
  
• access to transportation (with some exceptions)

Eligibility for the Personal Care Home Program is based on a comprehensive multidisciplinary assessment conducted through our Long Term Care Access Centre and the Panel Review Board. The residential charge for Personal Care Home services is based on the income of the resident and ranges from $29.70 to $69.70 per day.

There are 38 Personal Care Homes in Winnipeg, with a total of 5,697 Personal Care Home beds. There are 3,555 beds within the 25 non-proprietary Personal Care Homes, including the three long term care facilities. There are 2,142 beds within the 14 proprietary Personal Care Homes.

Of the 5,697 beds, there are:

• 4,977 general personal are beds
  
  
• 352 behavioural special needs beds
  
  
• 36 beds for the young disabled adults
  
  
• 20 beds for deaf or hearing impaired individuals
  
  
• 9 behavioural treatment beds
  
  
• 249 interim Personal Care Home beds
  
  
• 34 respite beds

Library Services to Personal Care Homes

All staff at Winnipeg's Personal Care Homes are entitled to access the services and resources of the J.W.Crane Memorial Library.

For further information on these services, please click here.

Supporting Healthy Living for Older Adults

Many older adults want to remain independent and live in their own communities for as long as possible. Click on the links below to view the Supporting Healthy Living for Older Adults brochure:

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