B.C. home and community care is delivered through health authorities. Assisted living is often private pay with lighter care than subsidized long-term care. Concern reporting uses designated agencies, not a single mandatory hotline for all citizens.
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British Columbia at a glance
Local care system
B.C. health authority home and community care, assisted living, long-term care
Where to start
Your regional health authority home and community care intake
Self-referral
Yes. Contact your health authority or use B.C. government home care pages to request assessment
Who can request help
The person, family, physician, or hospital team
Main contact
Regional health authority home and community care contacts on B.C. government pages
Assessment
Case managers assess function, safety, caregiver capacity, and regional resources
Subsidized hours and LTC waitlists are managed regionally. Confirm on official B.C. pages.
What kind of help are you exploring?
Select everything that sounds relevant. British Columbia delivers home and community care through regional health authorities, assisted living is a distinct registered setting, and long-term care is a separate subsidized pathway. This tool offers orientation only; it does not determine eligibility.
Your selections help orient planning. A health authority case manager assessment determines which subsidized services or long-term care placement steps may apply.
Suggested next actions in British Columbia
Choose a starting point linked to official B.C. resources. MyEligible does not schedule assessments or submit health authority forms.
Explore home and community care
Purpose
Learn how B.C. health authorities coordinate nursing, rehab, home support, and respite after assessment.
When to use
When visiting support at home could meet daily needs, after hospital discharge, or when a family caregiver needs respite.
What to have ready
Health authority region, medication list, hospital discharge summary if recent, and helper contact details.
Find your B.C. health authority
Official B.C. home and community care page with regional health authority contacts and how to request an assessment.
Learn how designated agencies under the Adult Guardianship Act investigate and refer when a vulnerable adult is abused, neglected, or self-neglecting and cannot seek help independently.
When to use
When abuse, neglect, or self-neglect is suspected. Call 911 first if immediate danger. Financial abuse may involve the B.C. Public Guardian and Trustee. MyEligible does not investigate or report on your behalf.
What to have ready
Description of the concern, setting (home, facility), and whether emergency services were already contacted.
B.C. adult abuse and neglect resources
Overview of designated agencies and when they may investigate under the Adult Guardianship Act.
B.C. uses different settings with different care limits, costs, and assessors. Compare before assuming one fits.
Regional health authorities coordinate public home and community care in B.C. A case manager assesses daily needs to determine what nursing, rehabilitation, or home support may be available.
B.C. separates home and community care, registered assisted living, and subsidized long-term care. People may add home support, move to assisted living, or need LTC, progression is not always linear.
Progression is not always linear. Some people remain at home with increasing support; others move from assisted living to LTC when medical needs grow. Compare registration status, daily client rates, and who assesses before choosing a direction.
Home and community care
Health authority case managers coordinate nursing, rehabilitation, home support, and respite after assessment.
Who it may suit
People who can stay at home with visiting professionals, short-term post-hospital rehab, or periodic personal support.
Typical services
Nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, home support, adult day programs, and caregiver respite.
Funding
Publicly funded when approved based on clinical need, informal support available, and health authority resources.
Who assesses
Health authority case managers assess function, safety, and caregiver capacity.
How to start
Contact your regional health authority or review B.C. government's home and community care pages to request an assessment.
Common misunderstanding
Approved hours reflect assessed need, home support is not unlimited and may change over time.
Find your B.C. health authority
Official B.C. home and community care page with regional health authority contacts and how to request an assessment.
Health authority case managers coordinate nursing, rehabilitation, and home support after assessment.
B.C. home and community care covers professional services at home, adult day programs, and respite for unpaid caregivers. Eligibility depends on clinical need, informal support available, and health authority resources. Contact your health authority or use BC government's home care pages to start.
Case managers assess function, safety, and caregiver burnout before approving hours.
Feedback about publicly funded home care services goes through your regional health authority.
MyEligible links official pages only; it does not schedule assessments.
Find your B.C. health authority
Official B.C. home and community care page with regional health authority contacts and how to request an assessment.
Registered supportive housing with hospitality services, usually private pay, distinct from LTC.
B.C. assisted living residences are registered with the province and provide housing, meals, and scheduled assistance with daily activities. They are not licensed long-term care facilities. Costs are mostly out of pocket unless the person also qualifies for other subsidies. Higher medical needs may require transition to long-term care.
Assisted living is different from subsidized long-term care beds and different waitlists.
Compare service packages, monthly fees, and what happens if care needs increase.
No B.C. mandatory reporting law applies to all visitors; see designated agency section for vulnerable adults.
B.C. assisted living
Registered assisted living residences, services, and private-pay costs.
Subsidized 24-hour care for people who can no longer be supported safely at home or in assisted living.
Long-term care services in B.C. are accessed through health authorities after assessment. Users pay a daily copayment based on income. Concerns about care quality or safety in LTC are handled through the health authority and provincial complaint pathways described on official sites.
Waitlists and priority criteria are managed regionally, not by MyEligible.
Confirm whether the person is in assisted living or LTC before choosing a reporting path.
Official B.C. pages explain fees, contracts, and transfer between settings.
B.C. long-term care services
Subsidized long-term care eligibility, fees, and health authority waitlists.
No general mandatory reporting law; designated agencies act when adults cannot seek help on their own.
British Columbia does not require every person to report suspected elder abuse. Under the Adult Guardianship Act, designated agencies (health authorities and other agencies named in regulation) may investigate when they believe an adult is abused or neglected and is unable to seek help because of physical restraint, handicap, illness, or other condition. Self-neglect may also be reviewed when the adult cannot understand the risk.
There is no province-wide mandatory reporting obligation for all neighbours, bank staff, or family members.
Contact your health authority designated responder or use BC government abuse and neglect pages for local numbers.
Financial abuse or misuse of funds may involve the Public Guardian and Trustee of B.C.
B.C. adult abuse and neglect resources
Overview of designated agencies and when they may investigate under the Adult Guardianship Act.
Plan substitute decision-making and finances while capacity remains intact.
The Public Guardian and Trustee of B.C. publishes information on representation agreements, enduring powers of attorney, and adult guardianship when someone can no longer make decisions. MyEligible does not draft legal documents.
Representation agreements cover health and personal care decisions.
Enduring power of attorney covers financial matters, separate from health decisions.
Consult a qualified legal professional for binding advice.
B.C. Public Guardian and Trustee: abuse and neglect
Reporting financial abuse and protecting vulnerable adults in B.C.
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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