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Introduced
This PEI bill caps daily fees that care facilities and nursing homes can charge residents, with annual increases limited to inflation.
Key Changes
- Requires the PEI government to set a maximum daily rate for care facility accommodation, meals, and housekeeping starting July 1, 2026
- Annual rate increases are capped at the percentage change in PEI's all-items Consumer Price Index for the previous year
- Prohibits operators from charging residents more than the government-set maximum daily rate
- Allows the government to create different categories of residents, accommodations, or facilities with different maximum rates
- Maximum rates must be published officially in the Gazette each year
Gotchas
- The bill does not specify what the initial maximum rate will be — that is left entirely to the government to determine by order, which means the starting rate is not defined in the legislation itself.
- The allowance for different categories of residents, accommodations, or facilities could result in varying levels of protection depending on how categories are defined by the government.
- The cap is tied to PEI's CPI, but care facility costs (such as labour and food) may rise faster than general inflation, potentially creating financial pressure on operators.
- The bill does not include explicit enforcement mechanisms or penalties for operators who charge above the maximum rate.
- As a private member's bill introduced by the third party, it may face limited prospects of passage without government support.
Who's Affected
- Residents of community care facilities and nursing homes in PEI
- Operators and owners of community care facilities and nursing homes
- Families of long-term care residents who help cover costs
- Provincial government, which must set and publish rates annually
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Gotchas
- The bill does not specify what the initial maximum rate will be — that is left entirely to the government to determine by order, which means the starting rate is not defined in the legislation itself.
- The allowance for different categories of residents, accommodations, or facilities could result in varying levels of protection depending on how categories are defined by the government.
- The cap is tied to PEI's CPI, but care facility costs (such as labour and food) may rise faster than general inflation, potentially creating financial pressure on operators.
- The bill does not include explicit enforcement mechanisms or penalties for operators who charge above the maximum rate.
- As a private member's bill introduced by the third party, it may face limited prospects of passage without government support.
Summary
This bill amends Prince Edward Island's Community Care Facilities and Nursing Homes Act to introduce a maximum daily rate that operators of care facilities and nursing homes can charge residents for accommodation, meals, and housekeeping. Starting July 1, 2026, the provincial government (Lieutenant Governor in Council) must set this maximum rate each year by official order published in the Gazette. The bill limits how much the rate can increase each year — it cannot go up by more than the rate of inflation as measured by PEI's Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the previous year. This is meant to protect residents from large or unpredictable fee increases. The bill was introduced as a private member's bill by Matthew MacFarlane, Leader of the Third Party. It appears to be aimed at making long-term care more affordable and financially predictable for PEI residents living in community care or nursing home facilities.
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