What is Type B secure space?

A Type B secure home has a purposeful, home-like design: small groupings of private bedrooms and associated spaces, with security features. Care is provided by health care aides and licensed practical nurses onsite 24 hours a day.

Staffing arrangements differ between continuing care homes, but your health care team is accessible in all types on site, on call, or virtually.

Who it's for

Type B secure is for people who:

• have more complex medical needs, including chronic disease management, that can be safely supported by onsite licensed practical nurses
• have moderate to advanced dementia
• wander and are at risk of leaving without supervision
• have unpredictable behaviours, but are not a safety risk to themselves or others
• be unable to use a call system for help
• have some dietary or food texture requirements
• need assistance, supervision, or monitoring to complete daily activities, such as help eating (including tube feeding), grooming and hygiene, or medication assistance and administration

A Case Manager assesses this with you. You don't self-select a type.

Not at risk of leaving without supervision? Type B provides similar care without a secure space.

Who provides your care

• Health care aides are onsite 24 hours a day, providing support and personal care
• A licensed practical nurse is onsite 24 hours a day for professional nursing care
• Other professional care, such as rehabilitation or nursing, is coordinated by a Case Manager depending on your needs
• Medical care is provided by your own physician or nurse practitioner, or by a site-designated physician or nurse practitioner who visits regularly

Coverage in care

Accommodation fees set by Alberta Health cover rent, meals, housekeeping, building amenities, and some recreation programming. Charges will not exceed the maximum amounts set by the Government of Alberta.

You provide or pay for:

• room furnishings
• medication, medical and surgical supplies for chronic wounds, personal medical equipment, and incontinence products
• cable, phone, and internet
• personal laundry, hair salon fees, toiletries, and outings

Your Case Manager can help make sure you're accessing all available financial supports.

Learn more about coverage in care and the financial supports available: