Overview

Date: April 1, 2024

The following is a summary of the current base Level-of-Care (LOC) per diem funding as of April 1, 2024 (CMI = 1.0). The funding amounts in each envelope are set by the Ministry of Long-Term Care:

Level-of-care (LOC) per diems
EnvelopeLevel-of-care (LOC) per diemSupplementary per diemTotal
Nursing and personal care (NPC)$108.16$2.25 footnote 1$110.41
Program and support services (PSS)$12.90n/a$12.90
Nutritional Support (NS)$13.07n/a$13.07
Other Accommodation (OA)$64.07$0.41 footnote 2$64.48
Global Per Diemfootnote 3$7.79n/a$7.79
Total LOC Per Diem$205.99$2.66$208.65

In addition to the Level-of-care per diem funding above, top-up funding is provided for the following beds:

Small homes (with 64 or fewer licensed or approved beds)

Small homes with 64 or fewer licensed or approved beds receive the following annual direct care staffing supplement in accordance with the Long-Term Care Homes Level-of-Care Per Diem, Occupancy and Acuity-Adjustment Funding Policy.

Small homes (with 64 or fewer licensed or approved beds)
Top-up fundingTotal
Annual staffing supplement – NPC direct care$180,000

Long-term care homes with 65 or more licensed or approved beds

Long-term care homes with 65 or more licensed or approved beds receive the following annual direct care staffing supplement in accordance with the Long-Term Care Homes Level-of-Care Per Diem, Occupancy and Acuity-Adjustment Funding Policy.

Long-term care homes with 65 or more licensed or approved beds
Top-up fundingTotal
Annual staffing supplement – NPC direct care$106,000

Convalescent care beds - additional subsidy

Convalescent care beds receive an additional subsidy per diem (Additional Subsidy) allocated between three funding envelopes as follows:

Convalescent care beds - additional subsidy
Top-up fundingNursing and personal care (NPC)Program and support services (PSS)Other accommodation (OA)Total
Additional subsidy per diem$57.27$37.22$7.12$101.61

Behavioural specialized unit (BSU) beds

Long-term care homes with BSU beds receive the following top-up of $160.98 per diem for each BSU bed.

Behavioural specialized unit (BSU) beds
Top-up fundingTotal
BSU per diemfootnote 4$160.98

Basic Accommodation Premium (BAP)

BAP funding is provided to an eligible licensee who expands access to basic accommodation as part of a development or redevelopment project in accordance with the Long-Term Care Home Capital Development Funding Policy, 2020 (2020 CFS). BAP funding of $2.57 per diem will be paid to an eligible licensee for all 2020 CFS-eligible beds in the home only if 50% or more of the beds in the home are offered as basic accommodation. BAP funding is allocated as a supplementary per diem in the Other Accommodation envelope.

Basic Accommodation Premium (BAP)
Top-up fundingTotal
Basic accommodation premium (BAP) - Other Accommodation$2.57

Please see the Long-Term Care Homes Level-of-Care Per Diem, Occupancy and Acuity-Adjustment Funding Policy for further details on the level-of-care per diem and top-up funding.