Home Support Advocacy
Resolution Category
Provincial Scope 4
Subject
Social
Year
2010
Status
Adopted - Expired
Sponsor - Mover
Edson, Town of
Active Clauses
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association advocate to the Province for the funding of targeted non-medical home support for seniors and persons with disabilities to support the provincial “Aging in the Right Place” strategy.
Whereas Clauses
WHEREAS the average age of residents in Alberta communities is increasing with each generation;
WHEREAS municipalities provide home support to their elderly and disabled population on an inconsistent basis throughout the province; and
WHEREAS the provincial government has expressed the importance of providing citizens with the option and opportunity to age within their homes and communities.
Government Response
Aug 24, 2011 - Alberta Seniors and Community Supports
- Seniors and Community Supports Directly supports the “Aging in the Right Place” strategy by providing health and personal care service options for seniors and persons with disabilities to live within the community.
- The Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL) program supports more than 84,000 Albertans (of whom 66 percent are seniors) with a long-term disability, or chronic or terminal illness, to maintain their independence in their hoes through the provision of basic medical equipment and supplies to meet their clinically assessed needs.
- AADL benefits are available to all Albertans, regardless of income, subject to clinically assessed need and meeting defined eligibility criteria. The specific eligibility criteria are based on effective practices, current research and an assessment by a health care professional.
- Benefits provided through the AADL program include: medical/surgical equipment and supplies; respiratory equipment; bathing and toileting aids; walking aids; wheelchairs; prosthetic and orthotics devices; and hearing aids.
- Albertans pay 25 percent of the AADL benefit cost to a maximum of $500 per individual of family per benefit year (July 1 to June 30). Low income Albertans and those receiving social assistance do not pay the cost share portion.
- The Residential Access Modification Program (RAMP) may provide a grant for un to $5,000 to modify homes for eligible wheelchair users. RAMP grants are for modifications that facilitate access in to or movement with a home.
AUMA Rejects this Response.