Guide
Types of care homes in Alberta
Alberta renamed its care homes when the Continuing Care Act came into force on April 1, 2024. The government’s inspection file uses the new names; many families, and many homes, still use the old ones. Here is what each type means, in the government’s words, and how many of each the file has.
The types, most care first
- Long-term care (Type A)161 homes in the file
What used to be called long-term care (nursing homes and auxiliary hospitals). For people with complex medical needs: accommodation, meals, and nursing and personal care on site around the clock. Publicly funded; a health professional’s assessment decides who gets a space.
In the file: Continuing Care Home Type A; a few older records say Long Term Care Accommodation.
- Type B (designated supportive living)279 homes in the file
What used to be called designated supportive living. Accommodation, meals, and 24-hour personal care from health care aides and licensed practical nurses. Publicly funded; access is by assessment, as for Type A.
In the file: Continuing Care Home Type B.
- Hospice8 homes in the file
Publicly funded end-of-life care. The Act now calls these Type C continuing care homes.
In the file: Hospice.
- Assisted living155 homes in the file
Supportive living the file lists as assisted living. Supportive living helps people stay as independent as possible; the operator decides who moves in, sets the rent and decides which services it offers.
In the file: Supportive Living Accommodation, subtype Assisted Living Accommodation.
- Lodge115 homes in the file
Seniors' lodges, a kind of supportive living the government names. The operator decides who moves in.
In the file: Supportive Living Accommodation, subtype Lodge.
- Group home262 homes in the file
Supportive living in a house. The government names group homes for people with developmental disabilities as one kind.
In the file: Supportive Living Accommodation, subtype Group Home.
- Supportive living6 homes in the file
Supportive living with no subtype in the file.
In the file: Supportive Living Accommodation, no subtype.
Who decides who moves in
- Type A, Type B and hospice: publicly funded. Assisted Living Alberta decides who gets a space, after a health professional assesses the person’s needs. The government caps the accommodation charge.
- Supportive living (assisted living, lodges, group homes): the operator decides who moves in, sets the rent and decides which services it offers.
What the inspections check
Each finding in the file is cited under one of four sets of rules: the accommodation standards (the building, menus and nutrition, water temperatures, cleaning, safety), the Continuing Care Health Service Standards (care planning, medication, restraints, infection control, staff training), public health requirements, and a small number under the file’s “RFCA” heading. Health service findings are most common at Type A and Type B homes. Each finding on this site names the standard it was cited under; see every standard.
Find one
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Source: Government of Alberta, Continuing Care Accommodation Standards compliance reporting on Open Alberta (Open Government Licence – Alberta), file of —, with visits to July 6, 2026. Results are as the government recorded them. An inspection is a snapshot. Type definitions: alberta.ca, “Continuing care – Overview” (read October 14, 2026). How this is built.