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Type B Continuing Care Home

 Location: Templemont Gardens

What is a Continuing Care Home Type B (formerly Designated Supportive Living)? Designated Supportive Living services are provided by Alberta Health Services and are available once you or your loved one have contacted and been assessed by a Case Manager. For more information on privately run Supportive Living options, visit Alberta Health - Supportive Living Guide or speak with your healthcare team.

Scheduled & Unscheduled Personal Care with Health Care Aides

Is for Individuals who are:

  • living with a physical disability, mental health diagnoses or mild dementia, with no risk of wandering
  • not a risk to themselves or others
  • medically and physically stable but need scheduled and unscheduled supports.
  • able to move independently or with some assistance.
  • able to eat with minimal assistance and have minimal dietary or food texture modifications able to use a call system to get help

Who will provide your care?

  • health care aides are onsite 24 hours a day to provide support, personal care and medication assistance.
  • depending on the needs of the resident, professional care such as rehabilitation or nursing, is coordinated by a case manager.
  • Medical care is provided by either the resident’s physician/nurse practitioner or a site designated physician/nurse practitioner that visits the site regularly.

Scheduled & Unscheduled Professional & Personal Care Support with Licensed Practical Nurses & Health Care Aides

Is for Individuals who may:

  • have more complex medical needs, including chronic disease management which can be safely supported with onsite licensed practical nurses
  • have mild to moderate dementia
  • have some behaviours, but are not a safety risk to themselves or others
  • may wander but are not at risk for leaving without supervision
  • have some dietary or food texture requirements
  • be able to use a call system for help
  • require assistance with daily activities such as:
  • assistance to eat meals (including tube feeding)
  • transferring with help from 2-people or a mechanical lift
  • medication assistance or administration

Who will provide your care?

  • Health care aides are onsite 24 hours a day to provide support and personal care
  • Professional nursing care available onsite by a licensed practical nurse 24 hours a day
  • Depending on the needs of the resident, professional care such as rehabilitation or nursing, is coordinated by a case manager.
  • Medical care is provided by either the resident’s physician/nurse practitioner or a site designated physician/nurse practitioner that visits the site regularly.

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Contact Details

Templemont Gardens

Address
244 Templemont Drive NE
Calgary, Alberta
T1Y 6G5
Telephone
587-327-7260
Fax
587-327-7260
Hours of Operation
Note
Service hours not available.
Access
Service Providers May Include
health care aides, licensed practical nurses (LPNs), registered nurses (RNs)
Eligibility

Clients are assessed by AHS Transition Services to ensure they are waitlisted for the most appropriate Continuing Care Home Type.

Referral Needed

Please contact your AHS Case Manager or call Community Care Access at 403-943-1920 to request a referral for Designated Supportive Living Level 4.

Service Access

Referrals can be made to AHS Transition Services by an AHS Case Manager or by calling Community Care Access at 403-943-1920.


Wait Times

Potential clients will be assessed by AHS Transition Services and placed on a waitlist. Wait times vary.

Fees
  • Accommodation fees set by Alberta Health cover rent, meals, housekeeping, building amenities and some recreation programming
  • the individual provides or pays 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

  • AHS Case Managers can assist clients to ensure they are accessing all available financial supports


Service Languages
Interpreter/Translation services
Partners

Partners/affiliations

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Service Locations
Also Known As
Acronym
DSL4
Previous
DAL4
Other
Designated Assisted Living Level 4