Eligible care receiver
Either of the following:
- a person who was 18 or over on December 31, 2022, who has a severe and prolonged impairment in mental or physical functions because of which he or she needs assistance in carrying out a basic activity of daily living, as certified by a health professional, and whose principal residence is in Québec; or
- a person who was 70 or over on December 31, 2022, is not your spouse and does not have an impairment.
Note
- A person 18 or over with a severe and prolonged impairment in mental or physical functions can be:
- your spouse;
- your or your spouse's child, grandchild, niece, nephew, brother or sister;
- your or your spouse's father, mother, grandfather or grandmother, or any other of your or your spouse's direct ascendants;
- your or your spouse's uncle, aunt, great-uncle or great-aunt; or
- someone with whom you have no family relationship, if a professional from the health and social services network certifies that you provide ongoing assistance to this person so that he or she can carry out a basic activity of daily living.
- A person 70 or over without an impairment can be your or your spouse's father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, uncle, aunt, great-uncle, great-aunt or any other of your or your spouse's direct ascendants.
- The care receiver must not live in one of the following:
- a private seniors' residence, that is, either:
- a congregate residential facility, or any part of such a facility, in respect of which the operator holds a valid temporary certificate of compliance or a valid certificate of compliance issued by the Minister of Health and Social Services (such facilities are listed in the register of private seniors' residences); or
- a private residential and long-term care centre (CHSLD) that is not under agreement;
- a public network facility.
- a private seniors' residence, that is, either: