Eligible care receiver

Either of the following:

a person who was 18 or over on December 31, 2024, who has a severe and prolonged impairment in mental or physical functions because of which they need 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, 2024, 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 mother, father, grandmother, grandfather or other direct ascendant;
- your or your spouse's aunt, uncle, great-aunt or great-uncle; 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 they can carry out a basic activity of daily living.
A person 70 or over without an impairment can be your or your spouse's mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, great-aunt, great-uncle or other direct ascendant.
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 temporary or regular authorization for the operation of a private seniors' residence granted under the Act to make the health and social services system more effective; or
    - a temporary certificate of compliance or a certificate of compliance for the operation of a private seniors' residence issued under the Act respecting health services and social services for the Inuit and Naskapi or the Act respecting health services and social services;
- a public network facility.

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