Assisted Living in Alberta

Alberta uses two terms. Supportive living accommodation is private assisted living: a residence where your parent rents a suite and buys meals and care, and the operator decides whether it's a fit. It "isn't assessed or publicly funded," as Assisted Living Alberta puts it.

A Type B continuing care home, formerly called designated supportive living, is the publicly funded version. It provides "24-hour onsite personal care from health care aides" with a licensed practical nurse on site around the clock, and a secure Type B option offers dementia care. You don't choose a Type B home directly; you're assessed for it.

Call Health Link at 811, or the Assisted Living Alberta access centre at 1-855-371-4122, to arrange an assessment. Anyone can call 811 for a family member who can't call themselves (how to access continuing care). A case manager assesses your parent's needs and, if a Type B home is the right fit, arranges the placement.

Residents pay an accommodation charge set by the province: from August 1, 2026, the maximum is $83.05 a day for a private room, about $2,500 a month, and $71.85 for a shared room (accommodation charges). Low-income residents can get help through the Alberta Seniors Benefit and keep at least $373 a month for personal spending.

Private residences set their own rent and care prices, so ask each one for its full price list at your parent's care level, not only the suite price. Ask who provides care at night, how medication is handled, and what happens if your parent needs more care or develops dementia.

Alberta's Assisted Living Navigation Portal lists supportive living residences with fees, licensed spaces and contact details. Our Calgary and Edmonton cost guide shows what residences publish, and home care in Alberta covers the option of staying at home with help.

Seniors lodges are a lower-cost option for independent seniors 65 and older: a room, meals, housekeeping and activities, run by local housing providers that set their own rates. They're not for people who need daily personal care, though home care can visit a lodge. Low-income residents keep at least $373 a month after lodge fees (affordable housing programs).