Seniors’ Health and Well-Being Plan
The Seniors’ Health and Well-Being Plan will guide how we meet the health and wellness needs of seniors by supporting communities and providing services that offer independence, choice, and safety to enable aging at home or in their community.
What It Includes
The plan focuses on three action areas:
- Improve Seniors’ Well-Being and Support Healthy Aging
- Establish Centres of Excellence in Aging
- Strengthen Integration and Service Delivery Across the Care Continuum
The plan is in addition to the $70 million in Budget 2024 to support almost 50,000 seniors through the Seniors’ Benefit.
Well-Being Initiatives
The Seniors’ Health and Well-Being Plan includes initiatives to improve seniors’ well-being and support healthy aging, such as:
- A new Aging Well at Home Grant that provides $400 annually to eligible low-income seniors to help with supportive services such as snow clearing and grocery delivery.
- A new Caregiver Benefit of $400 per month for eligible caregivers who provide significant unpaid assistance to lower income seniors with complex care needs as determined by a clinical assessment.
- Increased funding for the Provincial Home Repair Program and Home Modification Program to allow them to serve more seniors.
- Enhanced immune response influenza vaccines: High dose influenza vaccines (Fluzone HD) for seniors aged 65 years and older in congregate living facilities and adjuvant vaccine (Fluad) to seniors aged 65 years and older the general population
- A $500 annual supplement for food and heating for seniors in coastal Labrador communities.
Accessing Supports
NL Health Services will administer the Aging Well at Home Grant and the Caregiver Benefit.
Applications for Eastern Zones are available at:
Applications for Central Zone are available at:
Applications for Western Zone are available at:
Applications for Labrador-Grenfell Zone are available at:
Residents can get more information on the Aging Well at Home Grant via email [email protected] or by phoning (709) 651-6273. Individuals interested in applying for the Caregiver Benefit can discuss the application with their case manager.
NL Housing Corporation administers the Provincial Home Repair Program and the Home Modification Program. Applications for the programs can be found at:
Coastal Labrador residents aged 65 years and older should ensure they file their tax return as some information, such as age and address, will be used to send out the supplement. No application is required.
Read the Seniors’ Health and Well-Being Plan.