Long Term Care

Who is Eligible for Long Term Care?

Long Term Care is for residents of the NWT who have health needs whose care cannot be safely provided in their own home, and have experienced:

  • Serious changes in health status;
  • Conditions requiring nursing care and other health care professionals on a regular basis;
  • Unpredictable or unstable behaviour that places the individual or others at risk; and/or
  • Complex end of life care needs.