To fill the gap between acute and extended

care hos italization planned revisions to the 4

oouindty Gare Feoeilitics Licensing ae*+ and new

regulations will permit the licensing of Personal ;
7 Care Homes which will be able to provide both " /

Intensive (Intermediate) ar. Limited (Soarding '

" Home) Care. These facilities will be operated on

both a profit and non-profit basis. No regulations

will set the rate which can be charged for either |

of these levels of care.

As is often the case, private industry has '
beon first to grasp the significance of the
changing scene in hospital csre. Recognizing that
government regulation of hospital construction
and a decreasing tendency of children to house | |
aged yelatives would create a market, private
entrepeneurs have entered the health care field.

By a system of agreements with non-profit groups

in our communities, public funding and tax concessions

are being obtained to develop Personal Care Homes

which generate srofits for an exnanding new

industry.

The Port Coquitlam situation is illustrative

of how this Ls being ace~uplished.