Reviewing Classification Decisions for Admission to Homes for Special Care

If you are not happy with the decision made regarding your eligibility for admission into a home licensed under the Homes for Special Care Act, you can ask for a review. This is another review of your admission eligibility.

Am I Eligible to Request a Review?

You are eligible to request a review if you meet at least one of the following:

• Your admission eligibility was based partially or fully on "untrue" facts.
• The Field Assessment Officer did not follow the proper guidelines.
• The Field Assessment Officer did not follow the Homes for Special Care Act and Regulations.

How long do I have to Request a Review?

You have 30 days to request a review beginning on the day that you received your decision.

How do I apply?

• Complete and submit a Request for Review Form available from your care coordinator in the Department of Community Services Regional Office.
• Mail the form to the Regional Administrator for your area.
• Make sure you include any information that you want the Review Committee to consider.

How the Process Works?

• The Regional Administrator will establish a Review Committee within ten days of receiving your request.
• The Review Committee will review all of the material provided by you and the Field Assessment Officer.
• The Review Committee will decide if they will review the decision.
• If the Review Committee agrees to review the decision, they will closely re-examine the information that you provided.
• The Review Committee may request more information from you or the Field Assessment Officer.

How long will the process take?

The Review Committee will give you a written decision within 45 days of receiving your request.

Who is not eligible?

The Review Committee may refuse to review your case if

• You do not meet any of the eligibility criteria (see question "Am I Eligible to Request an Review").
• The time period for review has expired (it’s been more than 30 days since you received your decision).

Next steps

For more information, please contact

Central Region
(Halifax and surrounding area)
PO Box 2623
Halifax, NS B3J 3E4
(902) 424-7274

Western Region
(Kentville, Yarmouth, Windsor)
10 Webster Street
Suite 202
Kentville, NS B4N 1H7
(902) 679-5146

Northern Region
(Truro, New Glasgow, Antigonish)
610 East River Road, Suite 255
New Glasgow, NS B2H 3S2
(902) 755-7363

Eastern Region
(Cape Breton)
Suite 25, Provincial Building
360 Prince Street
Sydney, NS B1P 5L1
(902) 563-3300

Please call toll free at 1-877-424-1177.