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→Hardship Waiver (“Temporary Rate Reductions”)
This is referred to as a “hardship waiver” in the regulations. The Ministry of Health and health authorities use the term “temporary rate reductions”. These waivers or reductions are also available for other costs such as wheelchair fees.
Residents and families may not be are often unaware these waivers exist, . They may not know how to apply, or realize the need to re-apply annually. For others, the fact these are referred are called hardship waivers is itself embarrassing and stigmatizing,([[{{PAGENAME}}#References|20]]) especially given the fact that many older people and their families do not want to be thought of as “charity cases”. Some reports suggest that residents' are often turn downed when applying for these waivers. ([[{{PAGENAME}}#References|21]])
===Cost of private pay (unsubsidized) residential care facility===