Glossary - Housing Law
In Housing Law
A rented place to live where the landlord provides care services or makes them available to the tenants. Examples of care services are nursing care, supervision of medications, attendant care, and help with daily living activities. A tenant is a care home tenant only if getting the services was a reason they moved there. Retirement homes for seniors are a common type of care home.
In Housing Law
The term “care services” has a specific meaning in the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA). Care services include health care, rehabilitation, and therapy. It also includes services that help people with daily activities, like:
- taking prescription drugs
- feeding
- bathing and dressing
- changing bedpans and adult diapers
- moving around, such as walking, using a cane, or using a wheelchair
Other care services include nursing care and personal emergency response services.
More care services
You can also get housekeeping, recreational services, laundry, or help with transportation. But these are only considered care services if you also get one of the services listed in the care services section above.
In Housing Law
A consent order is a type of Landlord and Tenant Board order that is based what the parties in the case agree to.
