Medical Expenses
Although some basic medical expenses may be funded, the following medical expenses are not normally funded by the Special Needs Assistance for Seniors program:
- Acupuncture
- Bandages, casts, braces, splints
- Blood pressure monitors
- Chelation therapy
- Chiropractor
- Day Support Programs
- Dental - contact Dental Assistance for Seniors program
- Eye Glasses - contact Optical Assistance for Seniors program
- Hearing aids - As of July 1, 2010, funding for hearing aids for eligible seniors is provided through the Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL) program. Your authorized vendor will submit the forms for you, directly to AADL, for you to receive your hearing aid(s).
- Hearing aid batteries
- Incontinence supplies - contact Alberta Aids to Daily Living program
- Massage therapy
- Medical equipment (e.g. Broda chairs, alarm mats)
- MRIs or other health procedures that an individual has chosen to pay for
- Natural health products (herbal products, homeopathic preparations, and vitamin/mineral supplements)
- Optical eye surgery or lens implants
- Oxygen supplies
- Physiotherapy
- Scooters
- Synvisc/Neovisc/Orthovisc
- Walkers/Wheelchairs - (manual or motorized.) Please contact the Alberta Aids to Daily Living program.
