Retirement Homes & Senior Homes in Souris, PE

Senior homes in Souris: a local guide

SeniorHome.ca lists 2 senior homes in Souris, Prince Edward Island, including one priced assisted living community with a starting rate of $2,226 a month. That's below the provincial median of $3,009 and also lower than nearby Summerside ($2,975 across 18 communities), making Souris one of the more affordable smaller markets on the Island.

Where senior homes are in Souris

Souris itself is home to both listed communities, with no separate neighbourhood breakdown needed for a town this size. The priced option is Bayview Lodge, an assisted living residence at 22 Washington St. The second listing, PE Home Care, provides home care services rather than a residential facility, giving families in Souris an option to arrange support for a parent who wants to stay in their own home. Health PEI also runs Colville Manor in Souris as one of its publicly operated long-term care homes, part of the province-wide network of manors described in our guide to senior homes in Prince Edward Island.

You can browse the local assisted living option in Souris directly, or see the full cost picture on the cost of senior living in Souris page.

What senior homes cost in Souris

The only priced category we track in Souris is assisted living, starting at a median of $2,226 a month at Bayview Lodge. That's well under the provincial median for assisted living of $3,449 a month, and under the overall PEI median starting rate of $3,009. For comparison, Summerside's median across its 18 communities is $2,975, so Souris currently prices lower than both the provincial average and the larger Summerside market. Families should still confirm what's included in a quoted monthly rate — personal care, meals, and medication support can be billed separately depending on the home.

If a parent needs public long-term care rather than private assisted living, accommodation costs for a licensed bed are set provincially at $116.96 a day (about $3,560 a month) for a semi-private room, and many residents qualify for support through the Long-Term Care Subsidy Program, which is income-tested based on net income from the previous year's Notice of Assessment (source: Health PEI).

Public long-term care and home care in Souris

Long-term care and home care in Souris are delivered through Health PEI, with policy set by the Department of Health and Wellness. Placement into a public nursing home bed is not booked directly with a facility — it starts with a referral to the Home Care Program, which has a local office in Souris (902-687-7096). A Care Coordinator assesses the person's care needs, and Health PEI advises that only people who are ready to move into a home now should apply (source: Health PEI, Long-Term Care).

Eligible applicants can ask to be placed on the wait list for up to three homes, including Colville Manor in Souris itself; all three choices are given equal priority, and your position is based on the date you were approved for long-term care. Approved residents also receive a $130 monthly comfort allowance and may enrol in the Nursing Home Drug Program. For families who want to keep a parent at home longer, Home Care also provides nursing, home support, social work, dietitian, physiotherapy and occupational therapy services, along with programs such as Adult Day Programs and the Dementia Specialty Team (source: Health PEI, Home Care, Long-term Care, and Palliative Care).

How to choose a senior home in Souris

• Ask for the current licence type. Community care facilities and private nursing homes are licensed under the Community Care Facilities and Nursing Homes Act; a provisional licence means the home has not met all provincial care standards, and it's worth asking about directly.
• Request the most recent inspection report from the province's list of licensed facilities before committing.
• Confirm exactly what the monthly rate covers — meals, personal care, medication management — and what gets billed as an extra.
• Ask about overnight staffing levels and how the home handles dementia-related behaviours or end-of-life care if those needs may arise.
• Visit at a meal time to see daily routines and food quality firsthand, and check that the location works for family visits.
• If public long-term care may be needed, call the Souris Home Care office (902-687-7096) early, since an assessment is the only route to a subsidized bed and to the Long-Term Care Subsidy Program.
• Use a free assessment to narrow down private options: a free care assessment can help match a parent's needs and budget to the right home in Souris or nearby towns.

Sources

• Long-Term Care – Health PEI, Government of Prince Edward Island
• Long-Term Care Subsidy Program – Health PEI
• Home Care, Long-term Care, and Palliative Care (programs and provincial homes) – Health PEI