Medical Expenses

Although some basic medical expenses may be funded, the following medical expenses are not 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 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.