Term: Personal Care Home (PCH) Per Diem

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2006-01-18

Definition:

Derived by taking Manitoba Health's expenditures for Personal Care Homes (PCH) and dividing that amount by the total number of PCH day, as obtained from the PCH file. Subtract an average residential charge of 35.00 dollars (the average amount paid by PCH residents), resulting in an average net per diem.

Related terms 

• End of Life Health Care Costs
• Per Diem (PD)
• Personal Care Home (PCH) Costs

References 

• Menec V, Lix L, Steinbach C, Ekuma O, Sirski M, Dahl M, Soodeen R. Patterns of Health Care Use and Cost at the End of Life. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2004. [Report] [Summary] (View)