CALGARY — The Alberta government has named Assisted Living Alberta as the last of four new public agencies taking over provincial health care from Alberta Health Services.

Community and Social Services Minister Jason Nixon says the new agency is to be officially operational in April.

Nixon says it will be responsible for a number of services, including continuing and assisted care and home care.

He says there are over 800,000 seniors in the province and the need for assisted living and other care programs is expected to increase significantly over the next few years.

The announcement comes after the province named Recovery Alberta, Primary Care Alberta and Acute Care Alberta as the other agencies taking over from Alberta Health Services.

Alberta Health Services is to still be responsible for a majority of hospitals but will report to Acute Care Alberta.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 30, 2025.

The Canadian Press