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- Distinguishing features of long-term care retirement homes
- Who is eligible for long-term retirement home care?
- How are Ontario long-term care retirement homes regulated?
- Quick facts about Ontario long-term care homes
In the continuum of accommodations catering to seniors, long-term care retirement homes (in the past, often called nursing homes or homes for the aged) offer the most intensive level of supervision and medical services under one roof. Care in this style of home is of course much more intensive than what you will get in an Adult Living Home, Independent Living residence or in a typical Ontario Retirement Home.
IN-DEPTH REPORTSLong-term care in Ontario
The Village of Riverside Glen
60 Woodlawn Road East, Guelph,
Ontario, N1H 8M8
This elegant Guelph retirement home offers a range of care including assisted living and long term care, serviced by a friendly, caring staff.
Lifestyle Options: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Long-term care
The Village of Humber Heights
2245 Lawrence Avenue West, Etobicoke,
Ontario, M9P 3W3
The Village of Humber Heights is a retirement community that offers various lifestyle options and levels of services ranging from independent living with meals, to assisted living, memory care, and long-term care.
Lifestyle Options: Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Long-term care
The Village of Winston Park
695 Block Line Road, Kitchener,
Ontario, N2E 3K1
This elegant retirement residence in Kitchener-Waterloo offers a continuum of care from independent living apartments to assisted living, memory care and long-term care.
Lifestyle Options: Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Long-term care
The Village at University Gates
250 Laurelwood Drive, Waterloo,
Ontario, N2J 0E2
Now welcoming our Retirement Home Residents to the Village. We offer Waterloo a range of services for today's Senior including Retirement Apartments, Assisted Living, Memory Care and Long Term Care.
Lifestyle Options: Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Long-term care
The Village of Glendale Crossing
3030 Singleton Avenue, London,
Ontario, N6L 0B6
A true retirement hub featuring independent Living Apartments with full kitchens, Retirement Apartments, Full Service Retirement suites with walk out patios, Assisted Care, Memory Care and LTC.
Lifestyle Options: Apartments, Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Long-term care
The Wellington
1430 Upper Wellington Street, Hamilton,
Ontario, L9A 5H3
This award winning Hamilton retirement home offers varying senior care. Just minutes away from shopping, theatres, restaurants and major transportation links.
Lifestyle Options: Independent Living, Assisted Living, Long-term care
IN-DEPTH REPORTSHome care companies in Ontario
Richmond Heights Health Clinic and Home Care
10520 Yonge Street, Unit 4, Richmond Hill,
Ontario, L4C 3C7
Richmond Heights Health Clinic & Home Care, provides compassionate 24 hour personalized senior care services with bonded, registered & licensed Nurses / RPN's, in your home, hospital, rehab, LTC & retirement communities.
Lifestyle Options: Respite care, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Long-term care, Home Care
In-Home Assisted Living Inc.
2 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto,
Ontario, M4V 3A1
In-Home Assisted Living offers caregivers and nurses to help seniors and people with medical challenges to remain living in their own home with safety and comfort. Also ask about our hospital bedside support.
Lifestyle Options: Respite care, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Long-term care, Home Care
Nurse For Care
2390 Eglinton Avene East, Suite #224, Toronto,
Ontario, M1K 2P5
We offer Caregiver, PSW & RPN services in a Customized, Affordable way to all ages & needs in GTA, Hamilton, Durham, Sudbury or anywhere in Ontario at Home, Hospital, Rehab, Retirement home, & Long-term care facilities.
Lifestyle Options: Respite care, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Long-term care, Home Care
Distinguishing features of long-term care retirement homes
- Province fully funds medical and support services; residents pay only for room and board and there is a subsidy for those who cannot afford the full resident co-payment
- Nobody is refused access on the basis of ability to pay
- Mix of private, municipal and non-profit and charitable operators
- Personal "plan of care" prepared for each resident and assessed every three months
- 24-hour nursing and personal care; access to physician or other health-care professionals
- Medication administered
- Various living arrangements to support residents with cognitive impairment or dementia
- Shared or central dining room and common facilities, such as lounges
- Organized and regularly scheduled recreational and social activities
- Housekeeping and laundry services
- Optional services such as hairdressing usually can be purchased for a fee
- Services and amenities can vary
- Depending on the region, may have waiting lists
Who is eligible for long-term retirement home care?
- Individuals requiring 24-hour nursing care and daily personal support services
- Seniors who are at risk in their own homes
- Priority is based on need as assessed by the Community Care Access Centres
- Residents of Ontario with a valid health card
- People who are unable to live independently in their own homes, even with an array of community supports
How are Ontario long-term care retirement homes regulated?
- Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care monitors, inspects and regulates every long-term care facility in the province
Quick facts about Ontario long-term care homes
- Average age of resident is 85 to 86
- 60 % of long-term care patients in Ontario are cognitively impaired
- Ontario has 77,000 long-term care beds
- 20,000 new beds have been added to the system - a 35 per cent increase in capacity - in the past few years
- 16,000 existing beds will be rebuilt by 2006 to upgrade them to current standards
- Province looking to introduce a new Long-Term Care Act
Compiled with the assistance of Karen Sullivan, executive director of the Ontario Long Term Care Association and the OLTCA website; Donna Rubin, CEO of the Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes and Services for Seniors and the OANHSS' website; staff at the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and its website; Statistics Canada's website. For more information visit: https://www.oltca.com/
