Ontario Long-Term Care

• Ontario could allow long-term care homes to skip planning rules to boost bed count

  The change could come as Ontario experiences "capacity pressures" on its existing stock of long-term care homes, including the closure of some facilities.

  Politics

  Jan 8
  
• Ontario testing changes to controversial LTC law after issues with cultural homes

  The government is trialling changes to a law that allows it to move long-term care patients into residences they didn't choose after unintended consequences for cultural LTC homes.

  Health

  Nov 13, 2024
  
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• Peterborough, Lakefield long-term care homes to share $444K in Ontario funding

  Four long-term care homes in the Peterborough region are sharing $444,000 in new funding. They include Fairhaven, Extendicare, St John's at Fleming, and Extendicare Lakefield.

  Health

  Jul 12, 2024
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• Ontario LTC nurses get 11.5 per cent pay increase over 2 years

  Nurses in the majority of long-term care homes in Ontario are set to get what their union is calling the most significant wage increase in more than 30 years.

  Canada

  May 22, 2024
• Admissions suspension at Peterborough long-term care part of systemic challenges, advocates argue

  Advocacy groups Concerned Friends and the Ontario Association of Residents’ Councils weigh in on the admissions suspension issue May 2 for St. Joseph's at Fleming in Peterborough.

  Health

  May 9, 2024
• ‘Risk of harm’: Ontario suspends admissions to Peterborough long-term care facility

  Inspections conducted in February and March found a number of issues including patient neglect, improper care and injuries.

  Health

  May 6, 2024
• Ontario may not meet LTC direct care target due to staff shortages: document

  There is a "systemic shortage of nurses" across all sectors, according to a briefing document for Long-Term Care Minister Stan Cho when he took over the file in September. 

  Health

  Apr 16, 2024
• 7 people fined $400 a day for refusing LTC transfers: Ontario government

  Seven people in Ontario have been fined for refusing transfers from a hospital to a long-term care home not of their choosing.

  Health

  Apr 3, 2024
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• Nearly 300 Ontario patients moved to LTC homes they didn’t choose

  Nearly 300 people in Ontario have been moved from hospitals to long-term care homes not of their choosing under a law the government implemented a little over a year ago.

  Health

  Mar 20, 2024
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• An Ontario town was promised long-term care beds by Doug Ford 6 years ago. It’s still waiting

  In the run-up to the 2018 election, Doug Ford promised more than 70 new long-term care beds to a town in northern Ontario. Six years later, locals say they've seen no progress.

  Health

  Feb 9, 2024