Community Care Access Centres
There are 43 Community Care Access Centres throughout Ontario, they provide access for people who need in-home health services and support or accommodation in long-term care centres.
Source: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Every Resident : Bill of Rights for People Who Live in Ontario Long Term Care Facilities
This booklet can help you understand your rights as a resident of a long term care facility.
Source: Community Legal Education Ontario

Find A Retirement Home - Ontario Retirement Communities Association
Find an Ontario Retirement Communities Association approved retirement home in the province of Ontario.
Source: Ontario Retirement Communities Association

Finding An OLTCA Member Home
Use this search tool to find long-term care homes that are members of the Ontario Long Term Care Association (OLTCA).
Source: Ontario Long Term Care Association (OLTCA)

A Guide to Programs and Services for Seniors in Ontario
A Guide to Programs and Services for Seniors in Ontario aims to bring together into one resource the wealth of programs and services provided to Ontario seniors by the government, as well as by community organizations and service providers.
Source: Government of Ontario. Ontario Seniors' Secretariat

Long-Term Care Facilities
In Ontario there are 498 long-term care centres (also known as nursing homes and homes for the aged) available for people who are not able to live independently or in their own homes and who require a 24-hour nursing service.
Source: Government of Ontario

Online forms - Long-Term Care Facilities
The Site provides online applications for long-term care facilities.
Source: Government of Ontario

Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes and Services for Seniors (OANHSS)
OANHSS is a provincial, non-profit organization representing long term care facilities, seniors housing, and community agencies that provide care and services on a not-for-profit basis.

Ontario Long Term Care Association
The Ontario Long Term Care Association (OLTCA) is the largest long term care providers organization in Ontario. Our members facilities provide care and accommodation services to residents throughout Ontario. Our mission is to lead and enable our members to provide efficient and high quality long term care and services.

Ontario Retirement Communities Association
The Ontario Retirement Communities Association is a voluntary, non-profit organization that accredits retirement homes in Ontario and provides information on how to choose a retirement home, retirement home standards and approved retirement homes.
Source: Ontario Retirement Communities Association

Public Reporting on Long-Term Care Homes
This online reporting tool will provide you with information about the performance of long-term care homes during a specified reporting period. The information will be updated regularly.
Source: Government of Ontario. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

Residential Care
In Ontario, three main types of residential settings provide both accommodation and care for seniors : Supportive Housing, Retirement Homes, and Long-Term Care Facilities. Each setting offers different types of accommodations and varying levels of service. Assess your personal situation and compare your needs with the amenities and services offered by each setting.
Source: Government of Ontario. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

Residential Care Checklist
This checklist has been designed primarily for selecting a long-term care facility. However, you may wish to use and adapt it to consider the offerings of a retirement home or a supportive housing project.
Source: Government of Ontario

Retirement Home Complaints Response & Information Service-Ontario Retirement Communities Association
Funded by the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, the Complaints Response and Information Service gives seniors and their families the information they need to make choices and helps them resolve problems quickly and effectively.
Source: Ontario Retirement Communities Association

Seniors' Care : Supportive Housing
Supportive Housing is designed for people who only need minimal to moderate care -- such as homemaking or personal care and support -- to live independently. Accommodations usually consist of rental units within an apartment building. In a few cases, the accommodation is a small group residence.
Source: Government of Ontario. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

The Care Guide | Home
Welcome to The Care Guide, a free and comprehensive resource to help you make informed decisions about senior housing, care services and related matters for you or a loved one including retirement homes, assisted living, independent supportive living, long-term care, home care services, home support services, community support services and alzheimer care options in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia.
Source: The Care Guide

Abuse of Older Adults in Institutions
Provides a definition and discusses the causes, statistics, signs of abuse, prevention, and reporting. Suggests additional resources.
Source: Health Canada

Best Quality at the Best Price - Continuing Care, March 1998
A series of papers offering a review of ways of measuring and achieving high quality service for the best price in the field of continuing care. "Quality" includes professional standards, training requirements, financial management requirements, outcome indicators and the quality improvement process; "best price" reflects "value for money".
Source: Health Canada

The Care Guide - Everything under the sun for seniors' housing and care
Comprehensive guides to seniors' housing and care services including retirement homes, nursing homes, home health care, adult lifestyle retirement communities, supportive housing and palliative hospice care.
Source: Care Planning Partners Inc.

Residential Care
Canada's commitment to provide quality care to injured, disabled and aging Veterans is a long-standing priority, dating back more than 80 years to the end of the First World War. As a key pillar of this commitment, Veterans Affairs Canada has been a pioneering force in establishing, managing and supporting residential care facilities that address the evolving needs of Veterans and other seniors.
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada.

Services for Seniors Guide
Services for Seniors is a guide to more than 120 programs and services provided by the Government of Canada. It covers everything from income support to housing, health and safety issues
Source: Service Canada

Stand By Me
This publication highlights what residents, staff, families and others feel should be done to ensure that abuse and neglect are stopped and prevented in long-term care settings.
Source: Health Canada. National Clearinghouse on Family Violence (NCFV)

When a Home is Not a Home
This publication summarizes primarily the perceptions of LTC residents from across Canada as to what they feel constitutes abuse and neglect. The purpose of this publication is to provide some understanding of the factors and dynamics that residents feel underlie abuse and neglect situations.
Source: Health Canada.