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Eligibility and Admission

Guide to Long Term Care booklet

Your CCAC is your single point of access to information about, and to apply for admission to, Long-Term Care Homes. You cannot apply directly to the Long-Term Care Home. Your CCAC Case Manager can:

  • Provide information about Long-Term Care Homes
  • Provide information about financial options, if required
  • Carry out an assessment at your home or in hospital and determine your eligibility
  • Help you with the application forms and coordinate the application process to facilitate access to Long-Term Care
  • Provide information on alternatives to Long-Term Care Homes, such as supportive/assistive housing, retirement homes and senior’s apartments
  • Empower you or your decision-makers with the information you need to make an informed decision on a Long-Term Care Home that suits your needs and interests
  • Place you, if necessary, on the waiting lists of the Long-Term Care Homes you select
  • Offer you a bed in a chosen Long-Term Care Home when one becomes available

Eligibility

To qualify to move into a Long-Term Care Home, you must:

  • Be 18 years of age or older
  • Have a valid Ontario Health Card
  • Have health care needs that cannot be met with any combination of caregiving, Care in Your Home or Care in Your Community
  • Have health care needs that can be met in a Long-Term Care Home

To appeal a decision that states you are not eligible, ask your CCAC Case Manager for the appropriate contact names and phone numbers.

Admission

Although the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care pays for the care you receive, you are responsible for accommodation costs, which are standard across Ontario. Rates are typically reviewed annually by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Current rates (effective July 1, 2012) and subject to change) are:
As of July 1, 2012, the following accommodation charges apply:
 
Type of Accommodation                                Daily Rate     Monthly Rate
Basic                                                            $55.04          $1,674.14
 
Semi-Private
Residents admitted to a newer LTC home         $64.04          $1,947.89
Residents admitted to an older LTC home         $63.04          $1,917.47
 
Private
Residents admitted to a newer LTC home        $74.79          $2,274.86
Residents admitted to an older LTC home        $73.04          $2,221.64
 
Short-Stay Resident (Respite Bed)                  $35.63          N/A
 
If you are unable to afford these accommodation charges, you can apply for a reduction in the charge, known as a “rate reduction”. In order to qualify for a rate reduction you must be a long-stay resident living in basic accommodation.
 
You will need to submit an application once you are admitted to an LTC home, but you should begin preparing now as you will need to provide documents showing your income.

Now that you have some basic information about Long-Term Care Homes, find out more about Choosing a Home.