Eligibility and Admission

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 Care Coordinator 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 Care Coordinator 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 and subject to change) are: (click here)

If you do not have enough annual income to pay for the basic room, the government can help you through a subsidy that will bring the cost down to a level you can afford. The subsidy is not available to people requesting semi-private or private rooms. Your CCAC Care Coordinator can help you apply for the subsidy. If deemed to be eligible for placement in a long-term care home, no one will be refused because of an inability to pay.

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