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Resources: Long-term care homes

Long-term care homes are places where people live and receive care services, such as nursing and personal assistance. They are sometimes called long-term care facilities. There are laws that aim to protect the rights of people living in long-term care homes.

This is a list of tips and traps to be aware of when considering long-term care placement or alternatives. It appears on pages 12 and 13 of the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE) Spring/Summer 2012 newsletter.

Available in:
English
Produced In:
2012
Format:
Booklet/PDF

Updated to reflect the new Long-Term Care Homes Act, Every Resident sets out the expanded Residents’ Bill of Rights, which is meant to ensure that long-term care homes are truly homes for the people who live in them. Each right is introduced by the...

Available in:
English, French (français)
Produced In:
2011
Format:
Booklet/PDF

This insert in the Summer 2010 Advocacy Centre for the Elderly newsletter is a brief guide to the the Long-Term Care Homes Act, in effect July 1, 2010. It includes such topics as residents' rights, care, and services, altercations, complaints,...

Available in:
English
Produced In:
2010
Format:
Booklet/PDF

This paper suggests ways to make complaints about care and other issues in long-term care homes. It describes making complaints within the home, to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, residents' councils, family councils, the home's governing...

Available in:
English
Produced In:
2010
Format:
Booklet/PDF

Written for seniors, this section of the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE) web site describes what kinds of hospitals there are in Ontario and whom they serve. There are also Frequently Asked Questions, links to ACE publications on issues such as...

Available in:
English
Produced In:
2010
Format:
Web
Housing

These slides were developed for use at a workshop. The following is a translation of the workshop description taken from the AJEFO web site. The workshop on housing deals with the laws that...
Available in:
French (français)
Produced by:
AJEFO
Produced In:
2010
Format:
Presentation materials

Written for seniors, this section of the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE) web site explains how a person chooses a long-term care home and who pays for the accommodation. There are also Frequently Asked Questions, links to ACE publications on...

Available in:
English
Produced In:
2010
Format:
Web

The InfoGuides section of the Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office web site lists these topics on mental health and patients' rights covered by its series of information guides.

  • Accessing Personal Health Information Records
  • ...
Available in:
English
Produced In:
2010
Format:
Web