"The fastest way to get into a long-term care home in Ontario is by going to the hospital first, advocates say. The situation is particularly acute in Toronto, where the combination of an increasing and aging population and the loss of nearly 700 beds due to nursing home closures has meant that many nursing homes are taking in new residents exclusively from hospitals."
"She points to data collected by the Canadian Institute of Health Information that shows more than 50 per cent of long-term care admissions are people coming from a hospital, a 67 per cent jump from pre-pandemic levels. AdvantAge is calling on the province to dramatically expand supports for seniors, including capital funding to greatly expand seniors' supportive housing, plus a further $600 million to go into home care."
"Ontario needs a new approach to deal with an aging population, said Lisa Levin, CEO of AdvantAge Ontario, which represents the vast majority of municipal and non-profit nursing homes in Ontario. "We can't have people only get into long-term care if they're in crisis," Levin said. "We can't keep having people go to hospitals because they can't get into long-term care any other way. We need to have more options.""
The fastest route into long-term care in Ontario is hospital admission. In Toronto, an aging population and the loss of nearly 700 nursing home beds have pushed many homes to admit new residents almost exclusively from hospitals. Data from the Canadian Institute of Health Information shows over 50% of long-term care admissions now come from hospitals, a 67% increase from pre-pandemic levels. AdvantAge Ontario calls for dramatically expanded supports for seniors, including capital funding for seniors' supportive housing and an additional $600 million for home care. Supportive housing would resemble retirement homes but with rent geared to income to help seniors live independently longer.
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