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Long-Term Care / Chronic Care
BRIEFING NOTE: Why Protect Public and Not For Profit Long Term Care Facilities?
(January 16, 2007) Why Is Protecting Public and Non-Profit Long Term Care Homes So Important?
Read MoreSUBMISSION: OHC Submission Regarding Bill 140: An Act Respecting Long-term Care Homes
(January 16, 2007) Presented to the Standing Committee on Social Policy at Queen’s Park.
Read MoreADVISORY: Bill 140: Long-term Care Hearings Imminent – Coalitions Respond Across Ontario
(December 12, 2006) The new act covering nursing homes has passed second reading. Bill 140 has been referred to committee to be sent out to hearing across Ontario.
Read MoreANALYSIS & SUMMARY: Bill 140 – Ontario’s New Long Term Care Act Preliminary Summary & Comments
(November 25, 2006) Currently there are 49,700 nursing home beds of which about 10,200 are non profit. Currently there are 24,700 homes for the aged and rest homes beds of which 16,700 are public (municipal) and the rest are non profit (8,000). (Total figures: 39,500 for profit, 18,200 non-profit, 16,700 public.) These beds are governed […]
Read MoreBRIEFING NOTES: Bill 140: Comparison of Long Term Care Act to Our Key Issues
(November 25, 2006) A checklist rating Bill 140 against what is needed in legislation.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Bill 140: Ontario’s New Long Term Care Act – Preliminary Summary & Comments
(November 25, 2006) A clause by clause analysis of the draft of the Long Term Care Act as well as a comparison of the Bill with recommendations made by the provincial auditor.
Read MoreBRIEF: Urgent Issue Brief
(October 3, 2006) OHC comments on Government announcement regarding long term care.
Read MoreBRIEF: Urgent Issue Brief: Reaction to Government Health Funding Announcement Today
(April 28, 2006) The McGuinty government announced $222.5 million targeted to its five wait times priority areas today.
Read MoreRELEASE: “Strong First Step”
(May 14, 2004) The Ontario Health Coalition’s Reaction to Ontario’s Nursing Home Announcement.
Read MoreRELEASE: Nursing Homes & Homecare Campaign
(April 26, 2004) Citing unacceptable care standards groups launch campaign.
Read MoreBACKGROUNDER: Long Term Care Facilities
(April 2004) Background on nursing homes, municipal and charitable homes.
Read MoreOntario’s Nursing Home Crisis
(April 26 – May 1, 2003) A 6-part series by Paul McKay of the Ottawa Citizen.
Read MoreFACT SHEET: Women and Medicare: Health Care Restructuring and Women’s Access to Medicare
(February 2003) Over the last decade federal and provincial government funding cuts have radically changed the face of our public health care system.
Read MoreWomen and Medicare: Long-term Care and Women
(February 2003) Health restructuring has moved patients out of hospitals into homecare and long-term care.
Read MoreFACT SHEET: Women and Medicare: Privatization of Medicare and Women
(February 2003) Cost Shifting-the transfer of responsibility of service payment from the government to alternate sources such as
the individual, insurance companies, the sale or rental of good and services, etc.
FACT SHEET: Women and Medicare: Women as Workers in the Healthcare System
(February 2003) Women as workers in the heath care system are constantly facing job restructuring and cuts.
Read MoreREPORT: Ownership Matters: Lessons from Ontario’s Long Term Care Facilities
(May 27, 2002) A report prepared for the Hospital Employees’ Union of British Columbia by the OHC which examines the effect of the Ontario Tory government’s privatization of Long Term Care on the quality of care and patients.
Read MoreFACT SHEET: Long Term Care? Community Care? Home Care? Why Should We Care?
(May 2002) A brief summary of the issues.
Read MoreRELEASE/BACKGROUNDER: Province’s Long Term Care PR Announcements Are an Insult to Seniors
(September 14, 2001) In response to a slew of media announcements this week from the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care the Ontario Health Coalition is issuing a policy backgrounder and release …
Read MoreRELEASE: Seniors are Suffering
(May 29, 2001) The Coalition releases new evidence from cross-province hearings.
Read MoreUPDATE: Long Term Care
(May 2001) News from around the province.
Read MoreOHC Guide to the Long Term Care Act
(February/March 2001) An analysis of the Act and what it and “competitive bidding” mean for the LTC sector and privatization.
Read MoreREPORT: from Long Term Care Forums
(March 2001) In February and March 2001, the Ontario Health Coalition held hearings across Ontario on the government’s proposed changes to Long Term and Home Care in Ontario.
Read MoreLETTER: to the Minister of Health Regarding Concerns over the Introduction of a New Long Term Care Act
(August 14, 2000) We are writing with respect to your letter to Liberal Health Critic Lyn McLeod advising of your intention to introduce new Long Term Care legislation during the fall session.
Read MoreUPDATE: Long Term Care
(August 2000) News from around the province.
Read MoreFACT SHEET: The Emerging Crisis in Chronic Care
(May 2000) The Ontario government has shut down thousands of chronic care hospital beds.
Read MoreLETTER: to the Minister of Health Regarding the Long Term Care Act
(February 8, 2000) Re: Follow-up to Dec. 3/99 meeting with Anne Dundas, Special Assistant, Long Term Care
Read MoreFACT SHEET: Hospital Funding
(January 2000) Patient classification has been a key development in hospital funding in Ontario.
Read MoreFACT SHEET: Patient Classification and Funding in Chronic Care
(January 2000) Patient classification has been a key development in hospital funding in Ontario.
Read MoreLETTER: to the Ministry of Health
(December 29, 1999) New Long Term Care Act being drafted without public consultation.
Read MoreRELEASE: Ontario Health Coalition warns Ontarians to get ready for new Long Term Care legislation
(December 7, 1999) The Ontario Health Coalition is today alerting the public to a major policy initiative that will affect all Ontarians and their entitlement to Long Term Care.
Read MoreLETTER: to Premier Mike Harris
(August 4, 1999) Regulation 386/99 under the Long Term Care Act limits access to homecare.
Read MoreFACT SHEET: Chronic Care
(May 1999) Chronic care is in for the fight of its life.
Read MoreFACT SHEET: General Long Term Care
(May 1999) The proposed change puts in a nutshell the philosophy of the Harris government in relation to all kinds of care, here specifically care for seniors.
Read MoreFACT SHEET: Long Term Care Facilities
(May 1999) Remember the Tory TV ads boasting of $1.2 billion to create 20,000 new long-term beds?
Read MoreRELEASE: OHC Calls for Full Public Consultation and Release of Crucial Long Term Care document
March 3, 1999) The Ontario Health Coalition is today urging the provincial government to immediately confirm or deny persistent rumours that it plans to fast-track new long-term care regulations without full public consultation.
Read MoreFACT SHEET: Hospital Fact Sheet #1
(February 1999) The provincial government has cut hospital budgets by $800 million …
Read MoreFACT SHEET: Chronic Care Policy Issues
(January 1999) Patients requiring Chronic Care are facing some of the worst effects of Harris government and Health Service Restructuring Commission changes.
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