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                                            Organization: 
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                                        Ontario. Ministry of Long-Term Care
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                                            Phone Numbers: 
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                                        416-327-4327 ServiceOntario: 416-314-5518
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                                            Toll-Free: 
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                                        1-800-268-1153 ServiceOntario: 1-866-532-3161
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                                            TTY: 
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                                        1-800-387-5559
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                                            Fax: 
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                                        416-327-8497
                                         
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                                            Address: 
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                                                    400 University Avenue, 6th Fl Toronto, ON M7A 1N3 
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                                            Intersection: 
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                                        University Ave and Dundas St W
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                                            Location: 
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                                        Toronto (Old Toronto)
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                                            Hours: 
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                                        Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm
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                                            Executives: 
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                                        Natalia Kusendova-Bashta - Minister of Long-Term Care 
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                                            Service Description: 
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                                        Works to reduce waitlists and to ensure that the long-term care sector has a path forward to handle the growing elderly population * visit website for any information in regards to long-term care homes
  To ensure this, the ministry works to :
 - deliver better coordinated care in the community and closer to home by improving quality of life in long-term care homes
 - ensure Ontario’s healthcare system is able to seamlessly transition older adults through various levels of care
 - work with the Ministry of Health and partners to reduce long-term care waitlists across the province
  
                                         
                                         
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                            
                             
                            
                            
							
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                                            Fees: 
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                                        None * funded by provincial government
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                                            Application: 
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                                        Visit website * contact local Ontario Health atHome or call 310-2222 for all questions, including eligibility and long-term care homes information
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                                            Eligibility / Target Population: 
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                                        All applicants must be 18 years of age or older * have a valid OHIP card * have specific care needs * have care needs which cannot be safely met in the community through publicly-funded community-based services and other care-giving support * have care needs which can be met in a long-term care home
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                                            Languages: 
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                                        English ; French
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                                            Area Served: 
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                                        Ontario
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                                            Last Updated:
                                        
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                                        12/2/2024
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                                            Service Profile Web Address:
                                        
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                                        eng/displayService.aspx?id=192340
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