New! 2025 Report Card on Ontario’s LTCH Inspections
Today Concerned Friends released their analysis of Ontario’s inspections of Long-Term Care Homes in 2025. The full report can be accessed here. Following a review of all Long-Term Care Ministry Inspection Reports, the following critical issues emerged: Fewer than 50% of Ontario LTCHs received a …
Long-Term Care Funding and Direction is Lacking in Ontario’s 2026-27 Budget
Concerned Friends of Ontario Citizens in Care Facilities (Concerned Friends) welcomes the Government of Ontario’s efforts to build new Long-Term Care (LTC) homes through investments by the Building Ontario Fund and for providing an additional $139.4-million (2 per cent increase) in annual funding for sustainability …
2026 Provincial Pre-Budget Submission
Every year, as part of their annual budgeting process, the provincial government consults with the community on spending priorities. This year, like many others, Concerned Friends has used this opportunity to highlight the many challenges in long-term care and to advise the government on how …
2024 Inspections Report Card Released
Today Concerned Friends released their analysis of Ontario’s inspections of Long-Term Care Homes in 2024. Following a review of all Ministry Inspection Reports, the following critical issues emerged: For over 40 years, volunteer-run registered charity Concerned Friends has been advocating for quality, safety, and dignity …
Make LTC a Priority in this 2025 Ontario Election
Surprise! February 27, 2025 is Election Day in Ontario. This provincial election is another important opportunity for us all to exercise our civic duty and use our voices to advocate for a better Long-Term Care system. The Concerned Friends Policy and Advocacy Committee has updated …
Ontario Pre-Budget Submission 2025
Concerned Friends started off 2025 with a submission to Ontario’s Pre-Budget Consultation. This annual event is an opportunity to have input into provincial spending priorities. This year, our submission emphasized the need for improved investments in: Please click this link to download a copy of …
Government launches new investigation unit for long-term care homes
The provincial government has faced years of criticism over insufficient inspections of long-term care homes after they allowed LTC homes to hire cheaper and untrained labour in 2020, and LTC inspectors were not allowed to issue fines leading to an increase in deaths during the …
Ontario Budget Submission 2024
We want to share with you our submission on the Ontario Budget which emphasizes issues relating to Long-Term Care. We appreciate that important investments were announced by the current government in 2023 to improve long-term care homes. However, the long-term care system itself has long-standing …
Webinar Replay: Envisioning the future of Long-Term Care
Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for Envisioning the Future of Long Term Care in Ontario. If you were not able to join us, please take the time to watch the video replay. It was a pleasure to celebrate Long Term …
