The Admissions Process

We understand that the transition into a long-term care home is big a change for individuals in need of care and their families. Whether coming from a hospital or the community, we collaborate with health system partners to help make the welcome to your new home as smooth as possible.

In Ontario, Ontario Health atHome coordinates all applications to long-term care homes across the province and manages decisions about eligibility and access

What you can expect:

• Ontario Health atHome will assess your needs to ensure long-term care is the right care setting for you.
• Ontario Health atHome will provide you with lists, including wait times, and other basic information about the options for long-term care homes in your community.
• Ontario Health atHome can help you choose and apply to a maximum of five homes.
• For more information on the admissions process and how you and your loved one can begin the process to consider an Extendicare long-term care home for your family, please visit ontario.ca/page/choosing-long-term-care-home.

Extendicare teams look forward to welcoming you for a visit and are happy to share more about the programs, services and commitment to high-quality care that guides all we do, at each of our long-term care homes across the province.