Ontario Launches Community Long-Term Care Program to Help Seniors Age at Home

BRAMPTON — The Ontario government is investing $15 million over two years to launch the new Community Access to Long-Term Care (CALTC) program, which will allow seniors to access services traditionally offered in long-term care homes while continuing to live in their own homes.

The program, announced at the Seniors Health and Wellness Village at Peel Manor in Brampton, reflects the province’s plan to protect Ontario by strengthening public services and supporting more seniors to age safely at home.

Expanding Services at Home

Through CALTC, eligible seniors and individuals on the long-term care waitlist will be able to access:

• Clinical and personal care

• Nursing support

• Dementia resources

• Wound care services

By offering these supports in the community, the program aims to improve seniors’ quality of life, support caregivers, reduce avoidable hospital visits, and delay the need for live-in long-term care placements.

“This program gives seniors access to more services while living safely at home,” said Natalia Kusendova-Bashta, Minister of Long-Term Care. “It will improve seniors’ quality of life, support caregivers, and protect our long-term care system.”

Pilot Sites and Expansion

The program will first be offered through three sites in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area:

• Peel Manor’s Seniors Health and Wellness Village in Brampton

• Partners Community Health’s Integrated Seniors’ Hub at Wellbrook Place in Mississauga

• St. Joseph’s Villa Dundas

Expansion to additional sites, including rural and northern communities, is planned for 2026.

Supporting Seniors and Families

Local leaders praised the launch of CALTC as a way to meet the needs of a rapidly aging population.

• Amarjot Sandhu, MPP for Brampton West, called it “an important step in improving the care and quality of life for our growing senior population.”

• Nando Iannicca, Chair and CEO of Peel Region, noted that by 2041 one in five Peel residents will be over 65, adding that CALTC will help address rising dementia cases.

• Partners Community Health and St. Joseph’s Villa Dundas highlighted that the program will empower seniors to live independently while still receiving quality care.

Ontario’s Broader Plan for Seniors

CALTC builds on recent investments to strengthen long-term care, including:

• $89 million to make the Community Paramedicine for Long-Term Care program permanent.

• Incentives of up to $35,400 to train and retain personal support workers (PSWs).

• A commitment to build 58,000 new and upgraded long-term care beds across the province.

Ontario has also invested $4.9 billion between 2021 and 2025 to create thousands of new positions for PSWs, nurses, and allied health professionals to ensure high-quality care for residents.

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