August 4, 2026 News

Ontario Expanding Community Access to Long-Term Care Services

July 31, 2026 

The Ontario government is expanding the Community Access to Long-Term Care program to three new sites in Deep River, Ailsa Craig and Woodstock, while continuing to support the original locations in Brampton, Mississauga and Dundas.

The Community Access to Long-Term Care program brings the expertise of long-term care homes into the community, helping people who are eligible or soon may be eligible for long-term care access nursing, dementia and wound care, personal support and other services while continuing to live at home.

Read the news release

Quote from CEO Donna Duncan:

A senior getting foot care, a wound dressed or a physiotherapy session at a long-term care home they already trust, without a hospital visit, is dignity and independence protected. More than 10,000 visits in year one tells us how much families and caregivers needed this option.

We thank the Ontario government for expanding this program to three new communities, and we’re proud that two of our members, Fairview Parkwood Craigwiel Communities and Woodingford Lodge, are delivering this care as part of that expansion, alongside every home making this work.

This is what it looks like when long-term care homes are trusted as hubs for the whole community.”

Ahead of this announcement, OLTCA members set out our priorities for Budget 2026 to protect Ontario by protecting long-term care.

Learn about the four practical, evidence-informed recommendations, developed with our members, to protect Ontario by strengthening long-term care now and into the future.

OLTCA 2026 Provincial Budget Submission