Long-Term Care Homes

In response to COVID-19, there are screening requirements and some restrictions when visiting residents in long-term care homes.

Screening Process

The City of Toronto has implemented online health screening. All staff, visitors and volunteers entering any City of Toronto long-term care home must use the: Screening Process

COVID-19 Protocols

Strict precautions have been taken in long-term care homes, including:

enhanced active screening and testing
universal masking protocols at all times, even when accessing the property, including the parking lot and sidewalk
enhanced Infection Prevention & Control (IPAC) and cleaning measures
close collaboration with Toronto Public Health, hospital partners and the Ministry to safeguard residents, their loved ones and staff members.
Special Reports:

Visiting Requirements

As per Ministry guidelines :

Essential visitors and essential caregivers may visit even if the home is in outbreak.

An essential caregiver is someone who provides essential support for a resident such as feeding and activities of daily living, relational continuity and assistance with decision making, which permits the resident to maintain good health and well-being. There is no limit on the number of registered essential caregivers per resident.

All essential caregivers, must be registered with the Long-Term Care home. In addition they will:

pass active screening and testing (unless fully vaccinated) before entering resident home areas
receive added training on COVID-19, IPAC and personal protective equipment (PPE)
be provided with a surgical mask to wear during visit
be provided with and wear additional PPE if required, depending on the condition of the resident they are visiting (for example, eye protection if a resident is on contact and droplet precautions)
be able to physically touch residents.

Indoor and outdoor visits have resumed:

there are no limits on the number of indoor or outdoor visitors per resident, however, with public health measures including physical distancing in place, we may need to limit larger groups
before planning a visit with more than 2 visitors, please check to ensure you can be safely accommodated
all visitors must wear a face covering (surgical mask provided for indoor visits) and pass active symptom and exposure screening before your visit.

Apply for Long-Term Care

To apply for placement in any long-term care home, please contact Home and Community Care Support Services.

City Operated Long-Term Care Homes

All City operated long-term care homes provide 24-hour resident-focused care and service including nursing and personal care, behavioural support programs, medical services, recreational programming, dietetics and food services, laundry, social work, spiritual and religious care, housekeeping, maintenance, trust and administrative services. Diverse and inclusive care and services, community outreach and extensive volunteer programs are available in every home. To learn more, watch the Commitment to Care video.

Some of our homes offer specialized services, including:

language/cultural partnerships
short-stay respite beds
convalescent care programs
on-site adult day programs

Find out where these services are offered below.

Title	Description
Bendale Acres	2920 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, ON M1P 2T8 Number of beds: 302 Special language / cultural partnerships: Pavillon Omer Deslauriers, French Ismaili Additional services: Short-Stay Respite Beds Adult Day Program More information
Carefree Lodge	306 Finch Avenue East, Toronto, ON M2N 4S5 Number of beds: 127 Special language / cultural partnerships: Jewish Korean More information
Castleview Wychwood Towers	351 Christie St, Toronto, ON M6G 3C3 Number of beds: 456 Special language / cultural partnerships: Hispanic Japanese Jewish Korean Portuguese Additional services: Short-Stay Respite Beds Young Adult Care and Programs Convalescent Care More information
Cummer Lodge	205 Cummer Ave, Toronto, ON M2M 2E8 Number of beds: 391 Special language / cultural partnerships: Cantonese Farsi Italian Jewish Korean Mandarin Russian Additional services: Short-Stay Respite Beds Adult Day Program Behavioural Support Programs More information
Fudger House	439 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, ON M4X 1K6 Number of beds: 250 Special language / cultural partnerships: Cantonese Mandarin Additional services: Short-Stay Respite Beds Convalescent Care More information
Kipling Acres	2233 Kipling Avenue, Etobicoke, ON M9W 4L3 Number of beds: 337 Additional services: Short-Stay Respite Beds Adult Day Program Convalescent Care More information
Lakeshore Lodge	3197 Lake Shore Boulevard West, Toronto, ON M8V 3X5 Number of beds: 150 More information
Seven Oaks	9 Neilson Road, Toronto, ON M1E 5E1 Number of beds: 249 Additional services: Short-Stay Respite Beds Convalescent Care More information
True Davidson Acres	200 Dawes Rd, Toronto, ON M4C 5M8 Number of beds: 187 Special language / cultural partnerships: Ismaili Additional services: Short-Stay Respite Beds Convalescent Care More information
Wesburn Manor	400 The West Mall, Toronto, ON M9C 5S1 Number of beds: 192 Special language / cultural partnerships: Italian Macedonian Polish Portuguese Spanish Additional services: Short-Stay Respite Beds Adult Day Program More information