Tens of thousands of new Long-Term Care (LTC) beds needed just to offset aging The new Progressive Conservative government in Ontario has promised 30,000 new long-term care beds over the next ten years, often connecting this to their promise to end hospital hallway medicine. But how does this promise stack up with growing demand for these facilities? Most people 85 and older live in collective dwellings (LTC facilities, seniors residences, multiple level of care facilities). The setting with the largest number of elders 85 and older is LTC facilities, with about 35% of the population 85 to 89 years old and almost 40% of the population 90 to 94 years. Older people are even more likely to be in a LTC facility. Source; Statistics Canada The population 85 and older is the main driver of the need for long-term care beds. An additional thirty thousand LTC beds by 2028 will only partially offset the rapid growth in the 85+ population. The ministry of finance p
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