Transforming long-term care reform

LTC reform
Social Movement Action Framework

The urgent need to transform long-term care (LTC) in Ontario gained broad support in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic exposed long-standing system failings. Examples of triggers included:

  • an alarming mortality rate resulting from COVID-19 in LTC settings, representing a large majority of COVID-19-related deaths in Ontario
  • a scathing report from the Canadian Armed Forces
  • devastating stories from families who were separated from loved ones