Protecting the public interest in Toronto's long-term care homes

Protecting the Public Interest in Toronto’s Long-Term Care Homes: A Review of the Evidence on Privatization By: the Introduction to Health Policy Class at the University of Toronto. [...] The Ontario Long-Term Care Homes Act of 2007 mandates that municipalities have at least one publically funded long-term care home under their jurisdiction, regardless of the size of the municipality in question. [...] The body of evidence shows that there is a distinct difference in the quality of care provided in the public and non-profit long-term care homes when compared to private for-profit care homes, even though both receive the same government subsidy per resident per day. [...] The high rate of falls reported in FP homes suggests inadequate care and a lack of supervision, likely indicative of the fact that these institutions tend to maintain. [...] The lack of staffing and services in FP nursing homes has been directly linked with higher rates of adverse outcomes 12 among residents such as the development of pressure ulcers and the increased use of restraints.