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Ontario just shy of meeting target of four hours direct care for LTC residents

Published Aug 13, 2025 at 10:57am

The Canadian Press
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The Canadian Press
Ontario just shy of meeting target of four hours direct care for LTC residents

Ontario's Minister of Long-Term Care Natalia Kusendova-Bashta is seen at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto, on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Ontario failed to meet its legislated target for getting long-term care residents an average of four hours a day of direct care by March of this year, the government concedes, though it came quite close.

The Progressive Conservative government set the target aimed at boosting both the amount of direct care residents receive from nurses and personal support workers, as well as other health professionals such as physiotherapists, in a 2021 law.

While the government met its interim targets in the following two years, starting at three hours of direct care, it did not reach the third-year or final targets, amid staffing challenges.

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