BRAMPTON — The Ontario government is spending $15 million over the next two years on a new program that will let seniors get long-term care services while still living at home.
The Community Access to Long-Term Care (CALTC) program is designed to help seniors stay safe, healthy, and independent at home for longer. The program was announced at the Seniors Health and Wellness Village at Peel Manor in Brampton.
“With this investment, we’re making sure people get the right care in the right place,” said Natalia Kusendova-Bashta, Ontario’s Minister of Long-Term Care. “By giving seniors more services at home, we can improve their quality of life, support caregivers, reduce hospital visits, and delay the need for live-in care.”
Through CALTC, seniors and others on the long-term care waitlist can receive services like personal support, nursing care, dementia support, and wound care without moving into a care home. The program is starting with three sites in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area: Peel Manor in Brampton, Wellbrook Place in Mississauga, and St. Joseph’s Villa in Dundas. More locations, especially in rural and northern Ontario, are expected to join in 2026.
The government says CALTC is part of its plan to improve long-term care by:
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Hiring more staff and improving care
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Enforcing quality standards
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Building safe and modern homes
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Giving seniors faster, easier access to services
Quick Facts
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CALTC is available to people who are eligible or soon to be eligible for long-term care.
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In August, Ontario made the Community Paramedicine for Long-Term Care program permanent with an $89 million investment.
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Seniors (65+) are the fastest-growing age group in the province.
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The province is building 58,000 new and upgraded long-term care beds to help reduce waitlists.
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Ontario is offering up to $35,400 in incentives for personal support workers (PSWs) to encourage more people to work in long-term care.
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Between 2021 and 2025, Ontario is investing nearly $5 billion to hire thousands of PSWs, nurses, and other health staff.
