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• Different terms are used across the country to refer to LTC homes with similar characteristics (e.g., nursing homes, continuing care facilities, residential care homes).
• LTC homes provide a wide range of health and personal care services for Canadians with medical or physical needs who require access to 24-hour nursing care, personal care and other therapeutic and support services. 

Jurisdictional health care delivery models (which include long-term care, assisted living, home care and other types of care) influence decisions about the number of LTC beds in a jurisdiction; comparisons should therefore be interpreted with caution.

Sources

• Newfoundland and Labrador Department of ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ and Community Services
• Prince Edward Island Department of ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ and Wellness
• Nova Scotia Department of ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ and Wellness
• New Brunswick Department of ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ 
• Quebec ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux 
• Ontario Ministry of Long-Term Care
• Manitoba ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨, Seniors and Active Living
• Saskatchewan Ministry of ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨
• Alberta Ministry of ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨
• British Columbia Ministry of ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨
• Yukon Department of ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ and Social Services
• Northwest Territories Department of ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ and Social Services 
• Nunavut Department of ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨
• Statistics Canada. . Accessed January 31, 2021.

• In Newfoundland and Labrador, there are 26 long-term care beds per 1,000 population age 65 and older.
• In Prince Edward Island, there are 39 long-term care beds per 1,000 population age 65 and older.
• In Nova Scotia, there are 33 long-term care beds per 1,000 population age 65 and older.
• In New Brunswick, there are 29 long-term care beds per 1,000 population age 65 and older.
• In Quebec, there are 24 long-term care beds per 1,000 population age 65 and older.
• In Ontario, there are 30 long-term care beds per 1,000 population age 65 and older.
• In Manitoba, there are 44 long-term care beds per 1,000 population age 65 and older.
• In Saskatchewan, there are 47 long-term care beds per 1,000 population age 65 and older.
• In Alberta, there are 26 long-term care beds per 1,000 population age 65 and older.
• In British Columbia, there are 28 long-term care beds per 1,000 population age 65 and older.
• In Yukon, there are 56 long-term care beds per 1,000 population age 65 and older.
• In the Northwest Territories, there are 51 long-term care beds per 1,000 population age 65 and older.
• In Nunavut, there are 18 long-term care beds per 1,000 population age 65 and older.
• In Canada, there are 29 long-term care beds per 1,000 population age 65 and older.
• In Canada, there are 2,076 long-term care homes.
• In Canada, there are 198,220 long-term care beds.
• In Canada, there are 6,835,866 people age 65 and older.
• Data for all jurisdictions is as of March 31, 2021, except Quebec (as of April 1, 2021) and Alberta (as of February 28, 2021).
• Long-term care (LTC) homes, also referred to as nursing homes, continuing care facilities and residential care homes, provide a wide range of health and personal care services for Canadians with medical or physical needs who require access to 24-hour nursing care, personal care and other therapeutic and support services. Jurisdictional health care delivery models (which include long-term care, assisted living, home care and other types of care) influence decisions about the number of LTC beds in any given jurisdiction; comparisons should therefore be interpreted with caution.

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