{"id":184,"date":"2024-03-06T01:20:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T06:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=184"},"modified":"2024-04-08T20:42:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T00:42:44","slug":"7-1","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/chapter\/7-1\/","title":{"raw":"7.1 LTC Legislation","rendered":"7.1 LTC Legislation"},"content":{"raw":"In Canada, LTC is one of the areas of health care that is neither publicly guaranteed nor insured under the Canada Health Act.[footnote]Health Standards Organization (HSO), 2023[\/footnote]\u00a0Health &amp; health care jurisdiction is a shared responsibility between federal &amp; provincial governments.\u00a0LTC services are governed by provincial and territorial legislation and not a part of Canada\u2019s universal health coverage model.[footnote]Library of Parliament, 2020[\/footnote] Variability across Canada includes:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Services offered<\/li>\r\n \t<li>How care requirements are assessed<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Services that are publicly funded<\/li>\r\n \t<li>How facilities are governed[footnote]Government of Canada, 2023[\/footnote]<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nLTC ownership:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>In Canada, 46% of LTC homes are publicly (government) owned and 54% are privately owned<\/li>\r\n \t<li>100% of territorial LTC homes are publicly owned<\/li>\r\n \t<li>98% of LTC homes in Labrador and Newfoundland are publicly owned<\/li>\r\n \t<li>88% are publicly owned in Qu\u00e9bec<\/li>\r\n \t<li>86% are private, not-for-profit homes in New Brunswick<\/li>\r\n \t<li>65% are privately owned in British Columbia; 37% private for-profit &amp; 28% not-for-profit<\/li>\r\n \t<li>57% are private for-profit homes in Ontario[footnote]Health Standards Organization (HSO), 2023[\/footnote]<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Optional Readings<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hillnotes.ca\/2020\/10\/22\/long-term-care-homes-in-canada-how-are-they-funded-and-regulated\/\">Long-Term Care Homes in Canada \u2013 How are They Funded and Regulated? - <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/hillnotes.ca\/2020\/10\/22\/long-term-care-homes-in-canada-how-are-they-funded-and-regulated\/\">HillNotes<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hillnotes.ca\/2020\/10\/22\/long-term-care-homes-in-canada-how-are-they-funded-and-regulated\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cihi.ca\/en\/long-term-care-homes-in-canada-how-many-and-who-owns-them\">Long-term care homes in Canada: How many and who owns them? | CIHI<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<p>In Canada, LTC is one of the areas of health care that is neither publicly guaranteed nor insured under the Canada Health Act.<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Health Standards Organization (HSO), 2023\" id=\"return-footnote-184-1\" href=\"#footnote-184-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0Health &amp; health care jurisdiction is a shared responsibility between federal &amp; provincial governments.\u00a0LTC services are governed by provincial and territorial legislation and not a part of Canada\u2019s universal health coverage model.<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Library of Parliament, 2020\" id=\"return-footnote-184-2\" href=\"#footnote-184-2\" aria-label=\"Footnote 2\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[2]<\/sup><\/a> Variability across Canada includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Services offered<\/li>\n<li>How care requirements are assessed<\/li>\n<li>Services that are publicly funded<\/li>\n<li>How facilities are governed<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Government of Canada, 2023\" id=\"return-footnote-184-3\" href=\"#footnote-184-3\" aria-label=\"Footnote 3\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>LTC ownership:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In Canada, 46% of LTC homes are publicly (government) owned and 54% are privately owned<\/li>\n<li>100% of territorial LTC homes are publicly owned<\/li>\n<li>98% of LTC homes in Labrador and Newfoundland are publicly owned<\/li>\n<li>88% are publicly owned in Qu\u00e9bec<\/li>\n<li>86% are private, not-for-profit homes in New Brunswick<\/li>\n<li>65% are privately owned in British Columbia; 37% private for-profit &amp; 28% not-for-profit<\/li>\n<li>57% are private for-profit homes in Ontario<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Health Standards Organization (HSO), 2023\" id=\"return-footnote-184-4\" href=\"#footnote-184-4\" aria-label=\"Footnote 4\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[4]<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Optional Readings<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hillnotes.ca\/2020\/10\/22\/long-term-care-homes-in-canada-how-are-they-funded-and-regulated\/\">Long-Term Care Homes in Canada \u2013 How are They Funded and Regulated? &#8211; <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/hillnotes.ca\/2020\/10\/22\/long-term-care-homes-in-canada-how-are-they-funded-and-regulated\/\">HillNotes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hillnotes.ca\/2020\/10\/22\/long-term-care-homes-in-canada-how-are-they-funded-and-regulated\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cihi.ca\/en\/long-term-care-homes-in-canada-how-many-and-who-owns-them\">Long-term care homes in Canada: How many and who owns them? | CIHI<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"before-footnotes clear\" \/><div class=\"footnotes\"><ol><li id=\"footnote-184-1\">Health Standards Organization (HSO), 2023 <a href=\"#return-footnote-184-1\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 1\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-184-2\">Library of Parliament, 2020 <a href=\"#return-footnote-184-2\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 2\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-184-3\">Government of Canada, 2023 <a href=\"#return-footnote-184-3\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 3\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-184-4\">Health Standards Organization (HSO), 2023 <a href=\"#return-footnote-184-4\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 4\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>","protected":false},"author":517,"menu_order":4,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-184","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":63,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/517"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":642,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/184\/revisions\/642"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/63"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/184\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=184"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=184"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}