How much home care is provided in Ontario?

The Ontario government through the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care spends approximately $1.9 billion provincially for home care services in the province annually. According to the Ontario Association of Community Care Access Centres, over 90% of the funding is expended on client services and less than 10% is used for administration or other one-time supports. Included in the client services expenditures is case management services provided by CCAC case managers which is estimated to represent 22 percent of funding on client services.

The funding provided to CCACs since 2004 has been targeted specifically at relieving pressures on hospitals, reducing wait lists for key procedures and enhancing end-of-life care. (Excerpted from the OACCAC Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, January 25, 2007) *Calculation based on census data and expenditure estimates