Aging in place in social housing /

As tenants living in social housing grow older and the number of seniors on housing wait lists increases, it is clear that the Province can no longer afford to ignore the urgent needs of this population. [...] In 2010, the Province announced an expansion of the Strategy, with the goal of decreasing the amount of time seniors spent in alternative level of care (ALC) beds in hospitals22. [...] But for many of the seniors 17 living in social housing, the challenges of aging are compounded by poverty, as well as reduced access to services and supports. [...] Seniors with a history of homelessness and/or mental illness Provincial policies of de-institutionalization and the prioritization of vulnerable clients on waiting lists has resulted in a large number of social housing tenants with mental health and addictions issues and histories of homelessness112. [...] Aside from the increased responsibilities set out in the Proposal, the LHINs also have an important role to play in allocating funding for supports for seniors in social housing to successfully age in place.