In Ontario, long-term care (LTC) is available in various settings, such as private residences and institutions, but this chapter focuses solely on institutional or facility-based care for older adults. This form of care is generally regarded as the last resort for individuals who can no longer reside in the community, such as those who need twenty-four-hour nursing care (Health Quality Ontario 2016b). In Ontario, the funding and regulation of LTC homes are typically depicted by the government and commentators as a public policy problem, which is attributed to population aging. The exploratory case study presented in this chapter examines how incorporating a dis- ability perspective can reframe a public policy problem that is usually singularly associated with aging (Aronson 1999, 2000; Chivers 2013).

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