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Home size analysis

Long-term care inspection results by home size

Findings and fines by bed-count band

Ontario long-term care homes range from under 30 licensed beds to over 500. Grouping homes into bed-count bands shows how the inspection record varies with size, and it is the cohort behind comparing a home with the average for homes of a similar size. Bands are categories, never individual homes.

Homes by size

Licensed beds as recorded on each home's public profile, grouped into four bed-count bands.

Under 100 beds
14,358 licensed beds
231
100 to 159 beds
25,902 licensed beds
204
160 to 255 beds
32,580 licensed beds
173
256 or more beds
12,221 licensed beds
37

What the numbers show

A few patterns stand out across the bed-count bands.

  • Bigger homes record more findings. Findings per home climb from about 8 in homes under 100 beds to about 22 in homes of 256 or more, roughly tracking the number of residents and staff.
  • Measured per bed, the pattern flips. Per 100 licensed beds, findings fall from about 15 in the smallest homes to about 7 in the largest, because some findings attach to a home regardless of its size. That is why this site shows fines per bed and compares a home with others of a similar size, not with all homes at once.
  • Most homes are small to mid-sized. About 68% have fewer than 160 beds, and only about 6% have 256 or more, so the largest band rests on a small number of homes (37).

Average record by home size

Averages cover each band's homes with at least one inspection since April 2022. Each home contributes its per-year rate, so homes with longer inspection histories are compared fairly.

Findings per home per year

Under 100 beds
8.2
100 to 159 beds
10.7
160 to 255 beds
14.2
256 or more beds
22.2

Compliance orders per home per year

Under 100 beds
0.9
100 to 159 beds
1.1
160 to 255 beds
1.5
256 or more beds
2.3

Fines per licensed bed

Under 100 beds
$22
100 to 159 beds
$16
160 to 255 beds
$25
256 or more beds
$21

Findings per home, year by year

Findings of non-compliance per inspected home in each band, by the year each report was issued.

YearUnder 100 beds100 to 159 beds160 to 255 beds256 or more beds
20237.39.512.416.9
20247.410.112.520.0
20258.112.717.026.0
2026 (to date)3.85.47.810.3

Findings per inspected home. The current inspection regime began in April 2022, so 2022 is excluded as a partial first year. 2026 is in progress.

Larger homes have more residents, more staff, and more activity for an inspector to review, which is why this site shows fines per licensed bed rather than raw totals. These bands make the size comparison explicit: every home page compares a home with the Ontario average, and the average for homes of a similar size gives that figure a fairer cohort. One home has no licensed-bed count recorded and is excluded. These are category averages, not a verdict on any home; we do not rank homes. To read one home’s record in context, use its page.

Source: Ontario Ministry of Long-Term Care, public inspection reports. Figures are aggregated from the public record by ReportONCare and reported as published. See our methodology.

Includes public reports issued up to July 6, 2026.