ReportONCare
Ontario Ottawa Long-term care

Extendicare Medex

For-profit193 bedsAccredited

Operated by Extendicare

Extendicare Medex is a for-profit long-term care home in Ottawa, licensed for 193 beds. It is accredited. Below you can find its full Ministry of Long-Term Care inspection record, Health Quality Ontario care indicators, and how it compares with the Ontario average.

Waiting list57 people on the list

Calculated by the Ministry of Long-Term Care, as of April 30, 2026.

Care quality vs Ontario

Resident-care measures for the 2023/24 fiscal year (a single year, not a multi-year average), compared with the Ontario average.

Quick read

In the most recent findings, 3 of 6 care measures are lower than the Ontario average: Falls, Physical restraints, and Worsened depression. Pain is higher than the Ontario average, while Antipsychotic use and Pressure ulcers are similar. For these measures, a lower percentage means fewer residents were affected.

This homeOntario average
Falls
FY 2023/2024
This home
13.9%
Ontario average
16.6%
2.7 pts below the Ontario average
0%12.5%25%14/1516/1718/1920/2122/2323/24
Physical restraints
FY 2023/2024
This home
0.6%
Ontario average
1.8%
1.2 pts below the Ontario average
0%7.5%15%14/1516/1718/1920/2122/2323/24
Antipsychotic use
FY 2023/2024
This home
20.4%
Ontario average
20.5%
0.1 pts below the Ontario average
0%17.5%35%14/1516/1718/1920/2122/2323/24
Pressure ulcers
FY 2023/2024
This home
1.4%
Ontario average
2.3%
0.9 pts below the Ontario average
0%2.5%5%14/1516/1718/1920/2122/2323/24
Pain
FY 2023/2024
This home
12.7%
Ontario average
4.6%
8.1 pts above the Ontario average
0%7.5%15%14/1516/1718/1920/2122/2323/24
Worsened depression
FY 2023/2024
This home
8.4%
Ontario average
20.8%
12.4 pts below the Ontario average
0%20%40%14/1516/1718/1920/2122/2323/24

Source: Health Quality Ontario / Ontario Health.

Inspection record vs Ontario

These figures come from the Ministry inspection reports listed below. For each measure, the bar shows the most recent complete year and the chart shows every year on record, both compared with the Ontario average.

Quick read

4 of 4 inspection measures are lower in 2025 than the Ontario average: Total findings, Compliance orders, Written notifications, and Fines per bed.

This homeOntario average
* 2026 is a partial year, still in progress.
Total findings
2025
This home
1
Ontario average
12.9
Homes of 160 to 255 beds
16.9
11.9 below the Ontario average
07.5152023202420252026*
Compliance orders
2025
This home
0
Ontario average
1.3
Homes of 160 to 255 beds
1.7
1.3 below the Ontario average
02.552023202420252026*
Written notifications
2025
This home
1
Ontario average
11.6
Homes of 160 to 255 beds
15.1
10.6 below the Ontario average
07.5152023202420252026*
Remedied on site
2025
This home
0
Ontario average
0
Homes of 160 to 255 beds
0
about the same as the Ontario average
02.552023202420252026*
Fines per bed
2025
This home
$0
Ontario average
$7
Homes of 160 to 255 beds
$10
$7 below the Ontario average
05102023202420252026*

Compliance areas

Where Ministry inspectors cited this home, across all inspections from 2022 to 2026. Each bar is split into compliance orders, written notifications, and items remedied on site; open an area to see it year by year.

Compliance ordersWritten notificationsRemedied on site
Year by year
2026
2025
1
2024
2023
3
2022
Where this comes from

Care-quality indicators are published by Health Quality Ontario, drawn from resident assessments.

Compliance figures are computed from the Ontario Ministry of Long-Term Care inspection reports for this home.

See our full methodology

Last updated April 20, 2026.

Inspection history

Year
Month
Category
Finding type

Showing 25 of 25 reports

Reporting & complaintsResponsive behaviours

The summary is AI-generated and can contain mistakes. Always rely on the original Ministry report for decisions.

  • Reporting Certain Matters To DirectorReporting & complaints

    Inspectors found that a resident sustained an injury during care when staff did not follow the resident's care plan while the resident was displaying difficult behaviours. The home did not report this incident of improper care to the Director as required.

  • Responsive BehavioursResponsive behaviours

    Inspectors found that when a resident exhibited responsive behaviours, three staff members did not follow the home's documented care approach for that resident, which resulted in an injury to the resident.

Read the full official report
Care planning
Abuse & neglect
MedicationEnvironment & safety
Infection preventionEnvironment & safety
Infection preventionReporting & complaints
FallsInfection prevention
Care planning