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Golden Dawn Nursing Home

Non-profit45 beds

Operated by Golden Dawn Senior Citizen Home

Golden Dawn Nursing Home is a non-profit long-term care home in Lions Head, licensed for 45 beds. It is not 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 list17 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, 4 of 6 care measures are higher than the Ontario average: Falls, Pressure ulcers, Pain, and Worsened depression. Antipsychotic use is lower than the Ontario average, while Physical restraints are similar. For these measures, a lower percentage means fewer residents were affected.

This homeOntario average
Falls
FY 2023/2024
This home
23.7%
Ontario average
16.6%
7.1 pts above the Ontario average
0%12.5%25%14/1516/1718/1920/2122/2323/24
Physical restraints
FY 2023/2024
This home
2.3%
Ontario average
1.8%
0.5 pts above the Ontario average
0%5%10%14/1516/1718/1920/2122/2323/24
Antipsychotic use
FY 2023/2024
This home
6.6%
Ontario average
20.5%
13.9 pts below the Ontario average
0%15%30%14/1516/1718/1920/2122/2323/24
Pressure ulcers
FY 2023/2024
This home
3.6%
Ontario average
2.3%
1.3 pts above the Ontario average
0%2.5%5%14/1516/1718/1920/2122/2323/24
Pain
FY 2023/2024
This home
20.3%
Ontario average
4.6%
15.7 pts above the Ontario average
0%12.5%25%14/1516/1718/1920/2122/2323/24
Worsened depression
FY 2023/2024
This home
31.2%
Ontario average
20.8%
10.4 pts above the Ontario average
0%25%50%14/1516/1718/1920/2122/2323/24

Source: Health Quality Ontario / Ontario Health.

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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

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

This homeOntario average
* 2026 is a partial year, still in progress.
Total findings
2025
This home
11
Ontario average
12.9
Homes of under 100 beds
8.1
1.9 below the Ontario average
07.5152023202420252026*
Compliance orders
2025
This home
0
Ontario average
1.3
Homes of under 100 beds
0.8
1.3 below the Ontario average
02.552023202420252026*
Written notifications
2025
This home
11
Ontario average
11.6
Homes of under 100 beds
7.3
0.6 below the Ontario average
07.5152023202420252026*
Remedied on site
2025
This home
0
Ontario average
0
Homes of under 100 beds
0
about the same as the Ontario average
02.552023202420252026*
Fines per bed
2025
This home
$0
Ontario average
$7
Homes of under 100 beds
$6
$7 below the Ontario average
025502023202420252026*

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
2
2024
1
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 March 13, 2026.

Inspection history

Year
Month
Category
Finding type

Showing 12 of 12 reports

Environment & safety

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

  • Maintenance Of EquipmentEnvironment & safety

    Inspectors found that the home did not arrange for annual servicing of its hot water boiler as required. When the boiler malfunctioned on a specific date, the home's water temperature dropped.

  • Hot Water TemperaturesEnvironment & safety

    Inspectors found that the home did not maintain hot water temperature in resident showers at the required minimum of 40 degrees Celsius.

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