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Ontario Cambridge Long-term care

Golden Years Nursing Home

For-profit71 beds

Operated by Golden Years Nursing Homes (Cambridge) Inc.

Golden Years Nursing Home is a for-profit long-term care home in Cambridge, licensed for 71 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.

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 Antipsychotic use. Pain and Worsened depression are higher than the Ontario average, while Pressure ulcers are similar. For these measures, a lower percentage means fewer residents were affected.

This homeOntario average
Falls
FY 2023/2024
This home
13.4%
Ontario average
16.6%
3.2 pts below the Ontario average
0%12.5%25%14/1516/1718/1920/2122/2323/24
Physical restraints
FY 2023/2024
This home
0%
Ontario average
1.8%
1.8 pts below the Ontario average
0%5%10%14/1516/1718/1920/2122/2323/24
Antipsychotic use
FY 2023/2024
This home
10.2%
Ontario average
20.5%
10.3 pts below the Ontario average
0%22.5%45%14/1516/1718/1920/2122/2323/24
Pressure ulcers
FY 2023/2024
This home
1.8%
Ontario average
2.3%
0.5 pts below the Ontario average
0%5%10%14/1516/1718/1920/2122/2323/24
Pain
FY 2023/2024
This home
7%
Ontario average
4.6%
2.4 pts above the Ontario average
0%7.5%15%14/1516/1718/1920/2122/2323/24
Worsened depression
FY 2023/2024
This home
22.5%
Ontario average
20.8%
1.7 pts above 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
7
Ontario average
12.9
Homes of under 100 beds
8.1
5.9 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
7
Ontario average
11.6
Homes of under 100 beds
7.3
4.6 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
05102023202420252026*

Compliance areas

Where Ministry inspectors cited this home, across all inspections from 2022 to 2025. 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
2025
3
2024
2023
1
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 September 18, 2025.

Inspection history

Year
Month
Category
Finding type

Showing 10 of 10 reports

Residents' rightsRestraints & mobilityReporting & complaints

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

  • Residents’ Bill Of RightsResidents' rights

    Inspectors found that the home did not respect a resident's right to participate in decisions about their own care when the resident made a request concerning their care.

  • Transferring And Positioning TechniquesRestraints & mobility

    Inspectors found that the home did not ensure staff used safe techniques when positioning a resident, and this resulted in an injury to the resident.

  • Reports Re Critical IncidentsReporting & complaints

    The home did not notify the Director within one business day of an incident in which a resident was injured, taken to a hospital, and experienced a significant change in health condition.

  • Reports Re Critical IncidentsReporting & complaints

    Inspectors found that the home failed to include the names of staff members and other persons who were present at or discovered a critical incident in its written report to the Director, as required within 10 days of the incident.

Read the full official report
Care planningRestraints & mobility
Environment & safetyInfection prevention
Environment & safetyMedicationPrograms & admin
Environment & safetyAbuse & neglect
Programs & admin
Care planningReporting & complaints
Programs & adminPersonal care