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Ontario Essex Long-term care

Iler Lodge

Iler Lodge is a for-profit long-term care home in Essex, licensed for 104 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 list220 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 higher than the Ontario average: Falls, Antipsychotic use, and Worsened depression. Physical restraints and Pain are lower 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
18.4%
Ontario average
16.6%
1.8 pts above the Ontario average
0%10%20%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
22.7%
Ontario average
20.5%
2.2 pts above the Ontario average
0%15%30%14/1516/1718/1920/2122/2323/24
Pressure ulcers
FY 2023/2024
This home
2.9%
Ontario average
2.3%
0.6 pts above the Ontario average
0%5%10%14/1516/1718/1920/2122/2323/24
Pain
FY 2023/2024
This home
2%
Ontario average
4.6%
2.6 pts below the Ontario average
0%15%30%14/1516/1718/1920/2122/2323/24
Worsened depression
FY 2023/2024
This home
30.9%
Ontario average
20.8%
10.1 pts above the Ontario average
0%17.5%35%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 higher 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
37
Ontario average
12.9
Homes of 100 to 159 beds
12.7
24.1 above the Ontario average
020402023202420252026*
Compliance orders
2025
This home
5
Ontario average
1.3
Homes of 100 to 159 beds
1.2
3.7 above the Ontario average
02.552023202420252026*
Written notifications
2025
This home
32
Ontario average
11.6
Homes of 100 to 159 beds
11.4
20.4 above the Ontario average
017.5352023202420252026*
Remedied on site
2025
This home
0
Ontario average
0
Homes of 100 to 159 beds
0
about the same as the Ontario average
02.552023202420252026*
Fines per bed
2025
This home
$11
Ontario average
$7
Homes of 100 to 159 beds
$5
$4 above the Ontario average
07.5152023202420252026*

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
4
2024
2023
4
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 June 12, 2026.

Inspection history

Year
Month
Category
Finding type

Showing 23 of 23 reports

Personal carePrograms & adminEnvironment & safety

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

  • BathingPersonal care

    Inspectors found that a resident did not receive a bath on their scheduled bath day, as required by the home's bathing plan.

  • Required ProgramsPrograms & admin

    Inspectors found that the home did not follow its own head injury procedures after a resident fell. Specifically, neurological vital signs were not checked as required by the home's policy, and staff members acknowledged that the head injury protocol was not fully implemented.

  • Maintenance ServicesEnvironment & safety

    Inspectors found that the home failed to monitor and record water temperature on several shifts as required. The home's procedures require daily water temperature monitoring on each shift in areas where residents access hot water, but logs showed this was not consistently completed.

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Reporting & complaintsSkin & woundMedication
Nutrition & diningMedicationCare planningEnvironment & safetySkin & woundPain
Programs & admin
Infection prevention
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