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Ontario Ancaster Long-term care

The Meadows

The Meadows is a for-profit long-term care home in Ancaster, licensed for 128 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 list285 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, 6 of 6 care measures are lower than the Ontario average: Falls, Physical restraints, Antipsychotic use, Pressure ulcers, Pain, and Worsened depression. For these measures, a lower percentage means fewer residents were affected.

This homeOntario average
Falls
FY 2023/2024
This home
5.8%
Ontario average
16.6%
10.8 pts below the Ontario average
0%12.5%25%14/1516/1718/1920/2122/2323/24
Physical restraints
FY 2023/2024
This home
0.7%
Ontario average
1.8%
1.1 pts below the Ontario average
0%5%10%14/1516/1718/1920/2122/2323/24
Antipsychotic use
FY 2023/2024
This home
9%
Ontario average
20.5%
11.5 pts below the Ontario average
0%17.5%35%14/1516/1718/1920/2122/2323/24
Pressure ulcers
FY 2023/2024
This home
0.5%
Ontario average
2.3%
1.8 pts below the Ontario average
0%2.5%5%14/1516/1718/1920/2122/2323/24
Pain
FY 2023/2024
This home
2.8%
Ontario average
4.6%
1.8 pts below the Ontario average
0%5%10%14/1516/1718/1920/2122/2323/24
Worsened depression
FY 2023/2024
This home
12.2%
Ontario average
20.8%
8.6 pts below the Ontario average
0%15%30%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
8
Ontario average
12.9
Homes of 100 to 159 beds
12.7
4.9 below the Ontario average
07.5152023202420252026*
Compliance orders
2025
This home
0
Ontario average
1.3
Homes of 100 to 159 beds
1.2
1.3 below the Ontario average
02.552023202420252026*
Written notifications
2025
This home
8
Ontario average
11.6
Homes of 100 to 159 beds
11.4
3.6 below the Ontario average
07.5152023202420252026*
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
$0
Ontario average
$7
Homes of 100 to 159 beds
$5
$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
4
2024
2023
2
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 5, 2026.

Inspection history

Year
Month
Category
Finding type

Showing 15 of 15 reports

Reporting & complaintsPainAbuse & neglectSkin & woundResponsive behaviours

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

  • Reporting Certain Matters To DirectorReporting & complaintsOrder

    Inspectors found that a staff member was physically aggressive toward a resident, causing injury. Staff who witnessed this incident did not report it to the Director as required by law. The home has been ordered to provide training to all personal support workers on the duty to report abuse and neglect, including when to report, examples of reportable situations, whistleblower protections, and definitions under the legislation, and to document all training attendance and completion.

  • Pain ManagementPainOrder

    Inspectors found that the home did not consistently follow its own pain management policy. When a resident experienced a fall resulting in injury, a pain assessment documented moderate pain, but staff did not provide or document any pain relief measures—either medication or other comfort strategies—in response.

  • Duty To ProtectAbuse & neglect

    Inspectors found that during care, a staff member responded to a resident's physical aggression by becoming physically aggressive in return, causing the resident an injury. The home did not protect the resident from this physical abuse by staff.

  • Skin And Wound CareSkin & wound

    Inspectors found that a resident who returned from hospital did not receive a skin assessment from an authorized staff member as required.

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