Welcome to ACE
The Advocacy Centre for the Elderly is a community based legal clinic for low income senior citizens. ACE is managed by a volunteer board of directors at least half of whom are seniors. ACE is funded through Legal Aid Ontario and is the first legal clinic in Canada to specialize in the legal problems of seniors.
ACE provides direct legal services to low-income seniors, public legal education, and engages in law reform activities. ACE services and activities are in relation to areas of law of special importance to the seniors' population.
What's New?
- ACE's Spring/Summer 2013 Newsletter
- Enhanced Scrutiny of Long-Term Care Homes - ACE successful in having the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care commit to full annual inspections - June 2013
- Bulletin to Applicants for Long-Term Care Homes: Important News Regarding Long-Term Care Home Accommodations Charges, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care - May 2013
- Long-Term Care Home Resident Co-Payment: Frequently Asked Questions, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care - May 2013
- Complaints in Long-Term Care - Updated May 2013
- Discharge from Hospital to Long-Term Care: Issues in Ontario - Updated February 2013
- Memo to LHIN CEOs re: Home First Philosophy, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care - January 2013
- Memo Re ALC patients who refuse an offer of admission to a prior-chosen LTC home bed, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care - May 23, 2012
- Memo Re Crisis Designation and First Available Bed Policy, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care - February 23, 2011
- Ontario Launches Action Plan for Seniors, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care - January 15, 2013
- Important Information - Preferred Accommodation Rates in Long-Term Care as of July 1, 2012 - June 2012
ACE in the News
- CBC News - Ontario to double nursing home inspectors - June 10, 2013
- Welland Tribune - New corps of long term care inspectors to be hired - June 10, 2013
- London Free Press - Ontario Health Minister Deb Mathhews announces fulsome nursing home inspection program - June 10, 2013
- London Free Press - Health Minister Deb Matthews admits ministry failed to carry out annual inspections - June 5, 2013
- Toronto Star - Less than 1 in 5 long-term care homes received an annual inspection in the last 3 years - June 4, 2013
- Toronto Star - Ontario's long-term care homes must follow rules, scathing report shows: Editorial - June 2, 2013
- Welland Tribune - Few eyes on long-term care homes - June 1, 2013
- London Free Press - Free Press probe finds fewer than 20% of Ontario nursing homes get promised annual Health Ministry inspections - May 31, 2013
- Peterborough Examiner - Despite province's promise of annual inspections, only two of Peterborough's nine long-term care homes have had thorough inspections by provincial inspectors - May 31, 2013
- Toronto Star - Trillium Hospital plans to close 30 continuing care beds, issue 100 layoff notices - April 26, 2013
- Toronto Star - Government still dragging feet dealing with aggressive long-term care residents: Editorial - March 18, 2013
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