If you are an Ontario senior living in a rented room, apartment or house, you have certain rights and obligations as a tenant.
You may live in a home where you pay the landlord for a room or apartment and for care services and meals. Although most people call these homes “retirement homes”, they are called “care homes” in the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006. The Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 is the Ontario legislation that regulates landlords and tenants. Under this legislation, tenants in care homes have the same rights and obligations as other tenants in Ontario with a few important exceptions.
Many people do not understand the difference between a retirement home (care home) and a nursing home. ACE has prepared two pamphlets about retirement homes called 
What You Should Know about the Differences between Retirement Homes and Long-Term Care Homes and A Checklist if You are Shopping for a Retirement Home.
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