A report released by Ontario’s Financial Accountability last fall predicted that slowing growth of health funding would mean fewer hospital beds and health workers, including a decrease of 7,263 nurses by 2027-28 and 1,700 fewer personal support workers. Based on the 2025 budget, the report said there would be more long-term care beds, but not enough to keep up with the aging population, representing a decline from 60 long-term care beds per 1,000 Ontario residents aged 75 and over in 2024-25 to 56 long-term care beds per 1,000 Ontarians aged 75 and over in 2027-28.
