The Ontario Senior Care Investor Guide

What you'll actually learn

• The three ways in, home care, retirement homes & long-term care, and the real economics of each
• Real margins & valuations: home care 8–15%, retirement homes 30–40% NOI, LTC, and the multiples buyers pay
• The profitability rule most LTC buyers miss, which funding envelopes you can legally keep a dollar on
• The licence trap: why LTC transfers take months and quietly screen out first-time buyers
• Recent deals, priced, Chartwell's $416M (~$407K/suite) portfolio, Extendicare's $570M play & more
• Franchise vs. build: exact costs for Nurse Next Door & Home Instead, plus the diligence checklist

Inside the guide, 8 chapters

1. Home careLicensing, the $25K bond & real hourly margins
2. Retirement homesRent + care packages, occupancy economics & RHRA licensing
3. Long-term care homesThe four funding envelopes & where the money is actually made
4. Retirement vs. long-term care, comparedWhy the two asset classes value so differently
5. Market analysisThe demographic wave, 3.1M seniors and the 85+ boom
6. The competitionWho owns what: Extendicare, Chartwell, Sienna, Revera & more
7. Recent transactions, company by companyPriced 2025–26 deals across LTC & retirement
8. ReferencesEvery source, so you can verify it yourself