Investment providing supports in long-term care homes instead of hospitals
MISSISSAUGA — The Ontario government is investing $871,565 in seven projects in Mississauga to help seniors with complex medical needs like dementia and bariatric care connect to specialized care and supports in their long-term care home instead of a hospital. This is part of a $20 million investment this year in 189 projects provincewide through a new Local Priorities Fund operated by Ontario Health.
“We’re expanding specialized services and supports for long-term care residents in Mississauga, so that people with complex needs get the care they need and deserve in the comfort of a home, instead of a hospital,” said John Jordan, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Long-Term Care. “Our government is taking action to ensure Ontario’s seniors get the right care in the right place.”
Some of the local projects will do this by helping residents get the specialized care they need in their long-term care home without having to go to an emergency room or be admitted to hospital. Others will support the admission of people into long-term care homes who no longer require acute care in hospital, but who have complex needs that are difficult to accommodate without specialized services and supports.
The projects in Mississauga that are receiving funding are:
- $250,000 to Partners Community Health for enhanced wrap around supports for residents placed in interim beds at Camilla Care long-term care home, to address more complex clinical and social needs;
- $224,549 to The Village of Erin Meadows long-term care home for bariatric and diagnostic equipment;
- $121,808, to Erin Mills Lodge long-term care home for bariatric and diagnostic equipment;
- $110,685 to Sheridan Villa long-term care home for bariatric, diagnostic and a variety of medical equipment;
- $94,784 to Malton Village long-term care home for bariatric, diagnostic and a variety of medical equipment;
- $39,167 to Trillium Health Partners and long-term care homes in the community for the expansion of nurse-led outreach teams, to provide more specialized nursing care in homes and build the capacity of home staff; and
- $30,572 to Cooksville Care Centre long-term care home for equipment to prevent and minimize falls and injuries related to them.
The Local Priorities Fund is part of an investment of over $120 million in 2022-23 to provide access to a range of specialized services and supports that are helping long-term care residents with complex needs access connected and convenient care in the right place.
The government is fixing long-term care to ensure Ontario’s seniors get the quality of care and quality of life they need and deserve both now and in the future. This work is built on four pillars: staffing and care; quality and enforcement; building modern, safe, and comfortable homes; and providing seniors with faster, more convenient access to the services they need.