AJAX — The Ontario government is expanding access to diagnostic services in long-term care homes in Durham Region to help improve residents’ quality of life and reduce avoidable emergency department visits and hospital stays. The new Community Paramedicine for Long-Term Care Plus (CPLTC+) program will allow paramedics to begin delivering diagnostic services like bloodwork and ultrasounds to residents. The government is also …
NEWMARKET — The Ontario government is investing in two programs in York Region that will expand diagnostic services in long-term care homes and help reduce hospital and emergency room visits. The new Community Paramedicine for Long-Term Care Plus (CPLTC+) program builds off the existing Community Paramedicine for Long-Term Care program and allows community paramedics to deliver diagnostic services like bloodwork, …
TORONTO — The Ontario government is celebrating the opening of a 17-bed Behavioural Specialized Unit (BSU) at Kipling Acres long-term care home in Etobicoke that will connect residents with cognitive conditions, like dementia to the care they need. “I would like to congratulate Kipling Acres on the opening of the new Behavioural Specialized Unit. Our government is fixing long-term care and ensuring we provide …
DEEP RIVER — Construction is underway on The Four Seasons Lodge, a new 96-bed long-term care home in Deep River. The new project was a recipient of the recently extended Construction Funding Subsidy top-up program as part of the Ontario government’s commitment to build more than 58,000 new and upgraded long-term care beds across the province. “Congratulations to the team …
SUDBURY — The Ontario government, along with Extendicare Countryside is celebrating the opening of a newly built long-term care home that brings 256 modern beds to Sudbury. This is part of the government’s commitment to build 58,000 new and upgraded long-term care beds across the province. “I would like to congratulate Extendicare Countryside and their team as we celebrate the …
Province helping more long-term care residents connect to convenient care LONDON — The Ontario government is helping long-term care residents connect to care in the comfort of their home and avoid unnecessary trips to the emergency department by expanding the nurse-led outreach team model across Ontario, including one in London. “We’re fixing long-term care so residents get the right care …
Funding can be used to invest in infrastructure to support building more homes Stouffville — Paul Calandra Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and MPP for Markham-Stouffville, announced Ontario is providing the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville with $2.6 million in funding through the Building Faster Fund after the town exceeded its 2023 housing target, breaking ground on a total of 1,141 new …
$100 million investment will provide 32,000 nursing and personal support worker students with hands-on training STRATFORD — The Ontario government is investing more than $100 million in two programs that will train more than 32,000 new personal support workers (PSWs) and nurses in long-term care over the next three years. The investments are part of the government’s Your Health plan to recruit …
51 additional care beds will connect long-term care residents to more convenient care TORONTO — The Ontario government is investing $5.5 million to create three new Behavioural Specialized Units (BSUs) at long-term care homes in Brampton, Etobicoke, and Timmins, as well as increasing funding to all 21 specialized units across the province. These additional specialized beds are a part of …
New building will bring 320 modern long-term care beds to the province KINGSTON — Construction is underway on a new, 320-bed building for Providence Manor, a long-term care home in Kingston. This home is one of 67 long-term care home projects fast-tracked last fall with support from the Ontario government’s increased construction funding subsidy. This is part of the government’s …
