Investments in Durham to help reduce preventable hospital visits

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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 …

Expanding Diagnostic Services at Long-Term Care Homes in York Region

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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, …

New Behavioural Unit at Kipling Acres Long-Term Care opens

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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 …

Ground-Breaking on Long-Term Care Home in Deep River

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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 …