Ontario Connecting Long-Term Care Residents in Mississauga to Specialized Care and Supports

Investment providing supports in long-term care homes instead of hospitals

The Voice of Canada News:

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.

Quick Facts

• The province has also announced Local Priorities Fund projects in the Niagara region, Ottawa, and Brampton.
• Ontario’s over $120 million investment in specialized services and supports in 2022-23 includes up to $20 million for the Ontario Health Local Priorities Fund referenced in today’s announcement, $5.91 million for four new Behavioural Specialized Units in long-term care homes, an additional $5 million for Behavioural Supports Ontario, $2.6 million for Baycrest’s Virtual Behaviour Medicine program, and $4.5 million to build dedicated spaces for health care at a new seniors’ housing complex in Kenora.
• Through a $6.4 billion investment, Ontario now has 31,705 new and 28,648 upgraded beds in development across the province. This will help increase overall bed capacity, address long-term care waitlists and hallway health care, and provide our seniors the care they deserve.
• The Ontario government is providing up to $1.25 billion to long-term care homes this year to hire and retain thousands of additional long-term care staff, part of the government’s historic four-year, $4.9 billion commitment to ensure residents receive, on average, four hours of direct care per day by March 31, 2025.

Quotes

“The investments announced today will ensure that seniors with complex needs can access specialized care in more comfortable environments, including Camilla Care Community, Erin Mills Lodge, and Sheridan Villa. Offering more diagnostic, medical, and social services in long-term care homes will also help to reduce hospital capacity pressures so that all patients and families will have better access to health care, when and where they need it.”-Rudy Cuzzetto
MPP for Mississauga—Lakeshore

“Our government is keen on providing the best care and services to our seniors, which is why we are investing in initiatives like the Local Priorities Fund. This funding will not only help provide more specialized care and supports to the residents of long-term care homes in Mississauga, but it will also give their families peace of mind, knowing that their loved ones are receiving the care they need and deserve.”-Kaleed Rasheed, MPP for Mississauga East—Cooksville

“Long-term care facilities are more than just ordinary health care centres; they are homes and communities for Ontario’s most vulnerable citizens. These important investments into Mississauga’s long-term care homes demonstrate the fulfillment of our government’s commitments to improving quality of care for all Ontarians.”-Sheref Sabawy
MPP for Mississauga—Erin Mills

“With this investment in long-term care homes in Mississauga, we aim to address the long-standing challenges in the sector and improve the experience of residents. Long-term care residents will now have access to more specialized care and supports, like bariatric, diagnostic, and medical equipment, without having to travel or wait for extended periods.”-Deepak Anand, MPP for Mississauga—Malton

“Schlegel Villages thanks the provincial government for its ongoing investment in improving the care, quality of life and physical environments of seniors living in long-term care. We want to specifically acknowledge the establishment of the Local Priorities Fund which allows us to meet the unique and specialized needs of our residents allowing them ultimately to live a better life. We appreciate the flexibility that has been provided so we can develop innovative solutions to respond to the evolving needs of residents in our villages.”-James Schlegel, President & CEO, Schlegel Villages