Ontario is investing in long-term care homes to improve the quality of care and comfort of residents.
Today, Associate Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Dipika Damerla visited Brampton's Faith Manor Nursing Home, where 120 resident spaces will be developed. This is one of more than 300 long-term care homes that will be upgraded over the next nine years and is eligible to receive a construction funding subsidy.
Through these enhancements, residents will benefit from:
- An environment that is comfortable, aesthetically pleasing and as home-like as possible with renewed interior design . Additional space for specialized programs like rehab and physiotherapy
- More spacious rooms with a maximum of two residents per bedroom
- Greater wheelchair access in bedrooms, bathrooms, showers and doorways
- More air-conditioned areas
- Accessible dining areas that provide a home-like atmosphere
- More private work spaces for staff
Long-term care homes are places where adults can live and receive help with daily activities and access to 24-hour nursing and personal care. They provide more nursing and
personal care than a retirement home or supportive housing.
Ontario is making the largest investment in public infrastructure in the province's history -- about $160 billion over 12 years, which is supporting 110,000 jobs every year across the province, with projects such as roads, bridges, transit systems, schools and hospitals. In 2015, the province announced support for more than 325 projects that will keep people and goods moving, connect communities and improve quality of life.
QUOTES
" Long-term care homes like Faith Manor are not just facilities – they are peoples’ homes. It is vital that they remain up-to-date to provide residents with secure, safe and comfortable surroundings. The redevelopment of long-term care homes will also help create jobs in the Brampton area."
- Dipika Damerla
Associate Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
" We are grateful and excited to be the recipient of the Home Renewal program by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to build a new Faith Manor as a “Best in Class” facility. Our nursing home will be a place where our seniors can live with dignity and respect in a safe Christian environment staffed and supported by caring people."
- Keith Ambtman
President, Holland Christian Homes Inc.
" Our seniors deserve the enhanced programs and resources that come with better facilities and this announcement brings us one step closer to this goal. We look forward to continuing to work with the government on improvements to the program so we can modernize as many homes as possible as soon as possible."
- Candace Chartier
Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Long-Term Care Association
" The Holland Christian Homes Site is a model for senior’s care that provides a vast array of programs, services and types of living. It represents the true definition of community, and the Central West LHIN is so very pleased that Faith Manor will continue to provide residents with high-quality, patient-centred care for generations to come."
- Maria Britto
Chair, Central West LHIN Board of Directors
" The redevelopment of long-term care homes reiterates the firm commitment of our government to improving the quality of care and comfort of long-term home residents. As part of our government’s efforts to make the largest investment in public infrastructure, Brampton West shall continue to get more investments of this nature."
- Vic Dhillon
MPP Brampton West
QUICK FACTS
- Faith Manor proposes to build a new 120-bed home adjacent to the old home on the existing property. There will be minimal impact to residents, as they will move upon completion of construction of the new home.
- There are about 78,000 residents in Ontario’s 630 long-term care homes.
- Since 2003, 10,000 new spaces in long-term care homes have been created and just
over 13,500 older long-term care spaces have been renovated. - The number of nurse practitioners in Ontario’s long-term care homes will be increased from 18 to 93 over the next three years.
- As part of the 2016 Budget, Ontario is proposing an additional $10 million to the existing $44 million annual investment in Behavioural Supports Ontario for seniors with cognitive impairments who exhibit challenging and complex behaviours.
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Media Contacts:
David Jensen
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
416-314-6197
Polina Osmerkina
Associate Minister's Office
416-325-3754
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