The Ontario Government will provide up to $270 million this year to long-term care homes across the province to increase staffing levels, leading to more direct care for residents. This includes $3,141,824 for long-term care homes in Hastings-Lennox & Addington.
“This funding will allow homes in our community to hire and retain more staff so they can provide more care to residents, every day,” said MPP Daryl Kramp. “This is part of our government’s plan to hire thousands of new staff over the next four years to ensure those living in long-term care get the high-quality care they need and deserve.”
Care will increase for residents at:
- Hastings Centennial Manor, in Bancroft, which will receive up to $391,837 for additional staffing this year to increase the hours of direct care for residents. By the year 2024-2025, the home will receive $2,399,952 annually more than their current funding.
- John M Parrott Centre, in Napanee, which will receive up to $598,442 for additional staffing this year to increase the hours of direct care for residents. By the year 2024-2025, the home will receive $3,665,376 annually more than their current funding.
- Friendly Manor, in Deseronto, which will receive up to $213,731 for additional staffing this year to increase the hours of direct care for residents. By the year 2024-2025, the home will receive $1,309,056 annually more than their current funding.
- Stirling Manor Nursing Home, in Stirling, which will receive up to $256,477 for additional staffing this year to increase the hours of direct care for residents. By the year 2024-2025, the home will receive $1,570,872 annually more than their current funding.
- E.J. McQuigge Lodge, in Cannifton, which will receive up to $163,859 for additional staffing this year to increase the hours of direct care for residents. By the year 2024-2025, the home will receive $1,003,608 annually more than their current funding.
- Village Green Nursing Home, in Selby, which will receive up to $170,985 for additional staffing this year to increase the hours of direct care for residents. By the year 2024-2025, the home will receive $1,047,252 annually more than their current funding.
- Caressant Care Marmora, in Marmora, which will receive up to $220,852 for additional staffing this year to increase the hours of direct care for residents. By the year 2024-2025, the home will receive $1,352,700 annually more than their current funding.
- Helen Henderson Nursing Home, in Amherstview, which will receive up to $370,464 for additional staffing this year to increase the hours of direct care for residents. By the year 2024-2025, the home will receive $2,269,032 annually more than their current funding.
- Pine Meadow Nursing Home, in Northbrook which will receive up to $227,978 for additional staffing this year to increase the hours of direct care for residents. By the year 2024-2025, the home will receive $1,396,332 annually more than their current funding.
- Moira Place, in Tweed, which will receive up to $455,957 for additional staffing this year to increase the hours of direct care for residents. By the year 2024-2025, the home will receive $2,792,664 annually more than their current funding, and
Lennox and Addington County General Hospital, in Napanee, which will receive up to $71,240 for additional staffing this year to increase the hours of direct care for residents. By the year 2024-2025, the hospital will receive $436,344 annually more than their current funding.
The new funding is part of the province’s commitment to ensure long-term care residents receive — on average — four hours of direct care per day by 2024-25. It was also announced that as part of the government’s plan to fix long-term care, it will bring forward legislation that will enshrine into law this commitment to four hours of care.
“We know that more qualified staff means more daily care for residents,” said Rod Phillips, Minister of Long-Term Care. “Hiring more staff is part of our government’s plan to fix long-term care and to improve the quality of care residents receive and the quality of life they experience.”
Currently, residents receive an average of two hours and 45 minutes of direct care from nurses and personal support workers. This funding will increase the daily average to 3 hours, per resident per day by the end of this fiscal year. This funding also includes $42.8M to homes to increase care by allied health care professionals (such as physiotherapists and social workers) by 10% this year.
The government is investing $4.9 billion over four years to boost direct resident care to an average of four hours daily by increasing care staff by more than 27,000 people. Hiring thousands of new staff at long-term homes and increasing the amount of care they deliver each year will be made possible by annual funding increases to homes:
$270 million in 2021-22
$673 million in 2022-23
$1.25 billion in 2023-24
$1.82 billion in 2024-25
