Over $80,000 in provincial funding is on the way for three local long-term care projects.
Perth-Wellington MPP Matthew Rae says the support for Spruce Lodge in Stratford and Kingsway Lodge in St.Marys will help seniors with complex medical needs like dementia and bariatric receive specialized care in their long-term care home instead of a hospital.
The money is part of a $20 million investment this year in 189 projects province-wide through a new Local Priorities Fund operated by Ontario Health.
The projects are:
$8,700 to Spruce Lodge for the purchase of diagnostic equipment to prevent avoidable emergency department visits and hospitalizations;
$52,417 to Kingsway Lodge for the purchase of bariatric equipment and specialized training for staff on dementia, palliative, and wound care to support the admission of residents with bariatric and other complex care needs and to prevent avoidable emergency department visits and hospitalizations; and
$19,207 to Kingsway Lodge for the purchase of diagnostic equipment to prevent avoidable emergency department visits and hospitalizations.
