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

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

CORNWALL — The Ontario government is investing approximately $55,000 in the Sandfield Place Long-Term Care Home in Cornwall to help seniors with complex needs like bariatric care connect to specialized care and supports in a home instead of a hospital. This is part of a $20 million investment in 2022-23 in 189 projects provincewide through a new Local Priorities Fund operated by Ontario Health.  

“This investment, tailored to the needs of our community, will provide long-term care residents right here in Cornwall with the specialized supports and services they need,” said Nolan Quinn, MPP for Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry. “Under Premier Doug Ford’s leadership, we’re taking action to bolster our province’s long-term care system and put residents’ needs first.”

Local Priorities Fund projects help 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. They can also 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.

Sandfield Place Long-Term Care Home has been allocated $55,790 for specialized equipment to reduce barriers to long-term care home transition for residents with bariatric and other complex care needs, and to support the fall prevention strategy, which reduces the need for long-term care home to emergency department transfers.

“We’re expanding specialized services and supports for long-term care residents, 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.”

The Local Priorities Fund is part of a broader 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.

QUOTES

“Sandfield Place would like to thank the Ministry of Long-Term Care for recognizing the challenges the long-term care community faces. This funding will allow us to buy specialized equipment that benefits residents with complex care needs. In turn, this will help residents receive care from the comfort of their own home and reduce unnecessary transfers to the hospital.”

– Samantha Below, Director of Care, Sandfield Place

QUICK FACTS

  • Through a $6.4 billion investment, Ontario now has over 30,000 new and 28,000 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 this year to long-term care homes to hire and retain thousands more long-term care staff. This is part of the government’s historic four-year, $4.9 billion commitment to increase the provincewide average direct care time provided to residents to four hours per day by March 31, 2025.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Media Contact
Office of Nolan Quinn, MPP Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry
Tel: 613-933-6513  TF: 1-800-514-9660
Email: nolan.quinn@pc.ola.org