The funds are part of the Province’s plan to fix long term care by providing $673 million to homes across the province to ensure residents receive, on average, four hours of direct day per day by 2024-25.
The increases in funding break down to:
- Brucelea Haven, in Walkerton, up to $1,255,884.
- Huronview, in Clinton, up to $1,046,556
- Huronlea Home for the Aged, in Brussels, up to $558,168
- Bluewater Rest Home, in Zurich, up to $566,892
- Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home, in Lucknow, up to $462,240
- Southampton Care Centre up to $715,152
- Fordwich Village Nursing Home, in Fordwich, up to $226,764
- Maitland Manor, in Goderich, up to $636,660
- Queensway Long Term Care Home, in Hensall, up to $444,792
- Seaforth Long Term Care Home, in Seaforth, up to $409,896
- Exeter Villa Nursing Home, in Exeter, up to $383,748
- Trillium Court, in Kincardine, up to $296,520
- Braemar Retirement Centre, in Wingham, up to $453,504
Thompson says that the government knows that more qualified staff means more daily care for residents adding that hiring more staff is part of the plan to fix long-term care and improve the quality of care residents receive and the quality of life they experience.