Fourteen long-term care homes in the City of Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton County will receive over $10.2 million in provincial funding to increase staffing levels this year.
On Tuesday (March 15), the Ontario government announced it will provide $673 million to long-term care homes across the province this year to hire and retain up to 10,000 staff, leading to more direct care for residents.
“We know that more qualified staff means more daily care for residents,” said Ontario’s long-term care minister Paul Calandra. “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.”
The Ontario government has committed $4.9 billion to hire more than 27,000 long-term care staff over four years, increasing the average daily hours of direct care per resident by one hour and 21 minutes — compared to an increase of 22 minutes between 2009 and 2018 — for a total of four hours of direct care by 2024-25.
Direct care is hands-on care provided by registered nurses, registered practical, nurses and personal support workers that includes personal care, such as help with eating, bathing and dressing, as well as other tasks such as helping residents move and providing medication. Seniors entering long-term care today are older and have more complex medical needs than they did just a decade ago.
In Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton County, 14 long-term care homes will receive the following funding amounts for additional staffing this year to increase the hours of direct care for residents.
- Victoria Manor in Lindsay – $1,447,740
- Lakeview Manor in Beaverton – $1,299,492
- Centennial Place in Millbrook – $1,116,336
- Caressant Care Nursing and Retirement Home in Lindsay – $1,064,016
- Caressant Care on McLaughlin Road in Lindsay – $837,252
- Case Manor Care Community in Bobcaygeon – $837,252
- Springdale County Manor in Cavan Monaghan – $593,052
- Fenelon Court in Fenelon Falls – $584,340
- Extendicare Kawartha Lakes in Lindsay – $558,168
- Hyland Crest in Minden – $540,732
- Frost Manor in Lindsay – $418,632
- Extendicare Haliburton – $383,748
- Bon Air Long-Term Care Residence in Cannington – $340,140
- Highland Wood in Haliburton – $261,648
“This funding will help our long-term care homes ensure they have the additional supports and staff they need so those living in long-term care get the high-quality care they deserve,” said Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP Laurie Scott.
“Today’s announcement is another milestone in our government’s plan to fix long-term care and recruit thousands of new staff over the next four years.”
