Health News For Champlain
Monday, November 29, 2010
Champlain Local Health Integration Network
Champlain LHIN Adds ‘Assisted Living’ Spaces Across the Region
November 29, 2010 – As part of its Aging at Home strategy, the Champlain LHIN has expanded its assisted living program, which helps older residents live independently and with more dignity in their own homes.
Over the next several months, ten new assisted living projects will be launched in the region, resulting in 545 new assisted-living spaces for high-risk seniors. Assisted living services include 24-hour on-call response, personal support, homemaking, and care coordination.
Funding for the new projects is roughly $9.4 million annually. A significant portion of the spaces will be provided to high-risk seniors currently in hospital who need support to return safely to their homes. One of the many aims of the program is to relieve pressures on hospitals.
“The Ontario government, in partnership with the LHINs, is leading the way in innovation by expanding community-based health services for an aging population,” says Jim Brownell, MPP for Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry. “The new assisted-living programs provide seniors with the type of assistance they both want and require.”
The projects are located across the Champlain region, including Almonte, Carleton Place, Cornwall, Iroquois, Killaloe, Ottawa and Renfrew. Services are delivered by community support agencies. The Champlain Community Care Access Centre is also a partner.
Source: Champlain Local Health Integration Network
Email: champlain@lhins.on.ca
Website: www.champlainlhin.on.ca
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