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The Ontario government has announced plans to extend Montfort Hospital’s long-term care facilities by 128 beds, doubling its capacity.
The project, designed to fit the specific needs of francophone residents, is part of a plan to bring 500 long-term care beds to francophone seniors across the province.
However, the announcement made Friday morning did not include details on how much the construction would cost.
The new Montfort beds are part of a broader push by the government to add 5,000 new long-term care beds by 2022 and more than 30,000 over the next 10 years.
With the early June election just around the corner, parties are eager to present a strong commitment to improving long-term care. Health care has become a major issue for all three major parties, and each have rolled out decade-long plans to create more bed space for Ontario’s aging population.
John Fraser, assistant to Health Minister Helena Jaczek, made the announcement at the long-term care home that stands behind the Montfort Hospital in Vanier. He was joined by Marie-France Lalonde, minister of francophone affairs and MPP for Ottawa-Orléans.
French-speaking services will be provided to the 128 new francophone residents, which the ministry said will provide more equitable access to care. “As you get older, you revert back to your first language,” Fraser said in his announcement. “So it’s critical that people have (this) service.”
Long-term care support in Ontario faces well-documented challenges, particularly bed and staffing shortages. These problems will only get worse in the coming years; Ontario’s senior population is expected to rise from 2.4 million to 4.5 million by 2040.
The 128 new beds will be managed by Revera, a long-term care provider, in partnership with Montfort Hospital. Construction of the new facility is still in its early stages of planning. According to Revera spokesperson Larry Roberts, the partners aim to complete the project by 2022, though no specific timeline was given.
In addition to the 128 beds at Montfort, the government announced another 84 beds for the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre, which the centre will use to expand its seniors’ village.
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The project, designed to fit the specific needs of francophone residents, is part of a plan to bring 500 long-term care beds to francophone seniors across the province.
However, the announcement made Friday morning did not include details on how much the construction would cost.
The new Montfort beds are part of a broader push by the government to add 5,000 new long-term care beds by 2022 and more than 30,000 over the next 10 years.
With the early June election just around the corner, parties are eager to present a strong commitment to improving long-term care. Health care has become a major issue for all three major parties, and each have rolled out decade-long plans to create more bed space for Ontario’s aging population.
John Fraser, assistant to Health Minister Helena Jaczek, made the announcement at the long-term care home that stands behind the Montfort Hospital in Vanier. He was joined by Marie-France Lalonde, minister of francophone affairs and MPP for Ottawa-Orléans.
French-speaking services will be provided to the 128 new francophone residents, which the ministry said will provide more equitable access to care. “As you get older, you revert back to your first language,” Fraser said in his announcement. “So it’s critical that people have (this) service.”
Long-term care support in Ontario faces well-documented challenges, particularly bed and staffing shortages. These problems will only get worse in the coming years; Ontario’s senior population is expected to rise from 2.4 million to 4.5 million by 2040.
The 128 new beds will be managed by Revera, a long-term care provider, in partnership with Montfort Hospital. Construction of the new facility is still in its early stages of planning. According to Revera spokesperson Larry Roberts, the partners aim to complete the project by 2022, though no specific timeline was given.
In addition to the 128 beds at Montfort, the government announced another 84 beds for the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre, which the centre will use to expand its seniors’ village.
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