The provincial government is boosting funding to its Local Priorities Fund, which is a stream that supports residents in long-term care homes with complex needs like dementia and bariatric care. Minister of Long-Term Care Stan Cho said they’re tacking on $15 million into the fund for 2024, which brings it to a total of $35 million from its inception in 2022-23.
173 projects were funded last year. The ministry will be working with Ontario Health to review all funding proposals and the successful applicants will be informed of a funding boost in the coming weeks.
Written by: G. Deme