TORONTO — The Ontario government is supporting resident-centred, quality care in long-term care homes by increasing funding to the Ontario Association of Residents’ Councils (OARC) and Family Councils Ontario (FCO) by nearly 53 per cent – $481,238 – this year. The total funding of $1,393,621 will help OARC and FCO increase staffing and maintain their critical education and support services to Resident and Family Councils across the province.
The OARC and FCO support residents and families by ensuring their voices help shape the resident experience in long-term care. The Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 requires each of Ontario’s 626 homes have a Residents’ Council and permits the establishment of Family Councils at individual homes.
“Listening to the concerns of residents and their families is important as we work to repair and rebuild Ontario’s long-term care sector,” said Rod Phillips, Minister of Long-Term Care. “Increasing support to these councils will allow them to better serve long-term care residents and their families.”
This investment is part of the Government of Ontario’s Long-Term Care Modernization Plan, the province’s plan to create a 21st century long-term care sector that is truly resident-centred and provides the highest quality of care for our most vulnerable people, where and when they need it.
Quick Facts
- The OARC will be receiving $746,100 in funding and FCO will be receiving $647,521 in funding.
- This investment is part of the Government of Ontario’s Long-Term Care Modernization Plan.
- The Province launched A Better Place to Live, A Better Place to Work: Ontario’s Long-Term Care Staffing Plan, in December of last year. At the centre of this plan, the hours of direct care for residents will be increasing to an average of four hours per day over four years. To implement this initiative, the government will be making overall investments of $1.9 billion annually by 2024-2025.
SOURCE: Province of Ontario
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