Ontario government plans to spend $933 million to create more beds in long-term care and upgrade facilities in the sector.In a statement released Thursday afternoon, the government says the funding will create 7,510 new beds in long-term care and upgrade 4,197 existing spaces.It says the initiative, which includes 80 projects, will reduce waitlists for beds.
Ontario long-term care residents describe devastating impact of isolation during COVID-19 pandemic The funding is part of a government commitment to add 30,000 new long-term care beds over a decade.The government says some of the new spaces will be specifically for francophone and Indigenous residents.Ontario long-term care homes have been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, with.