The Residential Hospice of Grey Bruce Chapman House is receiving $340,000 to help offset the costs of Covid.
The funding was announced by Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker, as the Ontario government invests up to $23 million in hospice residences around the province.
It is intended to assist in providing high-quality, compassionate end-of-life services and care to people.
The $340,000 for Residential Hospice of Grey Bruce equates to a 40 per cent increase from the previous year, bringing their 2021-2022 funding to over $1 million, according to a release.
Walker says the funds presented to the eight-bed hospice will help get them through the challenges of Covid.
Executive Director of Residential Hospice of Grey Bruce Janet Fairbridge adds, “we are working through our provincial association, Hospice Palliative Care Ontario, to create a more sustainable funding model for hospices to ensure this much needed and highly valued service is available in communities across Ontario.”
The release says the investment will also help hospices and compassionate care facilities address any additional costs that accumulated with Covid, including getting the needed PPE.
Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Christine Elliott says as part of their plan to end hallway health care, the provincial government is building capacity to create an integrated health care system focused on the needs of patients, families and caregivers.
“This funding will help Ontarians receive the respect, dignity and care they deserve at every stage of their lives, while ensuring the province’s hospices have the tools they need to continue to provide high-quality care throughout the Covid pandemic,” says Elliott.
