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Ontario announces $1.25B for LTC staffing for next year

The province has also committed to ensuring long-term care residents receive, on average, four hours of direct care per day by March 31, 2025.

Published Mar 17, 2023 at 6:49pm

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Ontario announces $1.25B for LTC staffing for next year
Ontario Minister for Long Term Care Paul Calandra walks past health care workers after an announcement at Toronto’’s Sunnybrook Hospital on Aug. 18, 2022. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press)

TORONTO — Ontario’s long-term care minister says the province is giving $1.25 billion in the next fiscal year to homes for hiring and staff retention.

The province has committed to ensuring long-term care residents receive, on average, four hours of direct care per day by March 31, 2025.

The money announced today is for the third of a four-year, $4.9-billion commitment to hire and retain more than 27,000 registered nurses, registered practical nurses and personal support workers.

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