to care at home and in the community

“The only thing better than having care closetohomeishavingcareinyourownhome,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “We've heard loud and clear that you and your family want better and faster access to home care services and our investments will provide you more choice to connect to convenient care in your own home and in your community,insteadofinahospitalorlong-term carehome.”

Last year, the government invested $1 billion to expand the delivery of home and community care services to help more people connect to the care they need in the comfort of their own home. From more caregiver supports and respite services, bereavement and behavioural programs to assisted living services forpeoplewithbraininjuries,workisunderway to provide faster and more convenient access to thecaretheyneed.

The province is also working with OntarioHealthTeamsandhomeandcommunity care providers to create new and innovative programsforpeoplewantingtoconnecttocareat home, including more virtual care options and connecting home care services with other care providers such as a family doctor to ensure personal medical records follow people as they movebetweencareproviders.Theseinvestments will help nearly 700,000 families who rely on home care annually to connect to care more conveniently.

Withthehelpofparamedics,thoseliving with chronic health conditions can now live at home more independently and avoid regular visits to the hospital waiting room. Ontario's expanded community paramedicine program is already in place in 55 communities and has connectedmorethan30,000peopleto24/7nonemergencysupportathome.Theinitiativeallows paramedicstousetheirtrainingandexpertiseto provide home visits for a range of services, including making sure medication is taken as prescribed,educatingpeopleonhowtoproperly manage their chronic conditions and providing assessments and referrals to local community careservices,suchashomecare.

Ontario is also expanding palliative care services by adding 23 new hospice beds to the 500bedsalreadyavailableacrosstheprovinceto connect Ontarians with comfortable and dignifiedend-of-lifecareneartheircommunities andlovedones.EnsuringOntarianshaveachoice about where they spend their final days is an importantpartofensuringOntarianscanconnect tothecaretheyneedthroughouttheirentirelife.

WithYour Health:APlan for Connected and Convenient Care, the province is making it easierforpeopleandtheirfamiliestoconnectto the care they need, whether that's by expanding accesstoservicesintheirhomeorcommunityor giving them the choice to book or take an appointment virtually, to ensure hospital and long-term beds are available when it is needed most.

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