Long-term care homes are getting more nurses.
The province has provided funding for up to 75 new attending nurse practitioners in long-term care homes over the next three years, including 30 starting this fall.
The new nurses will be the onsite primary care provider for patients. Working as part of a team of health professionals, these nurses will help strengthen the care that residents receive.
The nurses will address the complex care needs of residents by delivering and coordinating services, including proactive assessments and screenings, follow-up care, timely specialist referrals, ongoing chronic disease management, and end-of-life care.
As highly trained and experienced health professionals, nurse practitioners combine advanced nursing knowledge and a deep understanding of health management, health promotion, and disease and injury prevention.
“This is another example of ways we are improving care for residents of our long-term care homes,” says Dipika Damerla, the province’s associate minister of health and long-term care. “The addition of nurse practitioners is an investment to provide better quality of life and care. I want to congratulate all involved in this initiative.”
