TORONTO — Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy says the province will spend an extra $1 billion over the next three years to improve home care services. The announcement is part of Ontario’s upcoming fall economic statement.
Bethlenfalvy explained that more funding for home care will help free up hospital beds and make sure people get care where they need it most. The $1 billion increase represents about an eight per cent boost in funding.
Along with that, the government will spend another $170 million over three years to expand the Hospital to Home program, which helps patients adjust after leaving the hospital.
This new funding adds to the $2 billion over three years that Ontario announced last year for home care. The province says those earlier investments have already helped increase the number of people using home care services by 18 per cent in the past two years.
