Ontario Connecting Long-term Care Residents to Specialized Care

February 7, 2024

• The government is investing $5.5 million to create three new Behavioural Specialized Units (BSUs) at long-term care homes in Brampton, Etobicoke, and Timmins, as well as increasing funding to all 21 specialized units across the province.
• These specialized beds will provide care to individuals with complex care needs like dementia in the comfort of a home instead of a hospital.
• The three new BSUs bring 51 new specialized beds to the province, bringing the total number of  BSUs to 21 with 398 beds in homes across the province.
• Expanding the number of Behavioural Specialized Units will help Ontarians with complex needs access care in the comfort of a home, instead of a hospital. These additional beds will allow seniors with dementia and severe cognitive impairment to move out of hospitals and receive safe, quality care.