Behavioural Supports Ontario
The Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network (TC LHIN), in partnership with all Ontario Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs), is investing in the enhancement of services to improve care for seniors who exhibit behaviours associated with complex and challenging mental health, dementia or other neurological conditions by investing in local initiatives.
The $40 million provincial investment, which includes $3.2 million for the TC LHIN on an annual basis, will allow local health services providers to hire new staff - nurses, personal support workers and other health care providers -- and train them in the specialized skills necessary to provide care for these patients with dignity and respect.
- To download a copy of the news release announcing this investment, please click here
- To lean more about the provincial Behvarioural Supports Ontario project, please visit www.bsoproject.ca
Action Plan and Sustainability Plan
The TC LHIN Action Plan details how we will be implementing the Behavioural Supports Ontario Framework of Care. The TC LHIN Sustainability Plan describes how we will continue to ensure that BSO efforts are sustained in the TC LHIN.
- To download a copy of the TC LHIN BSO Action Plan, please click here
- To download a copy of the TC LHIN BSO Sustainability Plan, please click here
More Information
Frank and Harriet's Story: How a Behaviour Support Program at Baycrest is helping two college sweethearts reconnect and manage life with dementia. To read Frank and Harriet's story, please click here.
Expert Corner: Faith Malach, Executive Director, Centres for Mental Health & Memory and Neurotherapeutics on Behavioural Supports Ontario. To read Faith Malach's comments, please click here.
Contact
For more information about TC LHIN’s Behavioral Supports for Seniors Program, please contact:
Information hotline: 416-785-2500 ext. 2005
E-mail: behavioursupport@baycrest.org
Fax: 416-785-4211