Hope for long term care facilities

neighbourhood wildflowers

The city of Toronto may adopt the Butterfly program in its city-run nursing homes, it is a new long term care model that has been very successful in Peel region, outside the city.  I was happy to read this article in the paper recently.  The mayor read the original article that I featured on this blog post and asked if it could be brought to the city of Toronto.  The goal is to make long term care homes less institutionalized and more home like and caring.

Summer Skies

So my sister and I have had tours of 3 long term care homes in our area now, for our mom. It is kind of like shopping for a house. They have all left good impressions, each with pros and cons. We may see one more, then think carefully about our rankings. It can take years to get a placement unless you are considering a private facility ($$$).