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Louis Capozzi, 70 and with ALS, was worried about going into long-term care but has been pleasantly surprised by Lakeshore Lodge in Toronto, Ontario, part of a pilot project called CareTO that aims to make such care more resident-centered. It is a shift away from a traditional model focused on task-based care. Funding of $16.1 million over five years will translate into 272 new positions at the city's 10 municipally-run long-term care homes, as well as more training for staff and programming to keep residents stimulated and engaged. Researchers are monitoring progress, evaluating CareTO's effectiveness as it expands to other Toronto-run long-term care facilities. Each home will be able to make the model its own. The Ontario government has promised an average of four hours of care per resident per day by 2024-2025. In 2021, the average was 2.75 hours.
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