Ten new temporary continuing care beds are being added in Vermilion.
“This temporary change will help ensure the right services and supports are in place to serve the people of the County of Vermilion River, enabling patients to remain as close to home as possible," says Garth Rowswell, MLA Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright.
Alberta Health Services (AHS), in collaboration with the Vermilion and District Housing Foundation, has temporarily converted 10 Type B continuing care beds at Vermilion Valley Lodge to Continuing Care Home Type B beds.
AHS in a press release says, “This conversion of 10 chronically vacant spaces at Vermilion Valley Lodge will help AHS respond to acute care capacity pressures across its Central Zone and enable healthcare teams to better support both patients who no longer need acute care services, and residents from community settings who require additional care supports.”
The spaces will remain operational for a 12-month period. Residents in these temporary spaces will be relocated before the end of the contract period.
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