A former elementary school in Sudbury will host a new March of Dimes care home, creating employment for 29 people.
The new facility—the former Ridgemount Public School on Bancroft Drive—is currently under construction to become an eight-bed Acquired Brain Injury Congregate Care Home, which will provide support for Ontarians who suffer from the effects of brain injuries.
The province recently announced $193,267 in funding, under the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp.'s (NOHFC) Infrastructure and Community Development Program, to help support the initiative.
The funding is in addition to an NOHFC contribution of $806,440 in 2010.
The project is under the purview of the province's five-year Open Ontario plan designed to create jobs and economic opportunities in Northern Ontario.
“This new home will help provide very important health-care services for northerners with brain injuries and their families,” Sudbury MPP Rick Bartolucci said in a press release. “It will also provide new employment opportunities for rehabilitation workers and health-care professionals in Greater Sudbury.”
Acquired brain injury is the result of a traumatic or non-traumatic event, which can produce temporary, prolonged, or permanent impairments in cognitive, emotional, behavioural or physical functioning.
The Acquired Brain Injury Congregate Care Home will have a team of health-care professionals to provide assessment, treatment and help for people with acquired brain injuries who are undergoing rehabilitation.
The centre will include dining and lounge areas, along with therapy space, for residents.
“The March of Dimes has worked tirelessly to move this project forward,” said Michael Gravelle, minister of northern development, mines and forestry, and chair of the NOHFC, in the release. “This much-needed centre will give families who are caring for loved ones who have suffered brain injuries peace of mind, and it will also create close to 30 jobs in Sudbury.”
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