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Complex Continuing Care Beds on the Chopping Block in Oxford

Friday, 7 June 2013 11:10

Cuts are on the way for Complex Continuing Care beds in Oxford County. Representatives from the South West Local Health Integration Network made the announcement to Woodstock Council Thursday night as part of their Access to Care Project presentation stating Oxford could go from 63 beds to just 38. Representatives told council 62 percent of CCC beds in Oxford were being used for patient care that did not meet Complex Continuing Care eligibility. Senior Director of System Design and Integration Kelly Gills says the changes are coming as a way to rebalance services within the LHIN. "While we're looking at potential changes in bed numbers at certain organizations we're looking at as well, increasing community resources. It's an overall rebalancing so some numbers are going up, some numbers are going down, some greater investment in community care, so there's a number of moving parts to this strategy." "We actually see some empty beds right now that weren't there before because we are getting people better transitioned to home and supported. Where there are people still waiting for long term care as an example, a portion of the people in those beds are there for that reason, but then we also see other people who are rightfully in those beds because that's the level of care they need." Gills says one of the options being looked at is closing 16 beds in Tillsonburg and 14 in Ingersoll. A recommendation will be made to the South West LHIN Board in June for directional decision making.

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