The provincial government has announced $7.7 million dollars is available for personal care homes (PCH) to address COVID-19 related costs.
Health, Seniors and Active Living Minister Cameron Friesen made the announcement today.
“We told personal care operators and others to focus their efforts on helping to protect Manitobans – that patient care should be their first priority, and not financial considerations.”
Eligible costs include those related to staffing, enhanced cleaning procedures, and the move to the one-site model, which means that PCH staff will only work at that particular PCH, where in the past staff have worked at different PCHs on different days.
This funding has been provided for the first two quarters of 2020-21 and for the remaining quarter of 2020-21.
