Essex MPP wants province to revisit proposed long-term care home relocation
Windsor, Ont. -
Essex MPP Taras Natyshak wants the province to deny a proposal for a new long term care facility in his riding.
In a letter he penned to the Minister of Seniors and Long Term Care, Natyshak told Rod Phillips that building a new facility in Lakeshore will close an ageing facility in Tilbury and hurt that community.
The owner has applied to put up a building that could be home to 150 residents, forcing the 75 residents in Tilbury to relocate.
“Non-profit care, municipality owned and run care has always done better on every scale in terms of supporting those residents,” Natyshak said. “That’s what we would like to see as a solution for Tilbury and that’s what my letter said to the ministry. That we need to find a permanent solution to support the community.”
Natyshak wants the government to revisit the issue to ensure there is a footprint for those in Tilbury.
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