Montfort opens transitional care beds at Beacon Heights Retirement Residence
Posted Jan 24, 2023 07:30:00 PM.
The Montfort hospital is starting to transfer patients waiting for an “alternate level of care” to a dedicated 20-bed unit at Beacon Heights Retirement Residence in Ottawa’s Gloucester neighbourhood.
In a release, Montfort officials stated the move helps increase capacity in the hospital, and allows “patients whose acute care needs have been resolved and who can now be safely cared for in another environment – patients who require an alternate level of care. The transfer to the residence will allow these patients to benefit from a living environment better suited to their current needs.”
“At Montfort, we aim to provide exemplary care for our patients,” said Dr. Bernard Leduc, chief executive officer of the hospital. “Moving patients who no longer require acute care to the Beacon Heights Residence will ensure that they can be safely cared for while waiting for the next step in their health journey. These changes will help free up hospital beds for people waiting to be admitted.”
The transferred patients will be located on the sixth floor of Beacon Heights and they will remain Montfort patients. It is important to note that once a Montfort patient has been transferred to Beacon Heights Residence, they will not lose their priority on the waiting list for access to the long-term care home or other residence of their choice.
Beacon Heights Residence is located 4.5 km from the Montfort Hospital.
