PHSSC

That Report COM 24-2022, dated September 13, 2022, respecting Advancing the Region’s Implementation of the Long-Term Care Home Funding Policy, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendation BE APPROVED: 1. That Regional Council APPROVE the posting of up to 95 permanent full-time equivalents (FTE)’s January 1, 2023, in advance of Council’s approval of the FTE’s in the 2023 Niagara Region operating budget.

That Report COM 25-2022, dated September 13, 2022, respecting Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021: Implementation Update - Governance, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That Regional Council CONFIRM that:  Regional Council continue to serve as the governing body for the Region’s long-term care (LTC) homes as the Committee of Management;  Public Health and Social Services Committee (PHSSC), as a standing committee, will continue to oversee Seniors Services including the eight long-term care homes that the Region operates; and  All decisions made by PHSSC remain subject to Council’s approval; and 2. That Regional Council BE NOTIFIED of the process outlined in Report COM 25-2022, to meet the provincially legislated Committee of Management screening requirements, including police record checks and offence declarations.

That Report COM 26-2022, dated September 13, 2022, respecting Approval of Seniors Services Usage of Agency Staffing Services, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendation BE APPROVED: 1. That Niagara Region Seniors Services long-term care (LTC) homes BE APPROVED to contract staffing agency services for the period of December 1, 2021 to March 31, 2023, of an amount up to $3.5 Million.

That Report COM 29-2022, dated September 13, 2022, respecting Homelessness Services - Temporary Seasonal Shelter Procurement Approval, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the previously approved special circumstance contract and purchase order relating to the temporary seasonal shelter for Niagara Falls with Start Me Up Niagara BE INCREASED by $120,817, for a total special circumstance purchase order of $1,988,940; and 2. That an additional contingency of $150,000, BE APPROVED, should system adjustments be necessary, up to June 30, 2023.

That Report COM 30-2022, dated September 13, 2022, respecting Homelessness Services Contract Adjustments, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the previously approved homelessness services shelter contracts and purchase orders totaling $16,173,645, BE INCREASED by $538,050, for a total revised value of $16,711,695; 2. That an additional contingency of $250,000, BE APPROVED should additional adjustments be necessary; and 3. That the Commissioner of Community Services BE AUTHORIZED to negotiate and execute the required amendments to implement contract amendments for service providers within Homelessness Services in a form approved by the Director of Legal Services.

That Report COM 31-2022, dated September 13, 2022, respecting Approval of the 2021 Long Term Care Home Audits, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the 2021 draft audited Long-Term Care Home Annual Reports for the year ended December 31, 2021 (Appendices 1-8 to Report COM 31-2022), BE APPROVED; 2. That staff BE DIRECTED to co-ordinate with the auditor to finalize the statements as presented; and 3. That this report BE FORWARDED to the Region’s Audit Committee for information.

That the following items BE RECEIVED for information: COM 27-2022 Seniors Services Quality Improvement Report: April - June 2022 COM 28-2022 Niagara Prosperity Initiative Update COM-C 11-2022 Homelessness Plans for Winter 2022/23 COM-C 12-2022 Activities related to Niagara’s 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Action Plan for June, July, August, 2022