OSNAC & FNAT
Ministry of Long-Term Care (MLTC)
The main advocacy items OSNAC and FNAT have been supporting over the past 2 years include the following items. Great news - Most of these items are now underway and we continue to work with our partners including the MLTC to advocate further for Dietary Staffing needs as well.
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Updating & Simplifying the Ministry of Long-Term Care Regulations - in progress
Increase to Food Budget/Nutrition Support - increase given in April 2022
Flexibility around meal choice options and menu planning - Regulations change in July 2022
Dietary Staff Increases & Training Support - in progress
Guidance Documents
Fixing Long Term Care Homes Act guidance documents provided by the Ministry of Long-Term Care
Food Funding
$13.07 per diem (as of April 1, 2024)
The raw food per diem has increased but is now also called ‘nutritional support’ (NS) envelope
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This translates to a total of $13.07 per Resident per day to provide meals and snacks
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The NS envelope funds all expenditures related to the purchase of raw food including food materials used to sustain life such as:
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All food and fluids provided to the Residents
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Commercial nutritional supplements
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Enteral feed formula
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Vitamin & mineral supplementation
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Food & beverage thickener
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Therapeutic & modified texture foods
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Speciality food items required to meet dietary needs such as gluten free products
This is a positive increase in funding; however, we continue to advocate the need for annual review of the NS envelope to reflect the continuing increases to food inflation costs.
