Cedarwood Lodge now in compliance, Health Ministry says

Cedarwood Lodge will once again be allowed to take in new residents. 

Back in March, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care ordered a Cease of Admissions due to concerns for residents safety.

The Cease of Admissions was lifted Aug. 10, stated David Jensen, a Ministry spokesperson, in an email to SooToday.

15 areas of non-compliance identified at Cedarwood, located at 860 Great Northern Road, included:

• staff not following resident plans of care
• not protecting residents from abuse 
• not managing responsive behaviours
• not having a program in place for skin and wound care, as well as a fall prevention program
• not reporting abuse to the director immediately

Regular followups took place, and a follow-up inspection carried out July 24 and 25, 2017 found that the last outstanding compliance order had been returned to compliance, Jensen wrote.

The 50-bed, long-term care home’s operator is Sudbury’s Autumnwood Mature Lifestyle Communities. 

Health Minister Eric Hoskins, during a visit to Sault Ste. Marie in July, announced southern Ontario based UniversalCare would oversee day-to-day operations at Cedarwood.

Cedarwood, located on the site of the old Davey Home, opened in May 2015 with the help of $2 million in provincial government funding, providing 50 new local interim long-term care beds.