Mental health supports in long-term care

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) advocate to the provincial government to increase funding for mental health assessment and medication review such that people with mental health illness can be appropriately assessed within one month of admission or within one month of new unresolved symptoms; and

THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that RNAO advocate the provincial government for nursing consultations from advanced practice nurses to address appropriate nursing plans for patients with ongoing mental health issues that are not responding to the current plan of care within one month of the need for consultation being identified.