Last year, Ontario‘s Ministry of Health introduced a new longâ€"term care facility funding formula. The 1993 per diem rate at Allendale of $119.94 included $22.96 from Halton Region and $96.98 from the province. The provincially approved care level was only $82.66, so the province kicked in another $14.32 per bed in special funding. Through costâ€"cutting in 1994, Halton Region has reduced its share to $20.95 this year. The approved provincial amount also dropped to $81.17 in 1994, leaving $15.81 to again be picked up by the special provincial funding. That special funding is expected to disappear by March, 1995. "In order to reduce to the 1992 regional level of funding, the 1994 expenditures must be reduced by an additional $4.49 or $489,410," reportâ€" ed Ewart. "Should the redâ€"circled (special) funding be discontinued, a shortfall of $1.7â€"million in provincial funding would exist," Halton Region‘s social services commissioner, Bonnie Ewart, warned regional councilors at last week‘s health and social services committee meeting. Allendale is a 300â€"bed longâ€"term care facility. Two hundred of its beds are at its newly renovated building, with another 100 in Martin House. In its own effort, the region is attempting to regress to the 1992 $16.46 per diem rate. That nearly half million dollars is separate from the $1.7â€"million shortâ€" fall that will occur when the province‘s special funding dries up. Halton chief administrative officer, John Burke, said the $489,000 is tarâ€" geted to be phased out of Allendale‘s ETTTTTTYYYXYTYFYTYTTYT» ~ JF alton Region is bracing for H some tight times at Milton‘s Allendale seniors‘ home next year, when the province is expected to stop special funding supâ€" plements. Halton worried about ‘Allendalé funding By ANGELA BLACKBURN Special to the Beaver This year, tell her you‘d marry her all over again.. During 1994, Allendale has reduced costs through elimination of partâ€"time hours, not layoffs. Ewart warned the committee that Allendale‘s funding issues "will form part of budget discussions for 1995." Those discussions are expected to begin next fall. Regional staff alluded to another controversial issue surfacing â€" rumored proposals that any savings achieved at operations such as Allendale be shared 50/50 between the province and region on the basis of the shared funding. Such a move would only exacerbate Halton‘s impending funding dilemma. budget over two years. Among the reductions are the fullâ€" time equivalent of a social worker, resident and outreach manager, dietary aide, four nurses, one houseâ€" keeping supervisor and one mainteâ€" nance person. Strecker said there‘s been no offiâ€" cial word, but the region is anticipatâ€" ing receiving the supplementary provincial funding until the end of this fiscal year. "We have no indicaâ€" tion if they‘ll continue after that," she added. "We are comfortable that this won‘t have any negative impact on the residents‘ care," assured Allendale administrator Margaret Strecker. VERDENHALVEN Sales Representative Bus: (905) 338â€"3737 "GOING THAT EXTRA Mc For You!" 125 CROSS AVENUE, Mon. to Fri. 9:30 a.m.â€"8:30 p.m. Saturday 9:30 a.m.â€"5:30 p.m. GOLDSMITH DIAMOND MERCHANT EOc )1 1111111111111 ROYAL LEPAG Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Broker 5 TRAFALGAR VILLAGE 844â€"2668