Peel Region’s Davis Centre Receives Funding to Expand Emotion-Based Care

CALEDON, ON (March 2, 2026) – Peel Region was proud to welcome Sylvia Jones, MPP for Dufferin-Caledon, to the Vera M. Davis Centre in Bolton where she echoed an announcement from the Ministry of Long-Term Care regarding Ontario’s $9 million investment over three years to support the new Improving Dementia Care Program (IDCP), which will help improve the quality of life for residents and strengthen Ontario’s long-term care system.

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With this investment, Davis Centre will become the first in Peel to implement the emotion-based care model across the entire Centre, ensuring care prioritizes dignity, connection, and meaningful engagement for residents living with dementia.

Peel Region is a recognized leader in emotion-based care. Partnering with Meaningful Care Matters since 2017, Peel Region now has seven Butterfly-certified long-term care home areas and five Butterfly-certified Adult Day Services programs. Peel Region has also trained more than 780 Peel Paramedics in emotion-based care principles and embedded this approach within our Behavioural Support Units.

With one in five Peel residents expected to be over 65 by 2041, and 65% of long-term care residents already living with dementia, investments like these are critical. Emotion-based care is improving quality of life, symptoms related to depression, and social engagement for people living with dementia in our Centres.