Quality of Life
Long-Term Care Homes
The County of Elgin runs three Long-Term Care Homes (Terrace Lodge, Elgin Manor and Bobier Villa). Residents of these homes receive the highest quality of care possible. Elgin’s Long-Term Care Homes are an important part of County of Elgin operations. Ensuring that this service has the resources, expertise and strategic focus to better serve the residents of Elgin County continues to be of utmost importance to County Council and staff. A redevelopment of Terrace Lodge is currently underway and is expected to be completed in 2023.
- Three Long-Term Care Homes (Terrace Lodge, Elgin Manor, Bobier Villa)
- 247 Beds (including 4 short stay beds)
- Adult Day Programs (Terrace Lodge, Bobier Villa)
- In Year 3 of the Registered Nursing Association of Ontario (RNAO) Best Practice Spotlight Organization (BPSO) program – 2 Best Practice Guidelines Implemented
Libraries
Elgin County operates ten (10) library branches across Elgin County (Port Burwell, Straffordville, Springfield, Aylmer, Port Stanley, Belmont, Shedden, Dutton, West Lorne and Rodney). The numbers below were affected significantly by COVID-19 related closures in 2020. Although COVID-19 impacted the Library’s programming significantly, Library staff were able to find creative ways of offering library services to the residents of Elgin County including Curbside Pick-up and Delivery, take home projects, and virtual programming.
- In-Person Visits - 46,878
- Curbside Pickups - 9,467
- Physical Items Circulated - 109,017
- Program Attendance - 4,273
Emergency Medical Services
Medavie EMS Elgin Ontario (“Medavie”) is a subsidiary company of Medavie Health Services, and is contracted by Elgin County to provide land ambulance services to the City of St. Thomas and the County of Elgin. Medavie provides 24/7 high quality prehospital emergency care and transport for the residents and visitors of Elgin County.
- Ambulance Stations - 5
- Total Medical Calls - 9,474
- Total Kilometres Travelled - 534,213
