Jan 31, 2024
Closer To Home Reaches 50% Milestone With $150,000 Gift
So exciting! Today we passed the 50% milestone for Closer To Home thanks to a very generous $150,000 anonymous donation received this week. Thanks to this private donor and over 600 other donors who have supported Closer To Home so far, the total raised to date is $1,293,550 or 51.7% of the final goal.
The Closer To Home campaign was launched in June 2022 to raise $2.5 million to support the construction and furnishing of a 96-bed Long-Term Care Home on the DRDH campus to replace the existing 14-bed Four Seasons Lodge.
There is overwhelming demand for long-term care in our area. Right now, 92 people are on the waiting list for the 14-bed Four Seasons Lodge. A report by Champlain Home and Community Care Support Services in April 2022 shared that the average wait time for most people seeking basic accommodation at the Four Seasons Lodge is estimated at 1,791 days or just over 5 years, meaning it has one the longest average wait times in the region.
If you want to help DRDH address this critical shortage of long-term care capacity, please consider donating or pledging today to Closer To Home. 
