Acquired brain injury support home wait list growing

The March of Dimes is launching a campaign to raise money to build a second residence in Sudbury for people with acquired brain injuries.

Campaign manager Susan Levesque says the goal is to raise $1million, which would cover half the capital cost of the potential building.

Levesque said the first residence, Wade Hampton House, provides 24-hour-care for 11 people with brain injuries, in a home-like environment.

She said there are still many people in Sudbury who need the service.

"[There are] 25 people that are in our community right now that are living possibly with their elderly parents, they're living in other apartments. Not ideal conditions."

Levesque said Hampton House is the only residence of its kind in northeastern Ontario.

"We have residents from Kapuskasing and North Bay," she said.

Before Hampton House came along, some people with acquired brain injuries were living in long-term care homes, or with elderly parents.

Currently there are 25 people on the waiting list and some have been waiting years.

Tap here to listen to the CBC Sudbury Morning North radio interview.