wade hampton

By: Nick Liard

The Wade Hampton House in Sudbury opened up in 2011 to care for residents with Acquired Brain Injuries and now the time has come for an expansion.

The facility held an open house yesterday to showcase the building which provides safe and accessible living for 10 residents.

Senior Rehab Worker, TJ Giroux says a new facility is warranted, as the wait list is up to eight years, and has grown to 25 people.

The facility however can only hold 10 people at a time and the waiting list is up to eight years, and they are looking to add a second building on the Minnow Lake property which would cost 2 million dollars.

The facility is aiming for 1 million and then will try to get all levels of government to match.

In Northern Ontario 2.3 people in 1000 have acquired brain injuries compared to 1.6 in other parts of the province, with the majority between the ages of 18-40.

The March of Dimes ModMobility Journey bus also came through Sudbury today.

March of Dimes runs the Wade Hampton House and the bus took residents and allowed them to get out into the community.

The province wide tour will look to raise awareness of challenges faced by those with brain injuries surrounding mobility and transportation.