LTC homes in Hamilton-Niagara, Markham receive provincial funding
The Ontario government has announced a series of investments in long-term care homes in the Hamilton-Niagara region and in Markham and Whitchurch-Stouffville. Combined, the investments will create and upgrade more than 1,800 beds in the communities.
In Markham and Whitchurch-Stouffville, the province is funding construction of three long-term care homes, and adding 608 new beds.
The homes – Mon Sheong Markham, Mon Sheong LTC (Stouffville 2) and Lang Yi Markham – will have a total of 800 long-term care beds. They have proposed to be part of a campus of care which helps integrate the long-term care home into the broader health care system and ensures residents have access to the care they need. The homes have also proposed to provide cultural services to residents of the Chinese, Filipino, and East Asian communities.
Construction is expected to start sometime in the next two years.
"Mon Sheong is overjoyed that the Ontario government has allocated more care beds to us,” said Tim Kwan, Chair of the Mon Sheong Foundation. “With this allocation, Mon Sheong is able to provide 320 care beds at our new Markham Long-Term Care Centre and another 224 beds at our second Stouffville Long-Term Care Centre. Our quality care services will benefit a total of 1,929 seniors, making us one of the largest non-profit long-term care operators in Ontario."
There are now 1,568 new and 32 upgraded long-term care beds in development, under construction or completed across seven projects in Markham and Whitchurch-Stouffville.
In the Hamilton-Niagara region, meanwhile, the government has committed to adding 387 new and 645 upgraded long-term care beds to modernize and expand six long-term care homes.
The projects include:
- 28 new and 68 redeveloped long-term care beds allocated to Crescent Park Lodge. A modern, new 96-bed home will be built in Fort Erie to replace the existing 68-bed home. Construction is expected to start by spring 2023.
- 91 new and 101 redeveloped beds allocated to West Park Health Center, currently a 101-bed home in St. Catharines, which will be moving to Niagara Falls. This project will create a brand new 192-bed home. Construction is expected to start by fall 2022.
- 100 new and 124 redeveloped beds allocated to Niagara Long Term Care Residence. A new 224-bed home will be built in Niagara-on-the-Lake to replace the existing 124-bed home. Construction is expected to start by winter 2024.
- 58 new and 102 redeveloped beds allocated to The Wellington Nursing Home in Hamilton. A new 160-bed home will be built to replace the existing 102-bed home. Construction is expected to start by winter 2024.
- 104 new long-term care beds allocated to Extendicare St. Catharines. This is a further allocation on top of a previous allocation of 152 upgraded beds, which will result in a new 256-bed home being built to replace the existing 152-bed home. Construction is expected to start by spring 2023.
- 6 new and 250 redeveloped beds allocated to Garden City Manor, a St. Catharines long-term care home. A new 256-bed home will be built on the current Garden City Manor site. The home currently has 200 beds. The remaining 50 beds to be redeveloped are being transferred from Kilean Lodge in Grimsby, which will be closed after completion of the new Garden City Manor. Construction on the new home is expected to start by late fall 2023.
"Investing in modern state-of-the art long term care homes is the right thing to do for our residents and our staff. Revera is committed to upgrading and expanding aging senior care infrastructure,” said Revera president and CEO Thomas Wellner. “We look forward to working with the Ministry of Long-Term Care on this redevelopment project which will combine two older homes: Garden City Manor in St. Catharines and Kilean Lodge in Grimsby into a beautiful new 256-bed home for Niagara seniors."
There are now 1,649 new and 2,597 upgraded long-term care beds in development or under construction across 26 projects in the Hamilton-Niagara Region.
The projects are part of the government’s $6.4 billion commitment to build more than 30,000 net new beds by 2028 and 28,000 upgraded long-term care beds across the province.