TORONTO — The Ontario government is adding 670 new and 1,618 upgraded long-term care beds to modernize and expand eight long-term care homes in Toronto. This is 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.
“Our government has a plan to fix long-term care and a key part of that plan is building modern, safe, and comfortable homes for our seniors,” said Paul Calandra, Minister of Long-Term Care. “When these eight homes in Toronto are completed, more than 2,000 residents will have a new place to call home, near their family and friends.”
These eight projects will result in new buildings for existing long-term care homes. Construction is expected to start between Fall 2022 and Winter 2024 on:
- 115 new beds and 205 upgraded beds in a redevelopment of Extendicare Bayview for a 320-bed home in the Toronto area, licensed to Extendicare (Canada) Inc.
- 320 upgraded beds in a redevelopment of Extendicare Guildwood and Extendicare Scarborough, licensed to Extendicare (Canada) Inc.
- 31 new beds and 289 upgraded beds in a redevelopment of Kennedy Lodge, resulting in a 320-bed home in Scarborough. Kennedy Lodge is licensed to Revera Long-Term Care Inc.
- 78 new beds and 242 upgraded beds in a redevelopment of Westside, resulting in a 320-bed home in Etobicoke. Westside is licensed to Revera Long-Term Care Inc.
- 150 new beds and 170 upgraded beds in a redevelopment of Cheltenham Care Community, for a 320-bed home in Toronto, licensed to Vigour Limited Partnership on behalf of Vigour General Partner Inc., a subsidiary of Sienna Senior Living
- 82 new beds and 238 upgraded beds in a redevelopment of St. George Care Community, for a 320-bed home in Toronto, licensed to 2063414 Ontario Limited as General Partner of 2063414 Investment LP, a subsidiary of Sienna Senior Living
- 162 new beds and 94 upgraded beds at Southbridge Scarborough for a 256-bed home, licensed to Southbridge Care Homes
- 52 new beds and 60 upgraded beds at Norwood Nursing Home, licensed to Norwood Nursing Home Limited.
There are now 5,364 new and 4,897 upgraded long-term care beds in planning or under construction across 39 projects in Toronto. Each new bed means more people can receive the care they need near their loved ones. Each redeveloped bed means that those already receiving care will be able to move into a brand-new home.
The government has a plan to fix long-term care and to ensure Ontario’s seniors get the quality of care and quality of life they need and deserve both now and in the future. The plan is built on three pillars: staffing and care; accountability, enforcement, and transparency; and building modern, safe, comfortable homes for seniors.
Quick Facts
- As of today, Ontario now has 24,958 new and 20,956 upgraded beds in the development pipeline — which means more than 83 percent of the 30,000 net new beds being delivered are in the planning, construction and opening stages of the development process.
- Ontario plans to invest an additional $3.7 billion, beginning in 2024-25, on top of the historic $2.68 billion already invested, to support this new series of allocations for the development of 10,000 net new and more than 12,000 upgraded beds across the province. These historic investments would bring the total to $6.4 billion since spring 2019.
- Ontario is providing long-term care homes with $868 million in additional funding to help protect the health and safety of residents, staff and caregivers, and to ensure residents get the care they need and deserve. This funding will cover the extraordinary costs of COVID-19 in 2021-2022. $328 million of it is being used primarily to address the enhanced measures enacted in response to the Omicron variant.
SOURCE Province of Ontario
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