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MINISTRY OF LONG-TERM CARE
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Development is underway on the redevelopment of Extendicare St. Catharines’ new 256 mattress long-term care residence in St. Catharines. This undertaking was a recipient of the Development Funding Subsidy top-up, a part of the Ontario authorities’s dedication to construct 58,000 new and upgraded long-term care beds throughout the province.
“Congratulations to the team on the redevelopment of Extendicare St. Catharines. Our government is fixing long-term care, and a key part of that plan is building capacity where Ontarians need it,” stated Tyler Allsopp, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Lengthy-Time period Care. “Today marks a significant milestone for St. Catharines. When construction is complete, 256 residents will have a safe and modern place to call home.”
The brand new 256-bed residence will encompass 104 new and 152 redeveloped beds throughout 4 flooring, with two Resident Residence Areas (RHAs) on every ground. RHAs are designed to create a extra intimate and acquainted residing house for as much as 32 residents every, with eating and exercise areas, lounges and bedrooms. Particular RHAs will provide specialised helps, together with dementia care and care for people with distinctive medical wants that do not require inpatient hospital providers. Moreover, the house will accommodate residents whose care necessities can’t be met inside different neighborhood settings.
The house may even provide a variety of care choices, together with restorative and palliative care, together with personal areas for households supporting residents by end-of-life care. Further facilities embrace a café for residents and households, devoted household eating areas, a chapel, and a magnificence salon/barber store.
Extendicare St. Catharines is anticipated to welcome its first residents in early 2027.
The federal government is fixing long-term care to make sure Ontario’s seniors get the standard of care and high quality of life they want and deserve. The plan is constructed on 4 pillars: staffing and care; high quality and enforcement; constructing fashionable, protected, and cozy properties; and connecting seniors with sooner, extra handy entry to the providers they want.
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The house is operated by Extendicare Canada Inc.
As of October 2024, 115 initiatives representing a complete of 18,823 new and redeveloped beds are accomplished, below building, or have ministry approval to assemble.
As a part of its plan to repair long-term care and handle sector waitlists, the federal government is constructing 58,000 new and upgraded long-term care beds throughout the province.
Constructing extra fashionable, protected and cozy properties for our seniors is a part of the Authorities of Ontario’s Fixing Lengthy-Time period Care Act, 2021.
The province is taking progressive steps to get long-term care properties constructed, together with modernizing its funding mannequin, promoting unused lands with the requirement that long-term care properties be constructed on parts of the properties, and leveraging hospital-owned land to construct urgently wanted properties in giant city areas.
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“The variety of folks in Niagara who would require long-term care is anticipated to rise over the subsequent decade. At present’s groundbreaking on the Extendicare St. Catharines website in Niagara West will assist guarantee we’ve got protected, fashionable areas prepared for them. ” – Sam Oosterhoff MPP, Niagara West
“At present’s groundbreaking marks our seventh redevelopment undertaking and the most recent step in our plans to redevelop all our older properties to fashionable design requirements to enhance high quality of life for our residents. When the doorways open, this 256-bed residence will improve capability for high-quality seniors’ care within the area by welcoming greater than 100 new residents who’re presently awaiting long-term care. We’re deeply grateful to the Authorities of Ontario for its historic help and to the Metropolis of St. Catharines for its ongoing partnership. ” – Dr. Michael Guerriere, President and CEO, Extendicare
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