York Region to get 1,500 new long-term care beds

Province investing in new LTC buildings in Aurora, Sutton, King City, Markham, Richmond Hill, Stouffville

Yorkregion.com
March 19, 2021
Amanda Persico

The province is investing $933 million in 80 long-term care projects across Ontario to modernize living spaces for residents.

These projects include building more than 7,500 new spaces and more than 4,100 upgraded spaces, as well as the construction of more than 60 new LTC facilities and 35 campuses of care, where multiple services will be provided at the same location.

The $933 million is in addition to the $1.75 billion earmarked for 30,000 new LTC spaces over 10 years, as promised by the provincial government.

In York Region, it means an additional 1,530 new beds and more than 300 upgraded spaces.

"We’re increasing and upgrading long-term care spaces in our community to keep up with the growing demand in York Region, which is expected to rise over the next decade," York-Simcoe MPP Caroline Mulroney said.

The projects include building new facilities, upgrading older facilities to improve infection prevention control measures, especially those with older ward-style rooms, adding new facilities in high-needs areas, and addressing the growing needs of diverse groups with dedicated LTC facilities to serve Francophone and Indigenous communities.

York Region’s long-term care bed allotment:

Aurora:

Chartwell -- 128 upgraded spaces, resulting in a new 192-bed LTC facility.

Georgina:

ATK Care Group -- 25 new and 119 upgraded spaces, resulting in a new 144-bed LTC facility in Sutton.

King Township:

Mariann Nursing Home and Residence -- 76 new and 64 upgraded spaces, resulting in a new 140-bed LTC facility with a behavioural support unit in King City.

Markham:

Chartwell -- 213 new and 43 upgraded spaces, resulting in a new 256-bed LTC facility.

Mon Sheong Long-Term Care -- 160 new spaces, resulting in a new LTC facility as part of a campus of care.

Newmarket:

BLWL Healthcare -- 256 new spaces to build a new LTC facility, offering services to the Chinese community.

Southlake Regional Health Centre -- 320 new spaces to build a new LTC facility.

Richmond Hill:

Mon Sheong Long-Term Care -- 288 new spaces to build a new LTC facility as part of a campus of care.

Whitchurch-Stouffville:

Schlegel Villages -- 192 new spaces to build a new LTC facility as part of a campus of care.