Ontario Redeveloping 104 Long-Term Care Beds at Carveth Care Centre in Gananoque

 Ongoing investments in new projects will protect our progress by bringing much-needed beds to the province

GANANOQUE — The Ontario government is redeveloping 104 beds at Carveth Care Centre in Gananoque. 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 the construction at this home is complete, it will be a place for local seniors to call home, near their family and friends.”

Construction is expected to start by March 2024.

“After years of neglect, our government is exceeding our commitment to get shovels in the ground and long-term care beds built and redeveloped,” said Steve Clark, MPP for Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes.  “Local residents deserve high quality healthcare, like that offered here at Carveth, in their own communities, close to home and to family.”

There are now 294 new and 230 upgraded long-term care beds in development, under construction or completed in Leeds and Grenville, including the following projects:

“The Carveth Care Centre has been a part of the fabric of our Town of Gananoque for over 50 years,” said Ted Lojko, Mayor of the Town of Gananoque.  “This significant redevelopment recognizes the excellent care the Centre provides and the province’s commitment to creating long-term care in rural communities.”

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

  • Ontario now has over 22,000 new and 17,000 upgraded beds in the development pipeline – which means more than 74% 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 $868 million in 2021-2022 to cover the extraordinary costs of COVID-19 prevention and containment in long-term care homes – $328 million primarily to address the enhanced measures enacted in response to the Omicron variant. This additional funding will help ensure long-term care homes have the resources they need to protect the health and safety of residents, staff and caregivers and to help homes maintain sufficient staffing levels to support residents.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Visit Ontario’s website to learn more about how the Province continues to protect Ontarians from COVID-19.

2021 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review: Build Ontario

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Doug Brewer:

MPP Steve Clark’s Office

Office: (613) 342-9522

Cell: (613) 246-4278