{"id":1070,"date":"2022-02-11T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willbouma.ca\/?p=1070"},"modified":"2022-02-11T11:18:57","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T16:18:57","slug":"ontario-building-new-long-term-care-beds-in-mt-pleasant-and-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willbouma.ca\/ontario-building-new-long-term-care-beds-in-mt-pleasant-and-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario Building New Long-Term Care Beds in Mt. Pleasant and Paris\ufffc"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Ongoing investments in new projects will protect our progress by bringing much-needed beds to the province<\/em><\/p>

NEWS February 11, 2022<\/p>

PARIS, ON \u2014 The Ontario government is adding 59 new and 69 upgraded long-term care beds to modernize and expand Hardy Terrace in Mount Pleasant and adding 83 new and 45 upgraded long-term care beds to a new building for Telfer Place in Paris. This is part of the government\u2019s $6.4 billion commitment to build more than 30,000 net new long-term care beds by 2028 and 28,000 upgraded long-term care beds across the province.<\/p>

\u201cOur 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,\u201d said Paul Calandra, Minister of Long-Term Care. \u201cWhen the expansion in Mount Pleasant and the new building in Paris are completed, 256 residents will have a new place to call home, near their family and friends.\u201d<\/p>

The project at Hardy Terrace in Mount Pleasant adds new and upgraded long-term care beds through a renovation to the existing home. The home will have a total of 160 long-term care beds after the renovation is complete. Hardy Terrace will continue to offer specialized services, be part of a campus of care, and has proposed to provide cultural services to the Sikh community.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

The project at Telfer Place in Paris involves a brand-new building for the existing home. Telfer Place will have a total of 128 long-term care beds once the new building is complete. The home has proposed to continue current volunteer-based partnerships and collaborations with social, emotional, spiritual and physical service groups to continue supporting resident needs.<\/p>

Construction at both homes is expected to start by spring 2024.<\/p>

There are now 266 new and 318 upgraded long-term care beds in development, under construction or completed in Brantford-Brant, including the following projects:<\/p>