The Ontario government, along with Lakeridge Health, Infrastructure Ontario and PCL Construction, yesterday celebrated the building of a new state-of-the-art long-term care home that will add 320 new beds in Ajax, just 13 months after construction began.
This is the first long-term care home developed under Ontario’s Accelerated Build Pilot Program, introduced by Premier Doug Ford, and is part of the government’s $6.4 billion investment to build 30,000 net new long-term care beds by 2028, as well as 28,000 upgraded beds across the province, according to a media statement.
“After decades of neglect, our government is saying ‘yes’ to building much-needed long-term care homes as quickly as possible,” said Premier Ford. “I’m very proud to see the first new long-term care home built under our government’s Accelerated Build Pilot program in just 13 months. We heard the call for more long-term care beds for our most vulnerable and Team Ontario is delivering on that promise.”
The new long-term care home, located on the same grounds as Ajax Pickering Hospital, will provide state-of-the-art care and comfort in a modern, safe environment. The home will be part of a campus of care at Lakeridge Health to ensure residents have access to the specialized care they need and access to the broader health care system throughout Durham Region.
“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. “This state-of-the-art long-term care home is being completed in record time and will soon be a place for 320 seniors in Durham Region to call home, near their family and friends.”
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.
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