Friday, June 28, 2024
Ontario. Ministry of Long-Term Care
Ontario Breaks Ground on New Long-Term Care Home in Grey County
New building will bring 128 much-needed new and modernized long-term care beds to the province
Construction is underway on a new, 128-bed building for Rockwood Terrace, a long-term care home in Durham, Grey County. The new project was a recipient of the recently extended Construction Funding Subsidy Top-up program for long-term care homes as part of the government’s commitment to build more than 58,000 new and upgraded long-term care beds across the province.
“I would like to congratulate Grey County on their ground-breaking of the new Rockwood Terrace long-term care home. Our government is fixing long-term care and ensuring we build homes for seniors in the communities they helped build,” said Natalia Kusendova-Bashta, Minister of Long-Term Care. “Today marks a significant milestone for this community. When construction is complete, 128 residents will have a new, modern and comfortable place to call home.”
The new 128 bed building at Rockwood Terrace will consist of four Resident Home Areas (RHA) of 32 residents each, with 80 private rooms and 24 double rooms. The home will feature large dining rooms, cognitive stimulation stations and outdoor walking routes for residents. The new construction will seamlessly blend indoor and outdoor spaces, incorporating courtyards and terraces to create more harmony with nature.
As a result of the government’s supplemental increase to the construction funding subsidy, which was designed to stimulate the start of construction for more long-term care homes across Ontario, 67 projects received ministry approval to construct between April 1, 2022 and August 31, 2023. This means 11,199 new and upgraded beds are now being built to modern design standards across the province. Based on this success, the province recently extended the construction funding subsidy to eligible projects that are approved to construct by November 30, 2024 — which includes Rockwood Terrace.
The government is fixing long-term care 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 four pillars: staffing and care; quality and enforcement; building modern, safe and comfortable homes; and connecting seniors with faster, more convenient access to the services they need.
Quick Facts:
- Rockwood Terrace - Home for the Aged is a municipal home that is licensed to and operated by Corporation of the County of Grey.
- As of June 2024, 111 projects representing a total of 18,215 new and redeveloped beds are either completed, under construction, or have ministry approval to construct.
- As part of its plan to fix long-term care and address sector waitlists, the government is building 58,000 new and upgraded long-term care beds across the province.
- The province is taking innovative steps to get long-term care homes built, including modernizing its funding model, selling unused lands with the requirement that long-term care homes be built on portions of the properties, and leveraging hospital-owned land to build urgently needed homes in large urban areas.
Quotes:
"This is a very important investment in long-term care for the Durham community. I’d like to congratulate and thank the County of Grey for proceeding with this project that will provide additional long-term beds and an updated home for our seniors."
- Rick Byers, MPP, Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound
"Today marks a pivotal milestone in a decade-long journey for Rockwood Terrace, the community of Durham, and southern Grey County. With construction underway, we’re truly beginning to see all the hard work, thoughtful consideration and careful planning paying off. I look forward to watching the building go up. "
- Brian Milne, Grey County Warden
Additional Resources:
Media Contacts:
Daniel Strauss
Office of the Minister of Long-Term Care
Daniel.Strauss@ontario.ca
Ministry of Long-Term Care Media Line
Communications Branch
MLTC.Media@ontario.ca
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