Thursday, January 23, 2025
Ontario. Ministry of Long-Term Care
Ontario Breaks Ground on Long-Term Care Home in Tillsonburg
New home will bring 160 modern long-term care beds to the community
Construction is underway on a new 160 bed long-term care home, peopleCare Tillsonburg, in Tillsonburg, Ontario. This project was a recipient of the Construction Funding Subsidy top-up, part of the Ontario government’s commitment to build 58,000 new and upgraded long-term care beds across the province.
“Congratulations to the team on the new construction at peopleCare Tillsonburg. Our government is fixing long-term care, and a key part of that plan is building capacity where Ontarians need it,” said Tyler Allsopp, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Long-Term Care. “Today marks a significant milestone for Tillsonburg. When construction is complete, 160 residents will have a safe and modern place to call home.”
The new home will feature a three-storey building with a building floor area of 2,950 square metres. The design is centred around five ‘resident home areas’, each of which creates a more intimate and familiar living space for up to 32 residents, with dining and activity areas, lounges and living spaces. Planned amenities include a bistro, chapel, dining and activity rooms, secured balconies, a courtyard, outdoor spaces, a therapy room, a hair salon, and a family stay-over room.
The home is expected to welcome its first residents in late 2026.
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. 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:
- The home will be operated by peopleCare Communities Inc.
- As of January 2025, 131 projects representing a total of 21,579 new and redeveloped beds are 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.
- Building more modern, safe and comfortable homes for our seniors is part of the Government of Ontario’s Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021.
- 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:
"I’m very pleased with today’s announcement and what it means for our senior population. We’re committed to ensuring our seniors receive the high-quality care they need and deserve, right in their own communities."
- Ernie Hardeman, MPP, Oxford
"The Town of Tillsonburg is so pleased to welcome peopleCare Communities. The new long-term care beds are very much needed in our community and in Oxford County. We are thankful to peopleCare for choosing Tillsonburg and to the Ministry for supporting this application. "
- Deb Gilvesy, Mayor, Town of Tillsonburg
"We are proud to bring this new long-term care home to Tillsonburg, a community that values its seniors and their families. We sincerely thank the Ministry of Long-Term Care, Parliamentary Assistant Allsopp, MPP Hardeman, and Mayor Gilvesy for their leadership in making this development a reality. We are excited to create jobs, build partnerships and contribute to a vibrant future for the Town and Oxford County."
- Brent Gingerich, Chairman and CEO, peopleCare Communities
Additional Resources:
Media Contacts:
Daniel Strauss
Office of the Minister of Long-Term Care
Daniel.Strauss@ontario.ca
Media Relations
Communications Branch
mltc.media@ontario.ca
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