The provincial Minister of Long Term Care, Rod Phillips, was in Oakville on Wednesday to announce that the Ontario government is building two brand new long-term care homes in Oakville.
The new homes are expected to be open by 2025, and will house 640 residents. The province notes that these long-term care home will also offer culturally appropriate services to members of the Hindu and Sikh communities.
The homes will be close to Milton, with the Ontario Government signing a conditional agreement of purchase and sale with Schlegel Villages Inc. for 2165 Dundas Street West in Oakville, adjacent to the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital.
These new homes are made possible by the province’s initiative to sell unused government land on the condition that a portion of the site be used for long-term care. This innovative program is helping build long-term care beds where they are needed most, especially in urban areas where land is scarce and costly.
“Our government is fixing Ontario’s long-term care system and building new homes like the two that will be built on this site, is a key part of our plan,” says Minister Phillips. “Our government’s initiative to sell unused provincial lands will allow more seniors to stay in their community, close to family and friends, while getting the care they need.”
The sale of the land is to finalized by early 2022.
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