Construction of 15 new beds at Golden Manor, a long-term care home in Timmins, is officially underway.
Once complete, Golden Manor will have 192 beds and the new building will have larger resident common areas and air conditioning throughout the home.
“The design is centred around resident home areas, each of which creates a more intimate and familiar living space for up to 32 residents,” the province said in a news release this week.
The design also includes dining and activity areas, lounges and bedrooms. The new Golden Manor is expected to be completed in winter 2025.
The home is one of 67 long-term care home projects fast-tracked this fall with support from the Ontario government’s increased construction funding subsidy.
“Congratulations to Golden Manor on their ground-breaking for a redeveloped home,” Stan Cho, Minister of Long-Term Care, is quoted as saying in a news release.
“When construction is complete, 192 residents will have a new, modern and comfortable place to call home, close to family and friends.”
Golden Manor proposes to be part of a campus of care, which helps integrate the long-term care home into the broader health care system and ensures residents can conveniently connect to the care they need.
Golden Manor also plans to include an Indigenous centre, with space for Elders to visit with residents, provide spiritual counselling and lead cultural ceremonies.
CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAMS
The home will continue to serve the Indigenous and Francophone communities, including offering culturally specific programs and services, bilingual staff, and multilingual signage.
As part of its plan for long-term care, the province is building more than 30,000 net new long-term care beds in Ontario by 2028 and upgrading more than 28,000 older beds to modern design standards.
As of September 2023, more than 43,000 people were on the waitlist to access a long-term care bed in Ontario. The median wait time is 118 days for applicants to be placed in long-term care.
"The Golden Manor redevelopment project will transform our existing long-term care home into a vibrant and modern facility,” Timmins Mayor Michelle Boileau said in the news release.
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“With support from the Ministry of Long-Term Care and the Province of Ontario, we have made a commitment to provide safe and culturally appropriate care, with more room, accessible space, and improved quality of life for current and future residents."
