Ontario Breaks Ground on Long-Term Care Home in Sarnia

New building will bring 160 modern long-term care beds to the province

November 15, 2024

SARNIA — Construction is underway on Trillium Villa Nursing Home, a new 160-bed long-term care home in Sarnia. The new project was a recipient of the recently extended Construction Funding Subsidy top-up program as part of the Ontario government’s commitment to build more than 58,000 new and upgraded long-term care beds across the province.

“Congratulations to the team at Trillium Villa Nursing Home on the construction of this new 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 Lambton County. When construction is complete, 160 residents will have a modern and comfortable place to call home.”

The new Trillium Villa Nursing Home building will replace an existing 152-bed long-term care home. It will bring eight new and 152 upgraded and redeveloped beds to the community and is expected to welcome its first residents in mid-2026.

The new building will be fully air conditioned and designed to modern standards. It will feature five “resident home areas” (RHAs), each of which create a more intimate and familiar living space for up to 32 residents, with dining and activity areas and lounges. The RHAs will surround a central courtyard and contain their own dining rooms, activity spaces, lounge areas, outdoor balcony/patio, and nursing and utility spaces. The home will also feature a chapel, café, tuck shop, beauty salon, outdoor courtyard, gardens, exam rooms and balconies.

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 redeveloped home will be operated by S & R Nursing Homes Limited.
As of October 2024, 115 projects representing a total of 18,823 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.

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“Today’s ground-breaking is great news for our community. I’m thrilled that the Ontario government is supporting the need in our community by investing in 160 modern long-term care beds in Sarnia-Lambton. The new Trillium Villa Nursing Home will be a shining example of our government’s unwavering commitment to the care and comfort of our seniors. “

– Bob Bailey
MPP Sarnia-Lambton

“It is wonderful to see construction of the new Trillium Villa Nursing Home building begin today. We look forward to the completion of this project and extend thanks to the Province of Ontario for investing in our community. “

– Kevin Marriott
Warden, Lambton

“Today, we are pleased to announce that construction has commenced on the redevelopment of Trillium Villa Nursing Home, a project aimed at enhancing our ability to provide exceptional, person-centred care to the residents who call Trillium home. This initiative marks a new chapter in Trillium Villa’s long-standing history of compassionate, high-quality care since it first opened in 1970. We are exceedingly grateful to the Government of Ontario for its commitment, support, and leadership in making this redevelopment a reality.”

– John Scotland
CEO, S&R Group Limited

Additional Resources

2024 Ontario Budget: Building a Better Ontario

Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care

Ontario Breaks Ground on Long-Term Care Home in Sarnia

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