Ontario Building New Long-Term Care Beds in Scarborough

Ontario Building New Long-Term Care Beds in Scarborough

Ongoing investments in new projects will protect our progress by bringing much-needed beds to the province

December 10, 2021

Long-Term Care

TORONTO — The Ontario government is developing 21 new beds and upgrading 503 older beds at two new long-term care homes in Scarborough. This is part of the government’s $6.4 billion commitment to build more than 30,000 net new beds by 2028 and upgrade about 28,000 long-term care beds across the province.

“Our government has a plan to fix long-term care and a key part of that plan is building modern, safe, and comfortable homes for our seniors,” said Rod Phillips, Minister of Long-Term Care. “When these projects are completed, two new long-term care homes in Scarborough will provide a safe, modern, comfortable place for residents to call home, near their family and friends.”

The two long-term care homes are:

  • Midland Gardens Care Community in Scarborough. The building will be redeveloped with plans to construct an additional 6-storey building attached to the existing home. There will be 21 new and 299 upgraded beds as part of the new construction. Construction is expected to start in fall 2022.
  • Altamont Care Community, to be renamed Altamont Scarborough. A new long-term care home will be built on the same site as the existing home and will have a total of 448 beds. This includes a new allocation for 204 upgraded beds, combined with previous allocations of 85 new beds and 159 upgraded beds. Construction is expected to start in summer 2023.

Both Midland Gardens Care Community and Altamont Scarborough will be part of a campus of care, which helps integrate the homes into the broader health care system and ensures residents have access to the care they need.

Today’s announcement brings the total number of long-term care beds in the development pipeline in Scarborough to 460 new and 916 upgraded beds, and includes the following projects:

  • 128 new beds at Hellenic Home;
  • 224 new beds at Yee Hong Finch;
  • 85 new and 363 upgraded beds at Altamont Scarborough;
  • 21 new and 299 upgraded beds at Midland Gardens Care Community;
  • 2 new and 254 upgraded beds at Tendercare Nursing Homes.

The government has a plan to fix long-term care and 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 three pillars: staffing and care; accountability, enforcement, and transparency; and building modern, safe, comfortable homes for seniors.

Quick Facts

  • Building new long-term care homes and upgrading existing older homes to modern standards is part of the Government of Ontario’s Long-Term Care Modernization Plan.
  • The Province has issued a new Call for Applications for Long-Term Care Home Development, in order to deliver on its goal of building 30,000 net new long-term care beds by 2028. The ministry is evaluating applications received on a rolling basis and will make a series of allocation announcements, as decisions are made.
  • Ontario plans to invest an additional $3.7 billion, beginning in 2024–25, on top of the historic $2.68 billion already invested, to support this new series of allocations for the development of 10,000 net new and more than 12,000 upgraded beds across the province. These historic investments would bring the total to $6.4 billion since spring 2019.
  • Ontario now has 20,934 new and 16,693 upgraded beds in the development pipeline – which means more than 69 percent of the 30,000 net new beds being delivered are in the planning, construction and completed stages of the development process.
  • The Province has taken 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.
  • As of June 2021, more than 38,000 people were on the waitlist to access a long-term care bed in Ontario. The median wait time is 163 days for applicants to be placed in long-term care.
  • Providing More Care, Protecting Seniors, and Building More Beds Act, 2021 that received Royal Assent on December 09, 2021 will improve the well-being of residents in long-term care and retirement homes, and will help ensure they get the care they deserve. The Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 will be repealed and will be replaced with the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021, once proclaimed. The Providing More Care, Protecting Seniors, and Building More Beds Act, 2021 amends the Retirement Homes Act, 2010.

Quotes

“We are building more long-term care beds for Scarborough. This builds on our commitment to Scarborough – providing more choices for living in our community as long as our residents wish. This is one more promise which our government made, and our government is keeping.”

– Honorable Raymond Cho
Minister for Seniors and Accessibility and Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough – North

“During the pandemic, Altamont Care Community was among the hardest hit long-term care homes in all of Ontario. I heard from many families and residents that we need to do more. Under the leadership of Minister Phillips in partnership with the leadership team at Altamont, I am thrilled that a new long-term care home will be built on the same site as the existing home and will have a total of 448 beds. I’m committed to everything I can to protect our seniors in Scarborough-Rouge Park.”

– Vijay Thanigasalam
Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough – Rouge Park

“Our plans to redevelop Sienna Senior Living’s Scarborough care communities reflect the growing needs of seniors, and are part of our larger commitment to invest $600 million to redevelop our Class C long-term care homes. Our vision includes a first-of-its-kind campus of care in partnership with Scarborough Health Network (SHN). This new model reflects our shared commitment to transforming long-term care by delivering integrated care and services to residents and seniors in the community. We are excited about this partnership with SHN and look forward to building on the great relationship we have developed with them. In addition, we are grateful for the ongoing commitment of the Ontario Government to modernize long-term care. Today’s announcement is an exciting step towards new homes that will reflect the passion and pride of everyone who lives and works within them.”

– Nitin Jain
President and CEO, Sienna Senior Living

“Scarborough Health Network is looking forward to our new partnership on the reimagining and redevelopment of the Altamont Care Community. Throughout the past two years, SHN experts and staff have worked with our long-term care partners across Scarborough to ensure a safe transition through the pandemic. Today’s announcement highlights the exciting future ahead of us as we come together to deliver exceptional care for the people of Scarborough. ”

– Elizabeth Buller
President and CEO, Scarborough Health Network

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Ontario Building New Long-Term Care Beds in Scarborough

Ontario Building New Long-Term Care Beds in Scarborough

Ongoing investments in new projects will protect our progress by bringing much-needed beds to the province

December 10, 2021

Long-Term Care

TORONTO — The Ontario government is developing 21 new beds and upgrading 503 older beds at two new long-term care homes in Scarborough. This is part of the government’s $6.4 billion commitment to build more than 30,000 net new beds by 2028 and upgrade about 28,000 long-term care beds across the province.

“Our government has a plan to fix long-term care and a key part of that plan is building modern, safe, and comfortable homes for our seniors,” said Rod Phillips, Minister of Long-Term Care. “When these projects are completed, two new long-term care homes in Scarborough will provide a safe, modern, comfortable place for residents to call home, near their family and friends.”

The two long-term care homes are:

  • Midland Gardens Care Community in Scarborough. The building will be redeveloped with plans to construct an additional 6-storey building attached to the existing home. There will be 21 new and 299 upgraded beds as part of the new construction. Construction is expected to start in fall 2022.
  • Altamont Care Community, to be renamed Altamont Scarborough. A new long-term care home will be built on the same site as the existing home and will have a total of 448 beds. This includes a new allocation for 204 upgraded beds, combined with previous allocations of 85 new beds and 159 upgraded beds. Construction is expected to start in summer 2023.

Both Midland Gardens Care Community and Altamont Scarborough will be part of a campus of care, which helps integrate the homes into the broader health care system and ensures residents have access to the care they need.

Today’s announcement brings the total number of long-term care beds in the development pipeline in Scarborough to 460 new and 916 upgraded beds, and includes the following projects:

  • 128 new beds at Hellenic Home;
  • 224 new beds at Yee Hong Finch;
  • 85 new and 363 upgraded beds at Altamont Scarborough;
  • 21 new and 299 upgraded beds at Midland Gardens Care Community;
  • 2 new and 254 upgraded beds at Tendercare Nursing Homes.

The government has a plan to fix long-term care and 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 three pillars: staffing and care; accountability, enforcement, and transparency; and building modern, safe, comfortable homes for seniors.

Quick Facts

  • Building new long-term care homes and upgrading existing older homes to modern standards is part of the Government of Ontario’s Long-Term Care Modernization Plan.
  • The Province has issued a new Call for Applications for Long-Term Care Home Development, in order to deliver on its goal of building 30,000 net new long-term care beds by 2028. The ministry is evaluating applications received on a rolling basis and will make a series of allocation announcements, as decisions are made.
  • Ontario plans to invest an additional $3.7 billion, beginning in 2024–25, on top of the historic $2.68 billion already invested, to support this new series of allocations for the development of 10,000 net new and more than 12,000 upgraded beds across the province. These historic investments would bring the total to $6.4 billion since spring 2019.
  • Ontario now has 20,934 new and 16,693 upgraded beds in the development pipeline – which means more than 69 percent of the 30,000 net new beds being delivered are in the planning, construction and completed stages of the development process.
  • The Province has taken 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.
  • As of June 2021, more than 38,000 people were on the waitlist to access a long-term care bed in Ontario. The median wait time is 163 days for applicants to be placed in long-term care.
  • Providing More Care, Protecting Seniors, and Building More Beds Act, 2021 that received Royal Assent on December 09, 2021 will improve the well-being of residents in long-term care and retirement homes, and will help ensure they get the care they deserve. The Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 will be repealed and will be replaced with the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021, once proclaimed. The Providing More Care, Protecting Seniors, and Building More Beds Act, 2021 amends the Retirement Homes Act, 2010.

Quotes

“We are building more long-term care beds for Scarborough. This builds on our commitment to Scarborough – providing more choices for living in our community as long as our residents wish. This is one more promise which our government made, and our government is keeping.”

– Honorable Raymond Cho
Minister for Seniors and Accessibility and Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough – North

“During the pandemic, Altamont Care Community was among the hardest hit long-term care homes in all of Ontario. I heard from many families and residents that we need to do more. Under the leadership of Minister Phillips in partnership with the leadership team at Altamont, I am thrilled that a new long-term care home will be built on the same site as the existing home and will have a total of 448 beds. I’m committed to everything I can to protect our seniors in Scarborough-Rouge Park.”

– Vijay Thanigasalam
Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough – Rouge Park

“Our plans to redevelop Sienna Senior Living’s Scarborough care communities reflect the growing needs of seniors, and are part of our larger commitment to invest $600 million to redevelop our Class C long-term care homes. Our vision includes a first-of-its-kind campus of care in partnership with Scarborough Health Network (SHN). This new model reflects our shared commitment to transforming long-term care by delivering integrated care and services to residents and seniors in the community. We are excited about this partnership with SHN and look forward to building on the great relationship we have developed with them. In addition, we are grateful for the ongoing commitment of the Ontario Government to modernize long-term care. Today’s announcement is an exciting step towards new homes that will reflect the passion and pride of everyone who lives and works within them.”

– Nitin Jain
President and CEO, Sienna Senior Living

“Scarborough Health Network is looking forward to our new partnership on the reimagining and redevelopment of the Altamont Care Community. Throughout the past two years, SHN experts and staff have worked with our long-term care partners across Scarborough to ensure a safe transition through the pandemic. Today’s announcement highlights the exciting future ahead of us as we come together to deliver exceptional care for the people of Scarborough. ”

– Elizabeth Buller
President and CEO, Scarborough Health Network

Additional Resources

Related Topics

Government

Learn about the government services available to you and how government works. Learn more

Health and Wellness

Get help navigating Ontario’s health care system and connecting with the programs or services you’re looking for. Learn more