Two Huron County long-term care homes are getting upgrades to their facilities.
Huron Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson announced yesterday (THU) that Maitland Manor in Goderich will be getting 69 new beds and 91 upgraded spaces, and Braemar Centre in Wingham will get 27 new beds and 69 upgraded spaces.
Both will be accomplished with the construction of new buildings.
Vice-President of Southbridge Care Homes, operators of Maitland Manor, Beryl Collingwood says the upgrades to their facilities could not have come at a better time.
Collingwood say it will mean more space for residents and staff, and improved amenities that only happen in a new building.
The announcements were part of Ontario’s $933 million investment in similar projects province wide, on top of the $1.75 billion already earmarked for the delivery of 30,000 new spaces over 10 years.
Thompson also announced that the provincial government is investing more than $530,000 locally to help the retirement home sector cover COVID-19 related costs such as hiring, training and testing additional staff, and sanitizing residences and purchasing supplies to prevent and contain the spread of infection.
Retirement homes receiving additional funds include:
Anfield Manor (Clinton) $20,650
Queensway Retirement Community (Hensall) $24,989
RVilla Retirement Living (Ripley) $29,599
Seaforth Retirement Community $23,633
Sepoy Manor (Lucknow) $21,735
Tiverton Park Manor $28,786
Trillium Court (Kincardine) $31,497
Exeter Villa $32,040
Gilbert Hall Retirement Home (Wingham) $19,023
Goderich Place Retirement Residence $42,616
Hampton Court (Southampton) $23,633
Harbour Hill Retirement Suites (Goderich) $32,853
Kingsway Arms at Elgin Lodge (Port Elgin) $46,684
Malcolm Place Retirement Residence (Kincardine) $26,616
Maple Court Retirement Residence (Walkerton) $29,057
Maplewood Manor (Seaforth) $23,091
Nine Mile Villa Inc. (Lucknow) $20,379