Construction underway on expansion at Smiths Falls long-term care home
Posted Aug 30, 2023 02:20:06 PM.
Construction is underway on a new building that’s part of the Broadview Nursing Home, a long-term care centre being redeveloped in Smiths Falls.
The redeveloped Broadview Nursing Home in Smiths Falls (currently known as Broadview Nursing Centre) will provide 128 upgraded beds in private and basic rooms. The new building will incorporate design improvements, including larger resident common areas and air conditioning throughout the home, and will feature a spiritual space, café and hair salon.
The design is built around four ‘resident home areas’ to create more intimate and familiar living spaces for up to 32 residents, with dining and activity areas, a secure courtyard for residents and visitors, lounges and bedrooms. Each of the resident home area courtyards will include a wandering path, garden planters, elder-friendly surfaces, grading, transitions, and family-friendly and intergenerational components.
“Today is a really exciting day for us,” said Jim Parsons, president of Broadview Nursing Home. “This ground-breaking ceremony is more than just a symbolic start of construction, it signifies our continued commitment to provide care and support to our community. We thank the Government of Ontario for its historic investments in long-term care and enabling us to make this new long-term care home possible.”
This is part of the Ontario government’s $6.4 billion commitment to build more than 30,000 new beds by 2028 and 28,000 upgraded long-term care beds across the province.
“Congratulations to Broadview Nursing Home on their ground-breaking for an upgraded, modernized home. Our government is fixing long-term care and a key part of that plan is building modern, safe and comfortable homes for our seniors,” said Ontario Minister of Long-Term Care Paul Calandra. “Today marks a significant milestone for Lanark County. When building is completed, 128 residents will have a new place to call home, near their family and friends.”
The redevelopment project is expected to be completed at some point in 2025.
