THE RUNNYMEDE long-term care home will add 200 badly-needed beds and expected to open in 2023. Courtesy photos.
PREMIER FORD and his entourage at the groundbreaking ceremony of the new Runnymede Long-Term Care Home.
The Ontario government has turned soil and building a brand-new long-term care home in the west-end at Runnymede Road.
The Runnymede Long-Term Care Home, to be located at Dundas St. W., and Runnymede Road, is part of the province’s plan to create ‘a 21st century long-term care sector.’
Health officials said $4.9 billion will be spent over four years as the province plans to hire more than 27,000 staff, including registered nurses, personal support workers and support staff.
The Long-Term Home will provide ‘the highest quality of care for our most vulnerable people, where and when they need it.’
“Our government is sparing no expense to ensure our seniors have a modern and safe place to call home,” said Premier Doug Ford. “We will continue to deliver on our promise to provide our loved ones with the world class care they so rightly deserve.”
Rod Phillips, the Minister of Long-Term Care, said his government is rebuilding the long-term care sector ‘after decades of neglect.’
“When the new Runnymede Long-Term Care Home is completed, it will have 200 modern spaces for seniors in the community to call home, near their family and friends,” Phillips said.
The Runnymede Long-Term Care Home is expected to open in the summer of 2023, will provide new, safe, modern long-term care spaces in Toronto.
This new development is another example of the Ontario government’s $2.68 billion ten-year plan for the delivery of 30,000 safe, modern, comfortable spaces for our seniors to call home.
As of February 2021, more than 40,000 people were on the waitlist to access a long-term care bed in Ontario. The average wait time is 147 days for residents currently living in community settings. Ontario now has 20,161 new and 15,918 redevelopment spaces in the development pipeline.