The Ontario government is moving forward with a new long-term care home project in Markdale.

Details were shared today by Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker and welcomed by Grey County Warden and Grey Highlands Mayor Paul McQueen.

Grey Gables has been approved for the development of 62 new spaces. Together with the upgrade of 66 spaces by the municipality, this project will result in a 128-bed home in Markdale. This project will involve the construction of a new building and will be part of a “campus of care”.

Across the province, the Ontario government is moving forward with 29 new long-term care projects, which will lead to an additional 3,000 new and upgraded long-term care spaces. Among the 29 new long-term care projects, 19 will include campuses of care where multiple services are provided for residents on the same site.

Ontario is investing $1.75 billion to create 30,000 beds over ten years. Today’s announcement brings the total number of new and upgraded long-term care spaces in the pipeline to 22,368.

As of June 2020, more than 38,500 people are on the waitlist to access a long-term care bed.

source: media release, MPP Bill Walker