KITCHENER — The Ontario government is celebrating the opening of The Village of Winston Park, a 288-bed home in Kitchener. This is part of the government’s commitment to build 58,000 new and upgraded long-term care beds across the province. The Village of Winston Park will add a total of 109 new and 179 redeveloped safe, modern, long-term care beds to the region.
“Congratulations to the team at The Village of Winston Park on the opening of their new, expanded home. Our government is fixing long-term care and ensuring we provide homes for seniors in the communities they helped build,” said Natalia Kusendova-Bashta, Minister of Long-Term Care. “Today marks an important milestone for Kitchener and the 288 residents who now have a modern, comfortable place to call home.”
Construction for the project commenced on May 25, 2020, and was completed in three phases. Following the completion of each phase, first residents were admitted into the home in April 2023 and July 2024.
“The Village of Winston Park isn’t just a facility—it’s a home for people who deserve comfort and care in the later stages of their lives,” said Jess Dixon, MPP Kitchener South-Hespeler. “These are homes that will provide seniors with a sense of belonging and community, right here in Kitchener. I’m very pleased to see this kind of meaningful investment in our region, giving families peace of mind that their loved ones are living in a place they can truly call home.”
The Village of Winston Park will provide high-quality, person-centred care to meet the needs of all residents with varying complexity of care needs. The design for the home includes ten neighbourhoods, seven with 32 residents each, and three smaller neighbourhoods of up to 24 resident rooms. Each neighbourhood is designed to promote social interaction through shared spaces like open concept living and dining room areas, hobby rooms, dens, and cafes where residents and families can gather together. The Village will also be a part of an existing campus of care, which helps integrate the long-term care home into the broader health care system and ensures residents have access to the care they need.
In addition to projects like The Village of Winston Park, Ontario is supporting another 12 projects in Waterloo Region, including the development of long-term care homes in Cambridge, Wilmot, Woolwich and Kitchener. Together, these 13 projects will provide 1,467 new and 1,010 upgraded long-term care beds, for a total of 2,477 beds built to modern design standards.
The government is fixing long-term care 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 four pillars: staffing and care; quality and enforcement; building modern, safe and comfortable homes; and connecting seniors with faster, more convenient access to the services they need.