New home will bring 160 much-needed long-term care beds to the city
MISSISSAUGA — Construction is underway on a 160-bed building for Ivan Franko Homes’ new long-term care home in Mississauga. This home is one of 67 long-term care home projects fast-tracked this fall with support from the Ontario government’s increased construction funding subsidy. This is part of the government’s commitment to build more than 58,000 new and upgraded long-term care beds across the province.
“Congratulations to Ivan Franko Homes on their ground-breaking for a new home. Our government is fixing long-term care and ensuring we build homes for seniors in the communities they helped build,” said Stan Cho, Minister of Long-Term Care. “This marks a significant milestone for Mississauga. When construction is complete, 160 residents will have a new, modern and comfortable place to call home.”
The new home will provide 75 new beds and 85 upgraded beds. The home is expected to welcome its first residents in winter 2025. The new building will feature design improvements, including larger resident common areas and air conditioning throughout the home. The design is centred around ‘resident home areas’, each of which creates a more intimate and familiar living space for up to 32 residents, with dining and activity areas, lounges and bedrooms.
The new home will also be part of a campus of care, which helps integrate the long-term care home into the broader health care system and ensures residents can conveniently connect to the care they need. Ivan Franko Mississauga will offer culturally appropriate services to the Ukrainian-Canadian community.
As a result of the government’s supplemental increase to the construction funding subsidy, designed to stimulate the start of construction for more long-term care homes across Ontario, 67 projects received ministry approval to construct between April 1, 2022 and August 31, 2023. This means 11,199 new and upgraded beds are now being built to modern design standards across the province.
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.