New long-term care home for St. Jacobs

Justine Fraser

Observer Staff

A NEW LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY in St. Jacobs is among three projects to receive new funding announced last week by the province. PeopleCare plans to build a new home in an as-yet announced location in the village in 2023.

Minister of Long-term Care Rod Phillips was in St. Jacobs December 9 to announce the funding of 448 new and upgraded beds in Waterloo Region. He was joined by Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Mike Harris, Woolwich Mayor Sandy Shantz and peopleCare CEO Brent Gingerich.

“The addition of 364 new and 84 upgraded beds across Waterloo Region – 160 of those are going to be built at our brand-new facility right here in St. Jacobs and the remainder of the beds are going to be in two brand new homes in the region: 192 long term care beds at the peopleCare Cambridge facility and 96 beds being added to Schlegel Villages at Winston Park,” said

Phillips.

“With today’s announcement that means there are 1,485 new and upgraded beds underdevelopment right here in the region, providing that safe, quality care that we need to.”

Shantz said the new facility in St. Jacobs fills a need in the community.

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