Two new long-term care homes planned for Ottawa

256 new spaces at Riverside, 320 in Orléans to replace Carlingview Manor

Two new long-term care homes in Ottawa are among the 29 new projects announced Friday by Minister of Long-Term Care Dr. Merrilee Fullerton, with an additional 3,000 new and upgraded long-term care spaces provincewide.

There will be 256 new spaces at Schlegel Villages, part of The Ottawa Hospital's Riverside site, where the minister said a “campus of care” would provide specialized units for dementia, mental health and complex physical needs.

Fullerton also announced a new 320-space home in Orléans to replace Carlingview Manor.

Cameron Love, president and chief executive officer of The Ottawa Hospital, expressed his thanks for the investment to increase long-term care capacity in the city.

“We are pleased to be partnering with Schlegel Villages to develop an integrated campus of care at the Riverside that will offer worldclass care to patients in our community,” Love said.

The ministry said the 29 projects — consisting of 2,983 longterm care spaces, including 1,968 new and 1,015 upgraded spaces — would help reduce wait lists and improve the quality of care and quality of life for seniors.

Ontario announced an additional $761-million investment to build and renovate 74 projects under the “modernized funding model” with the goal of creating nearly 11,000 “safe, modern spaces.” Friday's announcement said.

We are pleased to be partnering with Schlegel Villages to develop an integrated campus of care at the Riverside.