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Province building more long-term care beds in the region

June 24, 2026   ·   0 Comments

By Brian Lockhart

The Ontario government will be adding 288 long-term care beds at the new Care Wasaga Home in the Town of Wasaga Beach.

“Today marks another milestone moment for the community of Wasaga Beach,” said MPP for Simcoe-Grey, Brian Saunderson. “Wasaga Beach will soon have a long-term care home, an important addition that will help meet the needs of a growing community while allowing more residents to remain close to family and local support networks. This project is part of the government’s plan to protect Ontario by creating good jobs and building for the future, while ensuring long-term care residents get the quality of care and quality of life they need and deserve.”

This project is the result of the Ontario government’s continued progress toward its commitment to build 58,000 new and redeveloped long-term care beds across the province, outlined in the 2025 Ontario Budget: A Plan to Protect Ontario.

The plan to improve care 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.

“Our government is improving long-term care by building more homes, hiring more staff, and protecting those who reside in them,” said Natalia Kusendova-Bashta, Minister of Long-Term Care. “Once complete, this building will provide 288 people with a new home where they can receive the care they need, when they need it.”

As of April 2026, 165 projects representing a total of 26,421 new and redeveloped beds have been completed, are under construction, or have ministry approval to start construction across the province.

The government is continuing its ambitious, extensive long-term care construction campaign with the 2025 Long-Term Care Home Capital Funding Policy and the Capital Funding Program (CFP). The CFP provides a funding framework that better reflects regional cost variations while addressing diverse operator needs within the long-term care sector. 

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