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Additional personal care home capacity will be needed over the next 25 years to care for people with significant needs and who can no longer safely remain at home or in supportive housing.

Our government remains committed to ensuring the right care is available at the right place and the right time, and moving forward on personal care homes is part of addressing this need. That is why we will be moving forward on an additional 258 new personal care home beds in Winnipeg, Steinbach and Carman.

Design work will begin to support the development of three proposals including Bridgwater Personal Care Home in Winnipeg, expanding the existing Rest Haven Personal Care Home in Steinbach and expanding the existing Boyne Lodge in Carman with 10 new PCH beds 70 replacement beds and up to 30 new transitional care beds. As well the work on the expansion of the 157 bed Holy Family Personal Care Home in north Winnipeg is expected to be complete by late 2018 and the Tabor Home in Morden is slated to open later this month.

These first steps show our government’s commitment to contributing approximately $133,000 per bed toward the construction of 1,200 personal care home beds throughout Manitoba. These first projects are in areas where analysis has shown that additional personal care home capacity is among the most needed. To ensure we can meet the long-term needs of Manitoba’s growing and aging population, additional proposals will be assessed based on needs within the region and their ability to fit within the new mandate.

For more information on personal care homes in Manitoba, visit gov.mb.ca.