Province building 110-unit care home in Carman

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The Pallister government Friday announced construction of a second personal care home in southern Manitoba in as many days.

A day after announcing a 143-bed facility in Steinbach Thursday, the government said Friday it would proceed with a 110-unit care home in Carman.

As was the case in Steinbach, the province did not announce project costs so as not to affect the tendering process.

The Progressive Conservative government has pledged to add 1,200 personal care home beds in Manitoba by 2025.

The 253 beds announced this week represent the first steps the government has taken to make good on that commitment.

The new facility in Carman will have clusters of single-resident rooms with washrooms and showers that form a local neighbourhood of 10 to 12 rooms, the province said in a press release Friday. Each cluster will have dining and activity spaces, large, multi-purpose gathering spaces and small, private lounge areas. There will be storage space, offices, staff areas, maintenance, laundry and housekeeping service areas and exterior patios, walkways and parking.

The Carman site will be constructed in two phases. The 80-bed facility will be constructed next to the existing 70-bed personal care home built in 1967 and Boyne Towers. It will accommodate residents with general dementia or other special needs. In the second phase, the current building will be renovated to add 30 beds and modern resident support space.

The decision to add 110 new beds for Carmen follows a review in 2016, in which Southern Health officials determined there was sufficient demand to support additional personal care home spaces. Population demographics also showed projected long-term growth for seniors living in the area, the province said.