A new 80-bed personal care home will meet the current and future needs of seniors in Niverville, Manitoba. This announcement was made by Health Minister Theresa Oswald.
“We want to ensure seniors have the care they need and living options they want, and this new Heritage Life Personal Care Home in Niverville will help meet the needs in this growing community,” said Oswald. “This is an important part of the Manitoba government’s plan to build hundreds more personal care home beds across Manitoba.”
The new 80-bed personal care home is the result of a close partnership between the Manitoba government, Niverville Heritage Holdings Inc. and Southern Health-Sante Sud, and has been built to meet provincial standards for new facilities, noted Oswald. All 80 rooms offer private accommodations and bathrooms for residents, and the facility includes a new special-care unit for residents with more aggressive behaviours often caused by dementia. The province is providing over $5 million per year in operating funds for the new home.
“This important project is about caring for our community members and partnership. To ensure our seniors get the care they need, the community, local builders, families and our government worked together to make a vision of a modern, comfortable and home-like environment a reality for its residents,” said Local Government Minister Ron Lemieux.
“We recognize and applaud the hard work of the communities of St. Adolphe and Niverville, and Southern Health-Sante Sud and were pleased to partner with them in the development of Heritage Life Personal Care Home,” Lemieux added.
The new personal care home is located next to the Niverville Heritage Centre, home to a medical clinic, event centre and an assisted-living and supportive-care residence for seniors and people with disabilities.
“With the completion of the personal care home our community has fulfilled its vision of a fully integrated aging-in-place strategy for seniors in Niverville and southeastern Manitoba,” said Gordon Daman, president of Heritage Life Personal Care Home. “Working in partnership with the Manitoba government and empowered by the inspiring generosity of our community, together we have built a modern personal care home to provide resident centred care to seniors right here in Niverville.”
The community-owned Niverville Heritage Holdings, purchased the personal care home in St. Adolphe and worked with the regional health authority and the Manitoba government to develop a plan to replace the existing St. Adolphe 42-bed facility, built in 1906, with a new 80-bed facility in Niverville to meet the growing needs of the region. Residents of the St. Adolphe personal care home, which had to be evacuated during major floods in recent years, are being moved to the new facility in Niverville and then admissions will be open to individuals at home or in hospital who are ready to move into a personal care home.
“The Heritage Life Personal Care Home is an exceptional opportunity for the region,” said Kathy McPhail, CEO, Southern Health-Santé Sud. “This modern facility will assist in meeting the growing needs of the Southern Health-Santé Sud seniors’ population and we look forward to our continued partnership with the community.”
Oswald noted the province has several other personal care homes under development that will add over 300 more beds to the province including beds in Morden, Lac du Bonnet and Winnipeg.
