A unique seniors community for Barrie is one step closer to reality after a groundbreaking ceremony, Friday morning.
The $90-million Little Lake Seniors Community and Health Centre will be located on 11 acres of land near Duckworth Street and Cundles Road East. It will feature three integrated buildings, including a community health centre, a retirement residence and an adult/seniors lifestyle condo.
The development will provide a range of living options from independent condos to assisted living along with "exemplary health care" that will optimize seniors’ health and minimize the need for hospital-based care, according to spokeswoman Shannon Puna.
"The health centre (and its) wellness services will focus on keeping our population healthy," she said. "It will be a state-of-the-art, community-based regional health centre and will be geared to seniors' services and people with complex needs. It will be considered a one-stop shop, a centre of excellence, and will integrate all the health and wellness services in one facility."
Puna said the health centre will be closely affiliated with Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, North Simcoe Muskoka Local Health Integration Network, Georgian College, and Barrie and Community Family Health Team.
"Little Lake Health Centre is led and funded by physicians and partners with strong ties to the local community and unsurpassed dedication and enthusiasm for this project," she said. "This exceptional care model will reduce the need for hospital-based services, allow for a smoother transition from hospital to community, and reduce the duplication of services in hospital and in the community."
The health centre will also have minor surgery, diagnostic imaging, a lab and pharmacy, home health-care services, family doctors, specialists, a health and wellness clinic, rehabilitation facilities as well as chiropractic, optometry and dentistry services, Puna added.
The 160-unit, five-storey retirement home will be located on the far eastern portion of the property. It will also have services for assisted living and comprehensive care for people with dementia.
The centre part of the property will have 250 seniors' condo units, ranging up to eight storeys and focus on independent adults and seniors.
Construction of the health centre is already underway and is expected to be completed by next summer. The retirement home will take 16 to 18 months to complete and the condominiums will be completed last.
Also affecting this area of the city is the $44-million road and highway ramp reconstruction of Duckworth Street and Cundles Road East, along with Highway 400, which has already begun.
Source - Ian Barrie Examiner
PROJECT AT A GLANCE:
- Little Lake Seniors Community and Health Centre is a $90 million development at Cundles Road East and Duckworth Street.
- It will feature three integrated buildings: a community health centre, a retirement residence and an adult/seniors lifestyle condo.
- The Health Centre will have minor surgery, diagnostic imaging, a lab and pharmacy, home healthcare services, family doctors, specialists, a health and wellness clinic, rehabilitation facilities as well as chiropractic, optometry and dentistry services
- The 160-unit, five-storey hight retirement home will also have services for assisted living and comprehensive care for people with dementia
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