Parts of ComoxB次元官网网址檚 old St. JosephB次元官网网址檚 Hospital are being demolished to transform the site into a groundbreaking new long-term care facility..
The $52.6 million project is still on time and on budget for a 2024 completion, according to new Providence Living president and CEO, Candace Chartier.
Once opened, the new facility will be named Providence Living Place, Together by the Sea, and will feature special design components to accommodate persons living with dementia, but not limited to people with dementia.
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B次元官网网址淲e are building what is believed to be B.C.B次元官网网址檚 first publicly funded long-term care home based on the concepts of a dementia village. We have been inspired by the dementia village in Hogewey, Netherlands. So the Comox village will have small self-contained households of 12 private rooms, each with their own bathrooms and a small group of staff that will be common to each household. So itB次元官网网址檚 based on the concept of a dementia village but B次元官网网址� it will cater to every type of senior that requires assistance.B次元官网网址�
Residents at The Views will get priority tenancy once the new facility opens.
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There are currently 156 residents at The Views, which is the number the new residence will accommodate.
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Providence has yet to determine what will happen to the current The Views building, once the new facility is complete.
terry.farrell@comoxvalleyrecord.com
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