Residents of North Queens will soon have a new long-term care home to call their own.

Kim Masland, Minister of Public Works and MLA for Queens, made the announcement Tuesday November 28 on behalf of Seniors and Long-Term Care Minister Barbara Adams.

People living in and around Caledonia, will have access to a new, modern long-term care facility with the replacement of the North Queens Nursing Home.

The new North Queens Nursing Home is expected to replace the existing home when it opens in 2032, providing care for close to 50 seniors with single rooms, each with its own private washroom.

In a statement Masland says eventually everyone needs some help and the new home will be a resource for families when they need it.

"At some point, almost of us will have a loved one in need of long-term care," said Minister Masland. "We are planning today to ensure that the appropriate facilities are in place so that everyone we care about can have a safe and welcoming place to receive the care they need, when they need it."

The North Queens Nursing Home replacement is part of the recent addition of 2,200 rooms to the Province's long-term care infrastructure plan. The provincial government is promising more announcements about locations of new and replacement rooms are coming in the next few weeks.

Those announcements can’t come too soon. As of November 15, there were just over 1,700 people waiting at home for placement in long-term care.

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