$2.6-million upgrade planned for Tignish, P.E.I. seniors’ home

TIGNISH, P.E.I. — Tignish Seniors House Care Co-operative Ltd. is continuing with a deliberate $2.6-million improve and 5,000-square-foot growth to its MacLeod Lane facility.

Plans embody changing six of the house’s 52 neighborhood care areas to nursing care and constructing six new nursing care bedrooms and different services. The co-op goals to have the challenge accomplished by Dec. 1, 2023.

Additionally included within the challenge will likely be new tools and furnishing, together with upgrades to the power’s kitchen, frequent and washroom areas. A brand new sprinkler system will likely be put in, and the constructing will likely be utterly accessible and barrier-free.

The growth was placed on maintain final yr due to important constructing value will increase. Nevertheless, the co-op’s board has put a plan in place to cowl the primary $2 million of the challenge’s value.

It should perform a significant fundraising and donation marketing campaign to cowl the $600,000 steadiness.

Among the many recognitions that will likely be offered to prime donors will likely be naming rights for your complete manor and for particular rooms.

“Our fundamental goal is to retain our seniors in our personal neighborhood for so long as we are able to in order that they will proceed to reside out their golden years amongst their household, mates and neighbours,” stated co-op president Karen Gallant.

Gallant famous the provincial authorities has already permitted the co-op’s 12 nursing care licenses. These will likely be formally granted when the co-op reveals its renovated and expanded services meet all the province’s rules and requirements and that ample staffing is in place.

Brenda Doyle has been named challenge supervisor. She’ll be assisted by Edgar Arsenault, who oversaw three expansions at Le Chez-Nous Co-operative’s neighborhood care centre in Wellington.