Interior Health announced Monday that a contract has been signed for the building of 100 publicly funded residential care beds in Westbank town Centre.
Proposals were received from eight different groups with respect to design, construction and operation of new beds and after evaluation of the bids, Baltic Properties Group was awarded the contract.
Residential beds provide 24/7 care and support for adults and seniors with complex health-care needs who require 24-hour professional care.
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“We’re continuing to move forward on our commitment to provide appropriate levels of care in the best possible settings for those who can no longer remain in their own homes,” said Interior Health Board Chair, Norman Embree.
Embree noted that 100 new beds was a significant increase for the Central Okanagan.
The 100 beds are part of 527 residential care beds announced by Interior Health last December. The new units are needed to meet the growing needs of an aging population.
Work on the new facility, which will be located on Butt Road, is expected to begin in October 2011with estimated completion in January 2013.
Baltic Properties Group has a long withstanding history in B.C. and has designed and developed five seniors-oriented health care complexes in the province.
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