Title
Motion with Notice: Funding Partnership for Seniors Care Facility at Lady Minto Hospital (Director Holman)
Recommendation
[Whereas the Greenwoods Eldercare Society owns and operates a 46-year-old, 51-unit, seniors long term care facility, and on an adjacent property Island Health operates a 67-year-old, 29-unit, extended care facility within Lady Minto Hospital (LMH);
And whereas the Greenwoods facility requires substantial upgrades or replacement and the LMH extended care wing is also a substandard facility by housing four seniors to a room;
And whereas approximately one third of SSI residents are seniors, one of the highest senior demographics in BC, which will result in a growing need for seniors care facilities;
And whereas on the same site, Greenwoods Eldercare Society also owns and operates an assisted living facility (Braehaven), a new emergency room has been added to the Lady Minto Hospital, and CRD also owns land, offering the opportunity to build upon the continuum of care already present on the site and achieve economies of scale;
And whereas co-location of upgraded or new facilities on the site requires due diligence and inter-organizational collaboration with respect to needs assessments, site planning, conceptual designs, feasibility analysis, and ultimate funding partnerships;
Therefore be it resolved that:]
The Hospitals and Housing Committee recommends to the Capital Regional Hospital District Board:
That CRD staff meet with Island Health and report on the possibility of a funding partnership between Island Health and Capital Regional Hospital District to provide $100,000 in year 2026 to help fund the initial needs assessment, site and facility planning, and potential funding partnerships, and a further $400,000 in year 2027 for conceptual design and Class D cost estimates for a co-located seniors care facility at Lady Minto Hospital, 135 Crofton Road, Salt Spring Island.
(NWA)