Construction Has Begun for Redevelopment of Sherwood Park Manor

 The project will provide a 128-bed, state-of-the-art facility!

Elizabethtown-Kitley – Construction is underway to add 96 modern long-term care beds through a redevelopment project at Sherwood Park Manor (SPM) just outside Brockville.

On Tuesday the Sherwood Park Manor’s $41-million redevelopment project got underway with dignitaries in attendance for the launch.

On hand for the launch were SPM administrator Alfred O’Rourke, Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes MPP Steve Clark, Elizabethtown-Kitley Mayor and Manor board member Mayor Brant Burrow, Manor board chair Ken Durand and special guest, Ontario Long-Term Care Minister Stan Cho.

Also attending were mayors Matt Wren from Brockville, Jeff Shaver of Augusta, Michael Cameron from Merrickville-Wolford, and Gauri Shankar from Prescott.

The majority of funding is coming from the provincial government and the local share is set at $5 million. Fundraising for the project, which will provide a 128-bed, state-of-the-art facility, is underway.

The redevelopment was fast-tracked this fall with support from the Ontario government’s increased construction funding subsidy.

“The start of the construction project has everyone involved with Sherwood Park Manor excited for the future. It will provide the community with additional beds that are sorely needed. Thank you to the provincial government, our Board of Directors and everyone involved for their work on this to get us to today.” said Alfred O’Rourke, Administrator at Sherwood Park Manor

“I’m pleased to join Minster Cho to celebrate today’s ground-breaking at Sherwood Park Manor. This upgrade and expansion will ensure the seniors who built our community have access to the quality care they need, from the caring and dedicated Sherwood Park Manor staff, in a modern, state-of-the-art home,” said Steve Clark, MPP for Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes

“Congratulations to Sherwood Park Manor on their expanded home. Our government is fixing long-term care and ensuring we build homes for seniors in the communities they helped build,” said Stan Cho, Minister of Long-Term Care. “Today marks a significant milestone for Brockville. When construction is complete, 96 residents will have a new, modern and comfortable place to call home.”

The Sherwood Park Manor redevelopment project will add 21 new and 75 upgraded long-term care beds to an existing 32 beds, to deliver a modern 128-bed home.

The redevelopment will add four storeys to the existing home and is expected to welcome its first residents in fall 2025. The home will feature design improvements, including larger resident common areas and air conditioning throughout the home.

The design is centred around ‘resident home areas’, each of which creates a more intimate and familiar living space for up to 32 residents, with dining and activity areas, lounges and bedrooms. Resident areas will include a guest suite, physiotherapy room, pop-up shop, tuck shop and beauty salon.

Once complete, the expanded Sherwood Park Manor intends to offer behavioural support and convalescent care services. The home will also be part of a campus of care, which helps integrate the long-term care home into the broader healthcare system and ensures residents can conveniently connect to the care they need.

Sherwood Park Manor is a not-for-profit home which is licensed to and operated by Sherwood Park Manor.

Some information provided by Doug Coward and the Ontario Ministry of Long-Term Care