Morden/Winkler – Southern Health-Santé Sud and the Tabor Home Board of Directors is pleased to announce that the new long-term care facility in Morden will have 100 designated personal care beds when construction is completed early next year.
“This is very exciting and much waited for news! The new Tabor Home was originally announced to include 80 personal care beds and 20 supportive housing beds, but the Province recently made the decision to designate all 100 beds as personal care beds,” said Kathy McPhail, Chief Executive Officer for Southern Health-Santé Sud. “This will help reduce waits for personal care beds in the region and allow more area residents to receive their care as close to their friends and families as possible,” said McPhail. “We thank the Province and the Tabor Home Governing Board for their leadership and commitment to the project.”
The new facility will include a variety of spaces for dining, recreation and large gatherings. The design of the hallways will promote walking and encourage residents to interact with each other, ensuring strong social connections. The facility will also offer direct access to protected outdoor spaces for residents and visitors.
“The Tabor Board is very pleased with this change to the allocation of the beds. The 20 extra personal care beds will significantly enhance Tabor Home’s ability to meet the needs of seniors and families in our community,” said Wilf Warkentin, Tabor Home Board Chair. “It has been an enormous undertaking on the part of all of the stakeholders to bring this project to completion. On behalf of the Tabor Board and the greater Morden and district community, I wish to extend my thanks to all those involved for the hard work and commitment in seeing this important project to completion.”
The province and the community are investing $38.7 million in the new, 77,000 square-foot facility. The original Tabor Home was built in 1968 and expanded in 1984.
