The campaign to fund construction of a new long-term care facility to replace the aging Mountain View Manor got another boost last month thanks to a $1-million gift by the Delta Agricultural Society.
The funds will support Delta Hospital and Community Health Foundation’s $18.25-million “Coming Home” capitol campaign — the largest fundraising effort in the organization’s 35-year history.
Plans to replace the 46-year-old Mountain View Manor adjacent to Delta Hospital with a new facility, expanding capacity at the site from 92 to 200 beds, were announced last summer, with the Ministry of Health committing $179.7 million towards the project’s capitol costs.
Since launching “Coming Home: A Campaign to Transform Long-Term Care in Delta” last June, DHCHF has received a record $5-million donation from Ryan and Cindy Beedie, another $3 million from the Delta Hospital Auxiliary Society (a record amount for the auxiliary), and several more large gifts to help meet the foundation’s ambitious campaign goal.
With Delta Agricultural Society’s gift — made on April 17 but not announced until May 2 — the campaign has raised more than $14 million to date.
“We extend our heartfelt thanks to the Delta Agricultural Society for their exceptional leadership and unwavering generosity towards the new long-term care project. Their continued support plays a pivotal role in transforming seniors’ care within our community. We are truly humbled by their commitment to the Delta Hospital Campus of Care,” DHCHF executive director Lisa Hoglund said in a press release.
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The release notes that since 1993, the Delta Agricultural Society have consistently supported DHCHF by contributing more than $3 million to fund capital projects and essential equipment needs at Delta Hospital.
The new facility — to be named the Beedie Long Term Care Centre in recognition of the Beedies’ financial contribution — will be built, owned and operated by Fraser Health on currently vacant land at the Delta Hospital campus.
The centre’s design focuses on small “households” accommodating 12 or 13 residents, each with their own single-bed room and bathroom. These units will also feature social and recreational spaces found in a typical home, such as a living room, dining room, activity space and access to the outdoors, according to a Ministry of Health press release.
There will also be community spaces and services for residents, families, visitors and staff, including art and activity rooms, a hair salon, a sacred space and a 32-space adult day program for people living more independently.
As well, an innovative stand-alone child daycare facility will be constructed at the site, offering 49 spaces for families and creating opportunities for intergenerational programming with long-term care residents.
Construction is expected to begin in 2025 and be completed in 2027.
To donate to Delta Hospital and Community Health Foundation’s Coming Home campaign, head to dhchfoundation.ca/capital-campaign.
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