The Province isn't wasting any time in spending some of the cash announced in Tuesday's budget. There is going to be a major over-haul of nursing homes including 11 that will be replaced by new buildings, two new nursing homes will be built and several will undergo major expansions. This includes the Loch Lomond Villa that will add 250 beds to it's current set-up over the next five years.
The total investment is $400 million dollars and means 297 new nursing home beds will be created around the Province. All of the construction work will get started in the spring with completion dates set for between 2016 and 17.