KELOWNA, B.C. – A prime consultant and construction manager have been announced for the Cottonwoods Care Centre redevelopment project, a new long-term care home that’s on deck for the people of Kelowna and the syilx Okanagan Nation.
The prime consultant contract has been awarded to Stantec Architecture Ltd. The construction manager contract has been awarded to Bird Construction Group.
Interior Health will construct a new four-storey, 234-bed long-term care home on the current Cottonwoods Care Centre site located at 2255 Ethel St. When complete, it will increase from 221 to 314 beds as 80 beds from the current Cottonwoods Care Centre will continue to operate, states a release.
The care home will be designed as “households” accommodating 12 or 18 residents in single-bed rooms with private washrooms. It will also include social and recreational spaces found in a typical home-like environment, such as a living room, dining room, activity space and access to the outdoors. It will incorporate leading practice design features for people experiencing dementia, the release reads, and include culturally sensitive design elements.
There will be community spaces and services for residents, families, visitors and staff, such as art and activity rooms, a hair salon, a sacred space and a 25-space adult day program for people living more independently. As well, a child care space will be constructed with capacity for 37 children.
The estimated capital cost is $186.87 million for the project, with $112.12 million provided by the provincial government through Interior Health, and $74.75 million from the Central Okanagan Regional Hospital District.
The Cottonwoods redevelopment is a two-phase project. Phase one is construction of a new four-storey building, expected to begin in fall 2025 and be complete in summer 2027. Once phase one is complete, and the LTC program has moved into the new building, phase two will begin, the release adds. This includes demolition of one of the existing buildings and construction of the adult day service and child care space, expected to be complete in spring 2029.
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