Ontario Breaks Ground on Long-Term Care Home in Brighton
New home will provide 256 modern long-term care beds to the community
“Our government is protecting Ontarians and strengthening our long-term care sector by building more homes where Ontario families need them most,” said Natalia Kusendova-Bashta, Minister of Long-Term Care. “Today marks a significant milestone for Northumberland County. When construction is complete, 256 residents will have a modern, comfortable home where they can access the care they need.”
The new Presqu’ile Place home will feature eight Resident Home Areas (RHAs), designed to create a more intimate and familiar living space for residents. Each RHA features dining and activity areas, lounges and bedrooms with balconies. The home’s amenities are designed to foster resident engagement and support overall quality of life. The amenities include outdoor gardens and seating, a place of worship, multipurpose rooms, a bistro and a hair salon and barber shop.
Presqu’ile Place is expected to welcome its first residents in 2027.
This project is part of the Ontario government’s continued progress toward its commitment to build 58,000 new and upgraded long-term care beds across the province, as outlined in the 2025 Ontario Budget: A Plan to Protect Ontario. The government is fixing long-term care to ensure Ontarians get the quality of care and quality of life they need and deserve. The plan to improve care for long-term care residents is built on four pillars: staffing and care; quality and enforcement; building modern, safe, and comfortable homes; and connecting seniors with faster, more convenient access to the services they need.
Quick Facts
- As of July 2025, 148 projects representing a total of 24,101 new and redeveloped beds are completed, under construction, or have ministry approval to construct.
- The construction funding subsidy top-up was first introduced in 2022, resulting in the largest construction of long-term care projects the government has achieved in a single year. Eligible projects receive a top-up of $35 per bed, per day, for 25 years, with additional supports for not-for-profits.
- The government is continuing its ambitious and extensive long-term care construction campaign by introducing the 2025 long-term care capital funding program to build on its historic investment levels.
- Ontario will also be launching a new construction funding support program to ensure long-term care operators and builders have additional flexibility and support to continue Ontario’s historic level of construction. Building more modern, safe and comfortable homes for our residents is part of the Government of Ontario’s Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021.
- The province is taking innovative steps to get long-term care homes built, including modernizing its funding model, selling unused lands with the requirement that long-term care homes be built on portions of the properties, and leveraging hospital-owned land to build urgently needed homes in large urban areas.
Quotes
“We are grateful to Omni Quality Living and the Province of Ontario for choosing Brighton for their latest long-term care development.
This project represents more than just bricks and mortar—it’s a commitment to compassionate care, community growth, and the well-being of our residents.
We’re proud to welcome this investment in our municipality and are grateful for the collaboration between all levels of government and the private sector that have made it possible.”
– Brian Ostrander
Mayor, Brighton
“On behalf of Omni Quality Living, we’re thrilled to be breaking ground on Presqu’ile Place.
The new 256 beds will feature a combination of basic and private rooms and brand-new spacious home areas with amenity space. We’re grateful to the Ontario government for their support in building much needed capacity for Ontario’s seniors.”
– Raheem Hirji
President & CEO of Omni Quality Living
“Today is an exciting milestone for the community of Brighton and the many families who call this area home.
Presqu’ile Place represents more than just a building—it’s a commitment to making sure our seniors have the support and surroundings they deserve, close to the people and places they care about.
The Municipality has been amazing moving permits along so that we can get new beds, tackle the wait list, get more people that a place they can call home.”
Piccini added that it’s “shameful” that Port Hope is fighting a long-term care home at 65 Ward Street.
“In Port Hope they are fighting it at the Land Tribunal. They are putting a dilapidated building over people and that’s really unfortunate. They are wasting taxpayer resources – getting lawyers and consultants rich.”
Piccini stated that the new long-term care home being built in Brighton is a classic example of what should be done.
“This has men and women in the trades working – we’ve got to fuel the construction sector. We’ve got people begging for a new home. We’ve got to be focused on building in our community – on getting these new homes. The province has put up the money.”
“The delay in Port Hope is outright shameful and it’s wrong.”
– David Piccini
MPP for Northumberland—Peterborough South
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