Kipling Acres Long-term Care Home / Early Learning and Child Care Centre
2233 Kipling Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Type: Renovation and new construction
Size: 182,900 sf
Project Cost: $102 million
Development Partners:
- City of Toronto
- Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
- Central West Local Health Integration Network
Status: Re-opened in 2014 (Phase 1), 2017 (Phase 2)
Description
Kipling Acres Long-term Care Home / Kipling Early Learning and Child Care Centre is a three-storey municipally run senior’s facility in North Etobicoke that also houses a city-operated 36-space early learning and child-care centre. Kipling Acres was originally built in 1959, renovated in 1986, and then redeveloped in two phases starting in 2011 under the Long-Term Care Home Renewal Strategy. Among others, the intention of City staff for the redevelopment was to increase awareness of the benefits of intergenerational connection and enlarge the role of the daycare within the home. The home currently has 337 residents and includes an Adult Day Program and the West Acres Seniors’ Centre, off ering wellness and recreation programs for seniors in the local community.
User Interaction/Partnership Framework
The daycare was originally built with its own entrance in a separate wing in the early 1990s, a time when provincial funding promoted the construction of workplace daycares. As part of the redevelopment, a new daycare was incorporated into the main building with access through Kipling Acre’s front lobby. A courtyard that serves residents, an adult day program and a seniors community centre adjoins the Centre’s playground. Overlooking this courtyard are large windows from the lounges on upper floor so residents can watch children play. Efforts are made to integrate activities of the two groups, including opportunities for interaction in the halls during bad weather, adult day program drop ins, etc.
Costs / Funding
Capital funding for the $102 million redevelopment project came from the City of Toronto and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
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