Seniors Care Project Cancellation Draws Concerns
Park Place said uncertain operating costs and funding made the 250-bed project unsustainable after years of planning.
- Park Place Seniors Living canceled a proposed 250-bed facility on the 5800 block of Okanagan Landing Road in Vernon, citing uncertainty surrounding future funding and operating costs.
- The project, which had been in development since 2007, was withdrawn after Park Place determined that funding requirements could not be met under current provincial conditions.
- Former Park Place Vice president Ian West, now a Vernon resident, warned the cancellation signals an unstable operating model; "the operating model must be predictable, transparent and financially sustainable," he said.
- On Monday, Oct. 5, Premier David Eby announced the NDP will resume seven other long-term care projects, though the Care Providers Association argues the government lacks a coherent seniors care plan.
- Mary Polak, CEO of the Care Providers Association, warns that nearly 600 operators face significant uncertainty and there is currently no plan to build the 20,000 new long-term care beds needed by 2035.
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Seniors care project cancellation draws concerns - The Interior News - Smithers BC
The group that oversees care providers in B.C. has expressed concern over the cancellation of a long-term care project slated for Vernon. A proposed 250-bed facility slated for the 5800 block of Okanagan Landing Road has been pulled by the property owner, Park Place Seniors Living, a Vancouver-based organization who confirmed the project’s cancellation with the Morning Star. Park Place cited uncertainty around future operating costs and funding …
Media Release: New concerns about seniors’ care in BC as another long-term care project is cancelled in Vernon
Vernon, B.C. (October 6, 2026) – The cancellation of a proposed 250-bed long-term care project in Vernon is raising new concerns about the sustainability of seniors’ care in B.C. As a result of uncertainty around future operating costs and funding, Park Place Seniors Living has cancelled the project, which had been in development since 2007 […]
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