On February 3, 2026, the Ontario government announced that 160 long‑term care beds at St. Angela’s Meadow in Chatham are nearing completion and expected to welcome residents in spring 2026. The announcement confirmed final provincial funding and a timeline for the redeveloped home.
St. Angela’s Meadow Care Centre — part of the St. Angela’s Meadow campus adjacent to the existing retirement lodge at 20 Merici Way — will include 61 net‑new long‑term care beds and 99 upgraded (redeveloped) licensed beds. The project is being delivered by Jarlette Health Services, a seniors‑housing operator with roughly a 50‑year history in Ontario.
The ministry says the beds are part of the province’s broader plan to modernize long‑term care and shorten waitlists. Background reporting indicates the provincial waitlist was on the order of tens of thousands of people in late 2025 (background research cited a figure of about 43,000); media and sector groups report a range of estimates and the exact figure varies by source and date.
Residents are expected to begin moving into the new building in spring 2026. Local officials, including the area MPP, have said the redevelopment will help seniors get care closer to home so families do not have to relocate loved ones long distances.
