An on-campus seniors’ village will expand Trent’s role as a globally recognized age-friendly university, leveraging expertise from the Trent Centre for Aging & Society and the Trent/Fleming School of Nursing. It will provide hands-on learning for students, advance aging research, and address local seniors’ housing needs. The leased land will generate revenue to support students and facilities.

The location for the long-term care home and future seniors’ village—on the northwest corner of Water Street and Woodland Drive—was chosen for a variety of reasons including proximity to campus and nearby communities, municipal servicing, land-use planning and the nature landscape.

A start date for construction on the long-term care home is yet to be determined and depends on the release of provincial capital funding and approval of the detailed site planning and design work from the City of Peterborough and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

The long-term care home will take approx. 24 months to build, once final approvals are received by the Ministry of Long-Term Care. The Ministry of Long-Term Care and peopleCare will manage the waitlist, intake and registration process.

The not-for-profit long-term care home is still in the planning stages. Those interested in being waitlisted can contact peopleCare’s care coordinators at the Home and Community Care Supports - Central East. They are responsible for helping people with their home care and long-term care options. For general inquiries or to make a referral please call 310-2222 (no area code required) or toll free 1-800-263-3877.