Alberta Health Services and the company that leases rooms at a local care centre have reached a new agreement and now several seniors who were facing eviction will get to stay on at the facility.
AHS and Chartwell Seniors Housing REIT negotiated a contract to ensure Designated Assisted Living (DAL) services continue at the Chartwell Seniors Residence on the Carewest Colonel Belcher Care Centre site.
Earlier this month, 29 seniors were sent a letter informing them that the lease would not be renewed and they would need to make alternative living arrangements.
The new deal is for three years and is retroactive to February 1, 2011.
"We are very pleased for the residents," says Pam Brown, Executive Director of Integrated Seniors Health, Calgary Zone. "Residents are our priority and reaching this agreement with Chartwell allows us to continue to provide a vital service for them at the Colonel Belcher site."
The move is welcome news for the residents who would have had to move by September 2011.
The AHS says there are upwards of 100 seniors on a waiting list for assisted living services and that 366 new beds will open in the city by the end of this year.
