The 11-storey addition to Belmont House, a senior care center in Toronto, demonstrates how long-term care can be thoughtfully integrated into the city’s fabric, creating a dynamic, dignified, and supportive environment for seniors.

Expansion work began earlier this year, adding 168 private long-term care beds and 32 assisted living and memory care units to the Yorkville Campus of Care. The new facilities, designed by Montgomery Sisam Architects, will connect to the existing seven-storey retirement residence and five-storey long-term care home, according to a media release.

The reconfigured ground floor brings together new and existing programs through a shared lobby, café lounge, and a larger, more accessible auditorium with a dedicated community entrance.

The campus opened in 1852 as a refuge for marginalized women, but it now focuses on seniors’ care.

Levels 2 to 9 of the expansion house resident home areas, with each floor featuring 21 long-term care beds in private bedrooms. Levels 10 and 11 contain privately funded assisted living and memory care units.

The facility will remain fully operational during construction, and staff expect residents to move into the expanded facilities by fall 2028.