Cottonwoods Care Centre/ credit Interior Health

By Vernon Matters Staff

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New Cottonwoods Care Centre slated for 2029

Mar 13, 2025 | 5:00 PM

Work on the $186 million replacement for the Cottonwoods Care Centre in Kelowna will start next year, with completion earmarked for 2029.

The seniors living project is moving into the procurement phase.

Interior Health will construct a new four-storey long-term care home on the current Cottonwoods Care Centre site located at 2255 Ethel St. When complete, the facility will increase in size from 221 beds built in 1976 to 314 beds with state-of-the-art features and technology.

The care home will be designed as “households” accommodating 12 or 18 residents in single-bed rooms with private washrooms.

The care home will include the social and recreational spaces found in a typical home-like environment, such as a living room, dining room, activity space and access to the outdoors.

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There will be community spaces and services for residents, families, visitors and staff, such as art and activity rooms, a hair salon, a sacred space and a 25-space adult day program for people living more independently in the community.

As well, a child care space will be constructed with a capacity for 37 children.