Guelph long-term care home set to close [Video]

A Guelph long-term care home is closing later this year.

In an email to CTV News, LaPointe-Fisher Nursing Home confirmed it will shut down on Nov. 29.

According to the Ministry of Long-Term Care’s website, the for-profit home has 92 licensed beds and 149 people are currently on the waiting list.

“After many decades of serving the City of Guelph and surrounding communities, we are saddened to announce that our work is coming to an end,” LaPointe-Fisher Nursing Home said in a statement to CTV News.

The company cites the age and condition of its building as a major reason for closing.

It said “significant investments” are required to repair the building, and that it is “not achievable in the current economic situation.”

It also said the ministry’s requirement to add additional sprinklers by Jan, 1, 2025 has proved difficult because of “structural aspects of our aging building.”

The home …