I wish they would specify how many of those jobs are actually going to be full time and pay benefits. That would be why your having troubles attracting people, like most employers who try to fill full time positions with two part timers so they don't have to pay benefits.
Chartwell is the same company that runs the food services at the University and they don't exactly treat the staff the greatest there and I find them a company that profits are number one and what sort of service is offered is secondary.

"Chartwell U" .....

something like McDonald's U?

;-)

The people hired will not all be health care "professionals". There will be those who maintain the building, clean the units for those who cannot themselves, provide food services, entertain the residents, administer the operation, etc.

It all depends on what one calls a health care "professional" how many will be that designation.

There is no doubt that the company is in the buisness of making money. For those who know what they are doing, there is a lot of money to be made. It will be interesting to see how that will play out in about 10 years and 20 years from now with the change in demographics. The money to move people to the kind of care described will have to come from somewhere.

For those who do not have private savings and do not have younger family who may be able to assist, it is not likely that the government will be able to assist very much.

A typical attitude, creating profit at the expence of our seniors. On another post a health care worker suggested that the area was wrong for a seniors complex and I have to agree with that notion.

We are puting our seniors into an area that has poor air quality and a busy intersection on what is supposed to be Highway 16. This appears to be another well thought out plan by our planing manderins at city hall.

We have a park and the first money grubber that comes along and wants to rezone we change the plan. We dont care about the user and what the effect will be all we see is tax dollars. They allowed Wood Wheaton to move out from an area that could be used for commercial development and have change it to residential use.

The next question is did the City get a fare price for this property or did they just give it away? God help us.

Cheers

If I remember correctly I think it was Owl that said", theres nothing like a good dictatorship to get things done". Touche.

If your not responsible for the above gem, Owl please acept my apologies. The sheep we have at City Hall need a good wack along the side of their head to get them to function.

I recall suggesting a wonderful location for the senior complex would be along the Fraser River where the Ponderosa and Swingers mobile home parks are located. There is approximately 9 acres of riverfront property for sale there. What a great peaceful setting, close to all amenities, yet the seniors could almost be given a new lease on life in their so called "golden" years. Each could have a small space alloted for a bit of gardening if they wished. They could have delightful flower beds. There would be adequate space for parking for visitors and care givers. They could do a bit of fishing for relaxation, or simply enjoy the peace and tranquility of sitting by the river, outside or in. It would be like a world of its own, escaping the city, but close to shopping, medical buildings, the hospital, the casino, and visiting the final resting place of those gone before them,(and this is not morbid, as many do want to visit the cemetary to talk to a lost loved one). Even that casino is close, and why not have a bit of entertainment there? Go there and have a look for yourselves. You will be
surprised at the beauty that exists there right
in the city. The bend in the river holds back the pollution problem experienced elsewhere.
This city has a major problem with the rocket scientists making decisions as to the trials and tribulations these elderly residents will be forced to endure.
I would not want to end my existence sitting in a building on 20th and Victoria. This is hardly what one would describe as a desirable area of the city.
Why do they not pay attention to an elderly lady who voices her objections to that location.
To me there would be no benefits to such a location, other than to think the exit will be fast when a resident becomes critically ill. Reasonably close to the hospital whereby there can rapidly be an "out with the old, and in with the new" at the senior residence. The elderly have become disposables.
What a sad world this has become-and the ones in control continue to be uncaring. Wake up city hall. Just because you can sell a piece of property and increase your tax base, don't do so on the backs of the elderly.
They just might come back to haunt you!
IF this is not so, give them a decent, beautiful location to reside in as they end those "golden years."

For those who cannot go there-go to Property Guys-and the ID number of the property is 40017.
There are pictures to view.
You cannot help but be thankful there is such a gorgeous area in the city.

And now they try and justify it all.......
I'm not convinced!

Hey, Mr. Trusted. Is that property along the Fraser River you describe part of an aboriginal land claim? Jest wunderin'. Can't be too presumptuous these days.

I see that they are finally tapping into the only growth industry in Prince George. Old Age. There is no doubt that we will need many facilities as the population of the City gets older. At present we have approx 21000 people over the age of 50.
50-60 11,000
60-70 6000
70-80 3500
80-85 1600

With these numbers of elderly and a negative population growth, you can see that this City is not going to grow much in the coming years.

The fastest growing population segment in Northern British Columbia is its seniors. And, on of the strongest growing industries is the senior residential complexes, many of which are owned by large corporations such as Chartwell.

Just because there is a corporate entity fulfilling the needs of society does not mean it is automatically a bad thing. Yes, there will be lower paying jobs, just the same as there will be lasting higher paying jobs, not to mention the construction and tax values associated with these ventures.

This is a truly positive development for our city. So why piss all over it?

The fastest growing population segment in Northern British Columbia is its seniors. And, on of the strongest growing industries is the senior residential complexes, many of which are owned by large corporations such as Chartwell.

Just because there is a corporate entity fulfilling the needs of society does not mean it is automatically a bad thing. Yes, there will be lower paying jobs, just the same as there will be lasting higher paying jobs, not to mention the construction and tax values associated with these ventures.

This is a truly positive development for our city. So why piss all over it?

I agree with trueblue, senior facilities are long overdue in this town, and if they are not built people will re-locate in other areas. Some will in any event just to escape the Winters.

trueblue2-I do not recall anyone, as you so bluntly put it, "pissing all over" this positive development.
Did I miss something?
I think the location is a stupid decision. Lots of traffic, crime ridden area, and an attractive building with walls to house seniors is all it will be, and all it will ever be.
I, personally, am pleased that the seniors are being considered for decent housing rather than concrete cubicles, or the old type of accommodation near the hospital. They will have to pay the majority of their pensions to reside there, and will be left with a pittance for essentials, and will be forgotten by many families who are just too busy to visit often.
They will line up about an hour before each meal is to be served, and they will become like robots on strict time tables. My mothers husband was in a few "retirement centres" so I am well aware of the manner in which they operate.
They may look very attractive on the outside-but if there is nothing outdoors for the residents to care about, they will simply stagnate and die.No little garden patch, no flower bed, no scenery, no barbecue pit relatives could have a small picnic celebration at, no resident pets to take for a stroll,no area to have a sale of handiworks such as knitting, crocheting, sewing, just NOTHING. But isn't that good enough??
Oh well, maybe they can watch the prostitutes on 20th, or the druggies going back and forth into the VLA district, or traffic!!!!
Yes, it will provide jobs, and contractors will get work, and the city will make more money.
Guess that is all one needs to justify the location. Too hell with the real needs of
seniors. Like it or lump it-make a choice!
Oh my, the city has given a lot of thought to this location, but good heavens, they are selling some property-so who really gives a damn what would be nice for the seniors???
Certainly not the posters on this issue.

Speak for yourself, trusted, not for all the 'posters on this issue'.

Try reading what I posted-again.
I do care, and about the seniors themselves, while others care only about contractors, the city making more money, and jobs.
Those are all part and parcel of such a development taking place. They are a "given."
It is the location that concerns me, and I certainly did not, as you say, "piss all over"
the potential project.
I did speak for myself, but you did not understand what I said-obviously.