New supported housing at Cambie Gardens

Oak Care Centre is a long-term care home in the Oakridge neighbourhood of Vancouver. It was built in 1952 and today is home to more than 100 residents with complex medical and physical conditions. The redevelopment of Oak Care Centre will replace the outdated facility with a variety of new housing with support options on site.

As part of the redevelopment plan, some residents will be moving from Oak Care Centre into community-based supported housing at the new Cambie Gardens development in the same neighbourhood. This housing model is designed to support individuals to live as independently as they choose, as part of an integrated community that is welcoming and accessible for all. The model of care was designed in part by residents and disability advocacy groups, who are helping to shape the future of supported housing. As a result, Oak Care Centre residents will share the apartment buildings with people from the broader Vancouver community.

The first phase of resident moves began in the fall of 2022. VCH and service provider, CONNECT Partners, will continue to move the first 44 Oak Care Centre residents into their new homes in 2023. The remaining moves will happen in phases and are expected to be complete in approximately 2030, at which point Oak Care Centre will permanently close.

These residents’ new homes will include a community health centre that will bring together a wide range of health services and supports, a new therapeutic pool and a new adult day program.