Strathcona Regional District Reaches Major Milestone In Transformative Healthcare Housing Project

The Strathcona Regional District has reached a significant milestone in the expansion of the Just Like Home (JLH) Lodge, a patient and caregiver healthcare accommodation initiative.

A partnership has been established to build the JLH Lodge and the newly incorporated Healthcare Workforce Housing addition to the complex, ensuring improved access to essential healthcare services while addressing critical workforce housing needs in the region.

The Just Like Home Lodge, a comforting home-away-from-home for patients and their loved ones traveling to Campbell River for healthcare unavailable in their communities, is expanding to include a Healthcare Workforce Housing apartment style facility.

It will provide essential accommodation for healthcare professionals providing services in the community to help attract and retain medical professionals in the region.

The expansion will create 20 separate self-contained units dedicated to healthcare professionals.

“This project reflects the SRD Board's dedication to community well-being and our commitment to enhancing healthcare access and housing options for our medical professionals,” said SRD Board Chair, Mark Baker.

“The expanded facility will offer a safe, supportive environment for patients and their families while also meeting the urgent need for workforce housing.”

The SRD and developer are finalizing the project design with construction expected to be complete for a grand opening in the summer of 2026.

The SRD established the Just Like Home service in 2019 in partnership with the Campbell River Hospital Foundation to provide lodging support for North Island residents accessing medical care at the Campbell River Hospital and associated facilities.

The Hospital Foundation has raised $1.9M toward the capital funding for Just like Home and continues to work toward its $2M goal.

For more information on the Just Like Home Lodge project, visit Just Like Home Lodge.