The Invermay Health Centre will undergo repairs to address structural issues identified in January by staff at the facility.
The province has committed $2.8 million to address the problems at the Invermay facility.
Saskatchewan Health Minister Dustin Duncan made the announcement last week during a visit to the facility.
In January, long-term care residents and staff at Invermay Health Centre were temporarily relocated to health facilities in neighbouring communities, following the discovery of some structural damage and presence of mould in the building.
Temporary relocation of staff and residents to other facilities within the Sunrise Health Region (SHR) was required while damage to the Invermay facility was assessed and repair work began.
At the SHR board meeting in February, directors heard a structural engineer had been brought into to investigate and found the facility had issues with air quality in the affected area.
The air quality concern led to having air quality equipment brought in which identified quality issues throughout the facility, and while levels were not considered dangerous to staff and residents, the SHR decided to move residents and staff as further work was undertaken to determine what the SHR needed to do.
"I'm humbled by the level of support from residents, family, community and staff," said Suann Laurent president and CEO of SHR in February. "We have a great team out there." She added "it's a very very difficult situation out there but people are working through it."
In the end the decision to move the 25 residents was one the SHR felt it had to take, she said.
"The decisions were all driven by resident needs," offered Laurent at the time. She added most of the residents were transferred to available spaces in Canora, with some others moved to alternate locations within the region, often based on family requests.
The relocation also affected the facility's 55 staff. While some of those were on maternity leave, or off work for other reasons, Laurent said those on shift would be accommodated within the region.
In a release Duncan said the province was a willing participant in the project.
"It is a top priority for our government to provide a comfortable and safe place for long-term care residents to stay, and a suitable work environment that allows health care staff to provide quality care," said Duncan. "We are pleased to see the Sunrise Health Region has begun repairs at Invermay Health Centre to ensure that residents may return to their home as soon as possible."
"We expect the repairs will be completed within six months," said Sunrise Regional Health Authority Chairperson Lawrence Chomos in the same release. "We appreciate the understanding and co-operation from residents, families, staff and the community. The safety, health and comfort of our long-term care residents are the region's priority."
Duncan also toured the Canora Gateway Lodge, which recently sustained damage in the dining room due to a cracked ceiling beam. The Sunrise Health Region is further assessing the facility and associated costs to repair the damaged area.
