The government has committed to a pilot project to redevelop beds at the Bluewater Rest Home in Zurich to ensure that small and rural communities are able to participate in this redevelopment. Health and Long-Term Care Minister George Smitherman was at Blue Water Rest Home in Zurich August 20 2007 to announce the pilot project and other investment plans. MPP Carol Michell also noted the commitment made by the Premier to redevelop Bluewater Rest Home in 2002.