Searching for Housing For Seniors

Social Housing. Phase 1: one and two bedroom apartments, Phase 2: one bedroom apartments including meals, housekeeping and laundry, Phase 3: one bedroom and bed sitting rooms including meals, housekeeping and laundry.

• Supportive Housing program available to tenants meeting the criteria.
• Rent geared to income available in all Phases to qualifying tenants.
• Designated Care Home with a smoke free policy.

Provides self-directed support, complex care and affordable housing for people with physical and multiple disabilities to live independently in their home and achieve their goals.

• Specializing in the activities of daily living for people with physical disabilities
• One-on-one supports for home and personal care, (meal preparation, housekeeping, shopping, banking) family support, education, employment
• Outreach program supports clients in their own homes on a booked basis only
• Provides support in housing projects in Peterborough

Country assisted living

• located in a private home​
• rooms available unfurnished or furnished
• no pets
• owner is a certified Personal Support Worker (PSW)

Services include:

• laundry
• meals
• kitchenette
• phone
• TV
• transportation to shopping appointments

Private retirement home

• assisted living
• independent living
• respite care
• meals/dining
• spa/wellness
• 24/7 emergency response
• transportation
• pet friendly

Access to support at home or in the community

• transportation
• meals on wheels
• frozen meals
• Carecall
• assisted living
• community wheelchair accessible van

Activities In Aging Programs such as Home Support Exercise, Senior Fitness, STAND UP! program, Falls Prevention Programs

Community based health care program

• assists eligible seniors to maintain their independence with an optimal level of health and well being

Services include:

• personal care
• light housekeeping
• medication prompts and compliance
• exercises
• meal preparation
• laundry and linen change
• security checks
• emergency response system installed in the home

Independent life-lease living options for seniors

• 45-apartment style and 20 bungalow-style units.
• Personal care and assistance with activities of daily living offered by Home and Community Support Services Central and Community Home Assistance to Seniors (CHATS) - click HERE to view the assistance offered
• Located next to Parkview Village Centre, which provides fitness / wellness centre, recreational activities, health seminars, café, barber/hairdresser shop, library, lounges, patios, and garden lots

Access to health care support at home

• Assisted Living Services
• Transportation
• Meals and Dining including Frozen Meals and Congregate Dining
• Seniors' Housing
• Events and Trips
• Personal Care & Safety Programs including Home Help and maintenance
• Health and Wellness Programs - in person and online including Foot Care Clinics, Strength and Balance and Fit as a Fiddle
• Respite Care Program

Other services available, see separate program records

Service provider

• Assisted Living
• Respite Services
• Developmental Services
• Community Development
• Supportive Housing Provider
• Seniors' Services
• Frozen Meals
• Congregate Dining
• Accessible Transportation
• Home Help and Maintenance
• Foot Care Clinic
• Exercise Programs
• Falls Prevention Programs

Access to assisted living

• 24-hour personal support
• homemaking
• personal hygiene needs such as washing, bathing and dressing
• medication management
• social and emotional support
• emergency response and/or security checks
• planning or preparation of meals
• supervision of activities
• professional services, such as nursing, are provided through Home and Community Care Support Services

Supportive Housing with capacity for 50 residents * Ratio of one personal support worker and one RPN per 50 residents. Services include:

• personal care
• homemaking
• laundry
• security checks
• meals
• medication reminders

Designated supportive housing building with 133, one and two-bedroom apartments with 24-hour on-site personal care and support services to assist frail seniors and adults with physical and multiple disabilities * units are wheelchair accessible and many are available for rent-geared-to income subsidies * support services such as
personal care, bathing, housekeeping and medical escorting are offered

Community based health care program

• assists eligible seniors to maintain their independence with an optimal level of health and well being

Services include:

• personal care
• light housekeeping
• medication prompts and compliance
• exercises
• meal preparation
• laundry and linen change
• security checks
• emergency response system installed in the home

Retirement and assisted living community home * respite available * primary clientele is seniors from the Sri Lankan Tamil community.

Services include:

• transportation to medical appointments or social gatherings
• meal preparation
• housekeeping and laundry
• companionship and personal care

Independent living options for seniors * 72 Life Lease Suites * one or two bedroom suites, exercise room in building, 3 stories, park like setting

Housing with assisted living

• homemaking services available in client's home
• meal planning and preparation
• light housekeeping
• laundry and ironing
• personal care including assistance in walking
• climbing or descending stairs
• getting into or out of bed
• eating
• dressing
• bathing and other matters of personal hygiene
• simple bedside care when required
• Palliative Care if required in client's home or in supportive housing
• Respite Care if required and requested (subject to availability)
• financial/needs assessment required for both services

COVID-19 -- maintain all essential services including supportive housing, assisted living, home care, transportation for essential visits, providing hot meals, frozen meals and food hampers to seniors and people needing isolation

• Transitional Care Centre -- regular service, visits (in person for family and caregiver with appointment)
• also available via phone/virtually telephone reassurance, supportive counselling and service coordination
• Family Health Organization, GAIN Community Team
• Adult Day Program -- in person and virtual care
• Diabetes Education Program -- assessment, consultation, group education
• Wellness and Community Development Program -- in person and virtual platform
• Vocational Training Centre -- in person and virtual platform

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Adult Day Program -- Monday-Friday 9:30 am-3:30 pm, weekday extended hours, Saturday 10 am-3 pm, available in Scarborough and Richmond Hill

• for persons 55 years and older with special needs, such as physical frailty or mild memory impairment, in need of supervised, structured setting
• social and recreation activities, lunch, snack
• personal care and health related services -- exercise, foot care, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, massage therapy
• transportation available

Chinese Bereavement Services -- culturally specific bereavement services, individual support and self help group

• public education, seminars, workshops, information and referral

Chronic Disease Self Management Program -- 6 week workshop for adults with chronic medical conditions such as heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, asthma, bronchitis

• individual counselling with nurse, dietitian and social worker
• health and education workshops, seminars
• caregiver education and support
• information and referral
• workshop licensed by Self-Management Resource Centre

Community Outreach -- outreach programs for those living in seniors apartments and suburban areas, retirement groups,seniors self help groups

• community, wellness and health education
• caregiver support, volunteer development

Community support services -- escort to medical appointments, telephone security checks, friendly visiting, hospice visiting, grocery shopping, client intervention and assistance -- free

• congregate dining -- fee, subsidies available
• transportation -- fee
• referrals, follow up

Elder Abuse Prevention Program -- Chinese Elder Abuse Helpline 416-502-2321, elder abuse education, supportive counselling

Geriatric Assessment & Intervention Network (GAIN) Community Team -- wrap around supported care and services with individualized comprehensive geriatric assessment

• intensive case management, personalized care plan
• service navigation

Home care services -- home help, homemaking, respite care, palliative care -- fee

Personal Care Program -- for seniors living in the community requiring higher level of care, care coordination, scheduled and unscheduled personal support workers' visit, security check

Transitional Care Respite Stay Program -- short stay transitional care for individuals recuperating from illness/hospitalization and respite (caregiver relief) -- fee

Integrated Dialysis Care Program -- Registered Nurses and Registered Practical Nurses visit home peritoneal dialysis patients at their home

• health maintenance, nutritional counselling

Supportive housing services -- for seniors requiring higher level of care, 24 hour on site services at Alexandra Park Apartments and Tam O'Shanter Towers, emergency response services

Wellness and Social Program -- social, recreational and educational programs for persons 50 years and older, drop-in centre, friendship groups, interest classes, outings

Retirement Home Seniors Apartments and Life Lease Residence providing a Christian environment which meets the physical, spiritual, emotional and social needs or residents. Accommodation and services at:

• Shepherd Lodge and Shepherd Terrace Long Term Care Facilities (see separate entries)
• Shepherd Terrace Retirement Suites
• Shepherd Manor Seniors Apartments
• Shepherd Gardens Life Lease Residences. The home is a designated Pentecostal facility.

Services and Programs:

• Shepherd Gardens - Life Lease
• Shepherd Lodge - Long Term Care Home
• Shepherd Manor - Seniors Apartments
• Shepherd Terrace - Retirement Residence

Life lease facility * 115 one and two bedroom suites ranging in size from 679 to 1284 square feet * it is located close to hospitals, churches, Agincourt Court Mall, the public library and Tam O'Shanter Golf Course

Suites feature:

• living and dining room
• eat-in kitchen
• heated solarium
• storage and closet
• laundry closet with rough-in for clothes washer and dryer
• ensuite bathroom off of master bedroom
• heating and air conditioning
• mart-metered electrical service

Amenities include:

• Resident lounges and social rooms
• Games, exercise and reading rooms
• Main floor common room with kitchen
• Coin-operated laundry rooms on the second and fifth floors
• Workshop/crafts/hobby room
• Car wash bay
• Garbage chute and Recycling room
• Exercise and fitness rooms
• Bike and scooter storage
• Resident storage lockers
• Two elevators
• Security entrance system
• Underground parking
• TV monitored security surveillance in lobby and parking garage
• Lush landscaped grounds
• Wheelchair accessible common

263 seniors one and two bedroom apartments * 66 apartments available on a rent geared to income basis * building amenities include:

• lounge on each floor
• landscaped garden courtyard
• multi-purpose recreation room
• heated indoor swimming pool
• fitness room
• on-site hair salon
• coin-operated laundry rooms and library

Each apartment has a 4-piece bathroom with grab bars, kitchenette with a stove, refrigerator, sink and pantry (or separate kitchen in some rooms), convenient storage closet, private balcony, individual base-board heating thermostat, wall-to-wall carpeting, window drapes, wall sleeve for air conditioning unit, entry phone, and security channel viewing

Professional wellness services with access to numerous health services such as foot care, vision care, hearing, dental, ultrasound, dermatologist, dietician, massage therapy, Alzheimer Clinic and organized outings and events are also offered

144 Suites Retirement Residence offering independent and assisted living * Christian environment

Assisted Living (Floors 3-5) - Offers single and double occupancy suites, ranging from 215 to 590 square feet with three meals per day and snacks, weekly housekeeping and laundry of linens and towels, emergency response and some care included. Additional care support available for a fee.

Retirement Living (Second Floor) - Offers single and double occupancy suites ranging from 256 to 757 square feet with three meals per day and snacks, weekly housekeeping and laundry of linens and towels, and emergency response included. Care support available for additional fees.

Abbeyfield House Toronto provides supportive housing and meals for vulnerable seniors suffering from loneliness and manageable chronic health issues (but not cognitive impairments) in a family small scale community house located in south Scarborough * availability for 10 residents.

In-home service provided to eligible inidividuals currently residing at St. Paul's L'Amoreaux Centre building with 24-hour on-site personal care and support services to assist frail older adults 65 years and older and adults with physical, functional or cognitive concerns

Eligibility for clients to receive supportive housing services is determined by the inter RAI Community Health Assessment * health care professionals, both internal and external, can make referrals for service initiation * limited supportive housing client spaces available annually

Services include:

• safety reassurance
• 24-hour emergency response
• medication reminding
• light meal preparation
• assistance with personal care
• light homemaking and laundry
• socialization
• care management
• supervised exercise