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Assisted living residence, includes independent living program, day support, respite, family home services, and recreation

• capacity 33
• 24-hour support and supervision

Provides retirement living options and assisted living, and respite care for seniors

For seniors who need assistance with activities of daily living, but do not need full services of a long term care facility.

Offering 3 two bedroom and 29 one bedroom barrier free apartments which are owned by the County of Simcoe.

Services include:

• 24 hour emergency response system
• communal dining room
• recreational programming
• transportation for clients
• light housekeeping
• light personal care

Offers supportive housing, building on adaptive skills in a supportive environment, with the goal of maximizing independent living skills and optimizing positive coping strategies.

Services include:

• crisis support
• monitoring of medications and effectiveness
• connection to community resources
• ongoing goal based care plans

Facility is located in a rural setting with natural trails, farm animals and local wildlife.

Also offers assistance with any emergent medical needs.

Life Lease community sponsored by IOOF Seniors Homes Inc

• Life Lease project provides an opportunity to purchase an interest in the project and to share in any appreciated value of the building and property
• actual ownership and title to the Life Lease development remains in the name of the sponsoring organization which provides property management and maintenance services
• features 161 condo-style apartments for sale to seniors 60 years and older
• Two five storey buildings with 80 and 81 units independently joined by a connecting pavilion which offers some dining services, fitness room, Wellness Centre with Nurse Practitioner, hairdressing salon and amenities such as a roof top garden for walking, lawn bowling, bocci ball, croquet and putting green
• optional support services such as some meals, housekeeping, and personal care is available

Small, private seniors residence with a family setting, suitable for seniors who do not want to live in a large institution.

• offers long or short term accommodation
• housekeeping and laundry
• 24 hour supervision
• activity program arrangements
• rooms are furnished, but residents can bring own furniture where applicable

Multi-use independent living senior's residential development run by Simcoe County Christian Senior Home Inc

• has 264 one and two bedroom apartments and 20 semi-detached units
• residents may participate in a life lease program or rent a unit
• The Village Square, an amenity building, houses the administrative offices, a community chapel, dining room, coffee shop, hair salon, guest suite, doctor's office, and credit union (an activity/games room and large workshop are located in Eden Hall)
• Eden Hall, and Bethany Gables are 3 story apartment buildings with 66 units each
• Trinity Woods is a 3 1/2 storey building with 64 units
• Sonrise Place is a 3 1/2 story 68 unit apartment building
• there are also 20 semidetached garden homes

Apartment with 80 units providing supportive housing for elderly requiring some assistance with activities of daily living

• 70 1-bedroom units and 10 2-bedroom units
• provides rent geared to income units in accordance with the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care guidelines for Ontario
• Support services include:
  • 24 hour emergency response
  • dining services
  • personal care
  • laundry
  • housekeeping
  • recreational and social programs
  • spiritual care
  • Residents must purchase a monthly support service package which includes a number of meals and a user fee for personal support services, as well as an emergency response service

Has an historical association with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekah Assembly of Ontario

• Part of the 'Aging in Place' program of the NSM Home and Community Care to prevent premature admission to a Long Term Care Home
• Member of the OLTCA (Ontario Long Term Care Association)
• Member of ONPHA (Ontario Non Profit Housing Association)
• Member of North Simcoe Muskoka Community Support Services Coalition

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

Re-developed former Royal Victoria Hospital

• Victoria Village Projects consists of Life Lease apartment suites
• 57 Life Lease Units and 14 Senior Residential Suites

Senior Life Lease Project sponsored by the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd

• project has 28 one and two bedroom units
• provides an opportunity to purchase an interest in the project and to share in any appreciated value of the building and property
• actual ownership and title to the Life Lease development remains in the name of the sponsoring organization which provides property management and maintenance services

Retirement residence, capacity 12

• private suites with own accessible bathrooms
• common living spaces, meals
• 24 hour onsite emergency assistance

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

Long term supportive housing services with 24-hour on site support worker, capacity 130

• assistance with meal preparation, essential housekeeping, personal care, laundry
• medication reminders
• congregate dining
• escort to appointments
• social and recreational activities

Psychogeriatric Case Management
Includes crisis intervention, emergency response, and addictions support

Community Reintegration Program
Alternate level of care (ALC) program, includes intensive individual support to support independent living skills

• capacity 6
• in partnership with Humber River Hospital

Seniors apartment building operated by Toronto Community Housing Corporation * the Supportive Housing Program operates within the building and provides Assisted Living Services (ALS) to residents who currently reside in the building who are 59 years of age and older and meet the program eligibility criteria * ALS includes homemaking, personal hygiene, medication reminders, laundry, meal preparation, security checks, bed making, and changing, wellness/health promotion activities * information about tenancy should be acquired through Toronto Community Housing

Independent-living retirement home * provides daily mass and adoration services on on-site chapel

Designated supportive housing building with 15-hour on-site supervised care and support services to assist frail older adults and adults with physical and multiple disabilities

• essential homemaking and personal care
• 24-hour emergency response system

Services provided:

• meal preparation
• personal care
• medication reminder
• assistance with mobility
• security checks
• emergency response

The County of Simcoe Domiciliary Care Services are designed to provide permanent housing for vulnerable individuals. County of Simcoe contracted Domiciliary Care Service Providers are located throughout Simcoe County.

Clients wishing to be considered for the services may directly contact the facilities listed to arrange for a pre-admission tour although financial subsidy to pay the cost of Domicilary Care housing are approved only through the County of Simcoe.

Domiciliary Care Service Providers are:

Bayview Retirement Home
175 Walnut St
Waubaushene, Ontario
L0K 2C0
Phone: 705-510-0101

Pine Villa Retirement
120 Pine Street
Collingwood, Ontario
L9Y 2N9
Phone: 705-445-8850

Simcoe Terrace
44 Donald Street
Barrie, Ontario
L4N 1E3
Phone: 705-722-5750

Windermere Gardens
55 Peel Street
Barrie, Ontario
L4M 3K9
Phone 705-726-1100

Residence of Lafontaine
323 Lafontaine Rd W
Penetanguishene, Ontario
L9M 1R3
Phone: 705-533-2244

Kayla Retirement Home
84 Coldwater Road West
Orillia, Ontario
L3V 3L4
Phone: 705-327-2464

Blue Mountain Residence
695 Ste Marie Street
Collingwood, Ontario
L9Y 3L4
Phone: 705-445-5203

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

Designated supportive housing 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

Designated supportive housing building with daily on-site personal care and support services to assist frail adults aged 65 years and older with physical, functional or cognitive concerns

Eligibility for clients to receive supportive housing service is determined by the interRAI 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
• assistance with personal care
• light homemaking and laundry
• light meal preparation
• medication reminding
• socialization
• case management
• supervised exercise

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