Nursing Homes
 

Nursing Homes

An outmoded term, outdated preconceptions

"Nursing home" is still a phrase used by people to describe long term care in Canada. Although the use of the term "nursing home" is still tolerated, it is not used by people within the retirement home industry. Indeed, there are many retirement homes that do not offer long term care.

If you are looking for more information about long term care we do discuss this under long term care nursing homes. There is a perception among a percentage of people that all retirement homes are nursing homes. That is simply not the case, of course. Most retirement homes today offer people the ability to live in community with people their own age and with similar interests.

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The Village of Humber Heights
Etobicoke, Ontario
The Village of Humber Heights in Etobicoke offers different levels of service from independent apartments with meals to assisted living to long-term care.
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The Village of Riverside Glen
Guelph, Ontario
This elegant Guelph retirement home offers a range of care including assisted living and long term care, serviced by a friendly, caring staff.
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The Village of Tansley Woods
Burlington, Ontario
Elegant Burlington, Ontario retirement home including everything from the current long term care to new independent living suites, offering various seniors services.
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The Village of Taunton Mills
Whitby, Ontario
The Village of Taunton Mills in Whitby presents several levels of service from seniors' apartments with meals to assisted living to long-term care.
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The Village of Winston Park
Kitchener, Ontario
This elegant retirement residence in Kitchener-Waterloo offers a continuum of care from long-term care to assisted living to independent living seniors apartments.
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All Seniors Care - Ontario
Stratford / Ottawa, Ontario
With homes in Stratford and Ottawa, Ontario, All Seniors Care encourages active and vibrant living in a supportive, comfortable and safe environment.
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Christie Gardens
Toronto,
A distinctive retirement community in the heart of Toronto, Christie Gardens offers independence for mature adults with life lease suites and a variety of amenities.
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Harmony Court
Burnaby, British Columbia
A retirement home in the heart of Burnaby, BC offering seniors ease-of-living thanks to friendly staff, a hair salon, numerous landscaped gardens and much more.
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Qualicare
Across Canada,
We specialize in caring for patients with ALS, Alzheimer’s, cancer and dementia. We also support people during and after hospital stays.
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Riverwood Senior Living
Alliston, Ontario
This Alliston, Ontario retirement home offers independent living and a variety of seniors' care including Alzheimer's support, PSW's and more.
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The Erinview
Mississauga, Ontario
An excellent, well-respected Mississauga retirement home that provides a continuum of care for seniors including Alzheimer's care, Assisted Living and more.
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The Wellington
Hamilton, Ontario
This award winning Hamilton retiremetn home offers varying senior care,just minutes away from shopping, theatres, restaurants and major transportation links.
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Today's retirement homes offer activities far beyond "bingo and lawn bowling." There are retirement homes with indoor golf greens and there are homes that back onto 18 hole golf courses. There are a variety of activities including much ballyhooed video games. There are retirement communities that offer residents complete freedom - including freedom from people younger than 50.

And there are homes that smartly offer residents some care options. Some homes include nursing or hospice care. This does not make these places nursing homes. This is simply a way of accounting for people with a wide variety of needs. This model, of course, goes far beyond blanket treatment of elderly residents.

When we hear the phrase "nursing home" we know that people are assuming that their only option in retirement is to find a home in a dreary place where they may be neglected or treated poorly. Although this does still happen, the retirement homes represented on the pages of Comfort Life and comfortlife.ca are high end, offering excellent care for residents with a wide range of abilities.

Whatever you call them - be it "retirement homes," "retirement communities," "old folks homes," "senior housing" or "nursing homes," - search here.

Or you can use our listings pages to find homes in your province:
Take a closer look at British Columbia nursing homes
Find out your options in Alberta nursing homes
Read up on Manitoba nursing homes
Get an overview of Ontario nursing homes
Cherchez des Quebec nursing homes
Learn all about Maritimes nursing homes

Homes listed below offer long term care and offer care that is far superior to any popular ideas about nursing homes. We urge you to take a close look and consider finding the very best care for your loved one.

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