2023
- 14 benefits of joining a retirement community
- Expert tips on researching retirement homes
- The decision to join a retirement community
- How Brenda solved her elder care dilemma
- How to pay for community living
- Objections to considering a retirement home, with responses
In the spotlight stories
- Are you in your happy place?
- Downsizing tips for senior living: how Chartwell can help
- Four tips for affording senior living — by Chartwell
- How to secure a future you can count on
- Kathleen's story: Enbracing life after a dementia diagnosis
- Key factors to consider when choosing a retirement home
- Memory care at Verve Senior Living
- Moving from caregiver to carer
- Sagecare's homelike setting and holistic dementia care
- Tapestry at Village Gate West’s unique wellness environment
- Why now may be the time to consider senior living (from Chartwell)
Recently added senior living companies
- Cogir real estate
- LEV Senior Living
- Lifetimes Living, Inc.
- Parkland Lifestyle Residences
- Regency Retirement Resorts
New in our seniors' marketplace
2022
New additions
- Airdrie independent living
- Aspira Retirement Living
- Assisted Living Kamloops
- Assisted Living Oshawa
- Brampton independent living
- Brighton retirement homes
- Guelph independent living
- Kelowna independent living
- Kelowna Assisted Living
- Kingston Assisted Living
- Levante Living
- Livita Retirement Residences
- Nanaimo independent living
- Nanaimo Memory Care
- Parksville assisted living
- Parksville retirement homes
- Pickering assisted living
- Richmond Hill Assisted Living
- Stittsville Retirement Homes
Articles from the 20th annual Comfort Life Retirement Guide
- When is the right time to move?
- What lifestyle options are out there?
- How will moving improve my diet?
- How will moving improve my fitness?
- How will I spend my time?
- Who will I live with?
- How do I move easily and smoothly?
New features
- Selling your home in 2022? Move to independent living!
- Think staying in your own home is independence? Think again!
- Making every day matter
- Your memory care options in 2022
- Five keys to successful aging
- Insider Perspectives on retirement homes
- Utiva helps prevent UTIs
- What makes Sifton Properties different?
- Fun times in senior living, in 2022
- George Markow's heroic journey
- Four tipping points in the need for care
2021
New additions
- Berwick Retirement Communities
- Burnaby assisted living
- Campbell River retirement homes
- Edmonton retirement home reviews
- Edmonton supportive living
- Kamloops retirement homes
- Managers' videos series
- Memory care in Calgary
- North Vancouver retirement homes
- Penticton retirement homes
- Richmond, BC assisted living
- Sherwood Park retirement homes
- VRS Communities Society
- Zest Communities
Articles from the 19th annual 2021 Comfort Life retirement guide
- Keep good company. Join a cycle of generosity in retirement homes.
- Do what you love. In the right setting, artists of aging stay attuned.
- Eat well & exercise regularly. Healthy living is part of everyday life in these communities.
- Make the small moments great. Capture the joy of hygge.
Our Inspiring Leaders Series
- What are the biggest trends in the retirement living sector?
- What inspires you to consistently improve?
- What makes you unique in the industry?
- What innovations are coming to market?
- What's the future of retirement-living?
- Active Adult Lifestyle leadership
- Senior living leadership
Leaders in the series:
- Tanya Snow, Bria Communities
- Elaine Wood, Delmanor
- Ernie Hee & Veronica Da Conceicao, OPAL by Element
- Angela Kelly, RN, River Crest Estates
- Kevin Pidgeon, Nautical Lands Group
- Karim Kassam, Optima Living
- Louisa Flinn & Anna Louie, PARC Retirement
- Marie-Josee Lafontaine, Scarborough Retirement Residence;
- Tony DiFruscio, St. Elizabeth Village
Other features
- "He found a new verve"
- Best small towns on the prairies
- Retirement living is more accessible and valuable than ever
- Seven seniors still changing the world (Seniors' Month 2021)
- Seven things you're going to love about The Shores of Port Credit
Updated for 2021:
2020
Articles from the 18th annual 2020 Comfort Life retirement guide
- Forward into the future: retirement homes provide a progressive response
- Live with good people: generosity abounds in retirement communities
- Grow in passion: the artistry of aging well
- Exciting opportunities abound in adult lifestyle
- Independent living: one story
Retirement home safety and preparedness during quarantine:
- I moved during quarantine
- Retirement homes remain welcoming, vibrant places to live, offering excellent care.
- Precautions communities take to protect seniors in their care
- Retirement homes offering virtual tours, during quarantine.
Articles about life in retirement homes now:
- Seniors staying connected (updated in 2021)
- Gratitude for great care and compassion
- Staying healthy and active despite quarantine
- Exceptionally inspiring caregivers and seniors
Resources related to seniors and COVID-19
- How to help seniors during the outbreak
- How to protect seniors during COVID-19
- How to talk to seniors about the seriousness of COVID-19
Features from the Annual Magazine for 2019:
- Find your passion! how seniors rediscover things they really love.
- Friends just outside the door. Profiles how moving into a community leads to an expanded social life.
- Eat what you like with people you love. Profiles dining experiences in top retirement communities.
- Fitness can be fun. Profiles exercise as a natural part of life in the best retirement communities.
- Recapturing happiness. Summarizes all the ways that people find hygge in top communities.
Other recent articles (published from 2016-2019)
Adult Lifestyle
- Aging in Place at Royal Windsor at Balmoral Village
- Finding Paradise at Arbutus Ridge
- It's All Here in Active Lifestyle!
- Retirement Bungalows in Ontario
- Adult Lifestyle in Manitoba
Community Living and Senior Care:
- Alavida Lifestyles in Ottawa
- Alzheimer's Treatment: an Overview
- Assisted Living in Niagara Falls
- Boutique-style retirement communities
- Bradford Ontario Retirement Homes
- Continuing Care
- Convalescent Care
Costs
- Assisted Living Costs in BC
- Assisted Living Costs in Ontario
- Senior Living Costs in Alberta
- Senior Living Costs in BC
- Senior Living Costs in Ontario
- Supportive Living Costs in Albert
- Dementia Care
- Esprit Lifestyle Communities
- Faith-based Retirement Homes
- Home Care Vs. Assisted Living
- Independent living Calgary
- Independent living Ottawa
- Metta Lifestyles
- Moving into Assisted Living
- Moving into Independent Living
- New Homes and Neighbourhoods
- Newly Renovated Communities
- Optima Living
- Palliative Care
- Pros and cons of assisted living
- Pros and cons of independent living
- Respite Care
- Retirement Condos
- Retirement Bungalows
- Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority (RHRA), The
- Retirement Home Testimonials
- Retirement Townhouses
- Senior Apartments
- Seniors' Services
- Smaller retirement communities
- Trial stays
- Welcoming committees, ambassadors, and mentoring
Issues Related to Seniors and Families
- Adult Day Programs: all you need to know about this popular service for seniors
- Advance Care Planning: Living Wills
- Aging Parents' Issues, Problems and Solutions
- Aging in Place: part 1 of a 3 part of our 2017 look at the cost of aging in place
- Aging in Place with Community Support: part 2 of 3
- Ashby Memory Method, The
- Caregiver Benefits: a Detailed Look at Financial Support
- Caregiving: the statistics
- Caregiver Stories
- Discuss Retirement Homes With Your Aging Parents
- Design for Memory Care: Some Recent Trends
- Getting Away: Short term respite care
- Memory Loss: When is it a concern?
- Helping senior parents move
- How to Move Smartly: one story on the value of planning ahead
- I Moved Mom into a Retirement Home (and it turned out great!)
- I Want to Move But What Do I Do With My Stuff?
- Local Health Integration Networks in Ontario (LHINs)
- Moving Out: The Benefits of Finding a Better Place to Live
- Ontario Improving Alzheimer's Support Services
- Personal Support Workers
- Pivotal Aging Innovations: is the senior care industry ready for disruption?
- Pivotal's Master Accredited Senior Agent Program
- Respite Stay in a Retirement Home: part 3 of 3 (see "Aging in Place" above)
- Senior Companion Care
- Seniors and Loneliness: living in community can save lives
- Seniors and Marijuana
- Seniors' moving companies: dos and don'ts
- Senior Orphans: One Story
- Seniors and Real Estate
- Signs It's Time for Assisted Living
- Sundown Syndrome: An overview of symptoms and effects
- Retirement Residence Innovations
- Size Matters: Right Sizing Your Retirement Suite
- When to Move to Memory Care
- Where to retire
Life Inside Retirement Communities
- A New Start with Verve
- Bring Your Own Recipes!
- Food, Glorious Food: Taking the Anxiety Out of Dining
- Fresh Take on Dining at Delmanor, A
- Hazelton Place's Bee Sanctuary
- Independent living is a proactive choice
- Inside V!VA Barrhaven: Ted and Marilyn Fenwick
- LivingBalance at PARC Retirement Living
- Make Every Day Great with Verve Senior Living
- Memory Care Innovations
- Moments, Memories, Food
- Super Senior: Diana Filer
- Super Senior: Adolf Bock
- V!VA Barrhaven Retirement Community's Amenities
- Mobility Dance Program Gives Resident New Lease on LIFE
- Key Ingredient is Passion at Aberdeen Retirement Residence
- Taking a Bite Out of Life, at Scarborough Retirement Residence
- Why Move Into a Retirement Home
General Interest
- 2018 last minute tax tips for older Canadians
- Best Places to Retire in Canada
- Best Places to Retire in Alberta
- Best Places to Retire in BC
- Best Places to Retire in Southwestern Ontario
- Best Small Towns in Ontario
- Comedians on Aging
- Coming to Terms with the T2201
- Five Fastest Growing Activities for Seniors, The
- How to Live a Longer, Healthier Life! Lead article in 2018 magazine
- Living with Intent: Three Most Important Questions
- Loving Life in Retirement!
- Our Aging Population: The Statistics
- Oliver Sacks on Living a Life with Meaning
- Paul Simon on Life and Retirement
- Poet and the Philosopher on Longevity and Loss, The
- Positive Aging Quotes
- Senior Care Glossary
- Six Reasons You Need More Music in Your Life
- Time for a Change: Annie Dillard
- Tips to Improving Mental Health
- Women and Aging: ten sages weigh in on how to deal with aging
- Why is ageism acceptable?
