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- Senior living in Cornwall and area
- Types of care available in Cornwall retirement homes
- How to research choosing, financing, and moving
Listed below are retirement homes in Cornwall, Ontario, and the surrounding area. These communities being best-in-class senior living to the city of Cornwall.
IN-DEPTH REPORTSRetirement communities in Cornwall
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Chartwell McConnell Retirement Residence
801 4th Street East, Cornwall,
Ontario, K6H 7M8
Bilingual retirement community in Cornwall offering the social and supportive lifestyle you deserve.
Lifestyle Options: Apartments, Independent Living
Senior living in Cornwall and area
Living alone in your own home seems like independence but is it?
Here are a few questions to consider when it comes to freedom and independence:
- Are you free to step outside your door and meet dozens of people your age?
- Are you free to do whatever you want while someone else does all the cooking and cleaning?
- Are you free from loneliness?
People move to a Cornwall senior living retirement home because it’s liberating for them. They find the new environment refreshing and rejuvenating. People find that life is “on a whole new level.” Many will say, “I didn’t know I could live this well” or “I didn’t know I could afford to live like this.” One Cornwall senior tells us: “I now live with some old friends from the past and I’ve made new friends by discovering connections with people here. This is the best move I ever made.”
Retirement homes in Cornwall reconnect you with a larger world. They combine a comfortable atmosphere with a small-town feel. It creates a tight-knit community where people look out for each other and “everybody knows your name.”
Staff is also a key part of the community in Cornwall senior living. They take care of all the housework and treat you like a member of their own family, giving you caring service. This can include medication administration, mobility support, and help with dressing. This also helps increase your independence.
There's so much more. Included in the superb seniors' care provided at homes here, you will find some or all of the following services:
- medical specialty services
- assisted living services
- active living and independent living
- computer and Internet availability
- personal care such as a spa
Types of care available in Cornwall retirement homes
Here’s a look at some of the basic levels of care in a retirement home and how they differ from each other:
Senior apartments in Cornwall
These are often reasonably priced compared to typical apartment rentals. You can use some retirement home services and amenities and participate in the community. If you want services like housekeeping or cooking, you may need to pay extra.
Learn much more about senior apartments.
Independent living in Cornwall
This is ideal for seniors who are tired of the following things:
- Cooking for yourself
- Needing to go out to meet friends
- Sitting at home with nothing to do
- Going up and down stairs
That’s just the tip of the iceberg in how independent senior living improves your life. Move into a retirement home and you’ll find lots to do daily, friends around every corner, and an entire building custom-made for you. Meals are prepared by someone else. Someone else cleans your bedding. You’re catered to!
And in some cases, if you need assistance with something, you can add that service. An increasing number of retirement homes offer independent living with support.
Assisted living in Cornwall retirement homes
When you need help with typical daily activities or require extra nursing care, assisted living for seniors is the right choice. Assisted living typically covers support for any of the following activities of daily living (ADLs):
- Bathing
- Feeding
- Dressing
- Transferring (moving from a bed to a wheelchair, for example)
- Going to the bathroom
- Taking medication
Support staff in assisted living include personal service workers (PSWs) and perhaps even nurses who can help you daily. Learn more from communities.
Retirement homes also offer higher levels of care. Learn more about the following:
How to research choosing, financing, and moving
Learn much more about the decision and moving process at the following links:
- Steps in the choosing process
- Questions to ask about costs while touring
- How to cover the costs of retirement living
- Tips for making the move smoothly
Find the right Cornwall retirement community using our Retirement Tour Checklist. This indispensable guidebook gives you all the right questions to ask communities.
