Residence Amenities & Services

• Arts and crafts
• Billiards
• Community Garden
• Computers
• Emergency call system (pendent)
• Fitness Studio
• Games Room
• Hairdresser
• Hobby kitchen
• Internet
• Laundry machines
• Library
• Mail box
• Onsite foot care
• Parking (indoor)
• Parking (outdoor)
• Party room
• Patio/Courtyard/BBQ
• Pet friendly
• Pool - indoor
• Private bus for outings, regular trips
• Private dining room for family/friends
• Pub/Bar
• Putting Green
• Religious Services & Holiday Celebrations
• Spa tub or shower room
• Spa/Beauty Salon
• Wellness Center
• Wheelchair (electric)

Programs & Activities

• Arts and Crafts
• Bible Classes
• Billiards/Pool Tables
• Bingo
• Bocce Ball
• Brain Fitness
• Card Games
• Continued education
• Entertainment
• Excursions
• Exercise Program
• Movie Nights
• Parties
• Shuffleboard
• Theatre
• Weekly Shopping Trips & Excursions

Meal Service

• Bistro: Resident and family (daytime)
• Room Service (extra fee)
• Table service
• Tray service in suite (included)

Seating Type

• Open seating

Special Diets

• Diabetic
• Gluten Free

• Chest x-ray
• Medical form completed by family doctor
• Personal Interview

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The Bowl

The Bowl Some people move homes very little, some move very often. I am one of the latter. As we move to our second home here in London, I pack up the fragile items from the hutch, the one that belonged to my Aunt Jennie (Quarrie) who also happened to live here in London, and wrap them carefully in the moving paper. As I pick up a large “V” shaped glass potato chip bowl, I see the 1950’s patterned paint slightly faded in some spots, and there is the matching yet smaller bowl, that attaches to hold the dip. I think about packing it carefully so it doesn’t break. My mind drifts to the future, and I think about the type of comments my teenage daughters’ friends will have when they see it out at our house parties. Realistically they won’t appreciate its history, but “Retro” does have the chance of coming back….again. It could be cool, it could just be odd, or even go unnoticed. Then my mind drifts off to think about how many moves this bowl has survived. With my mother, it would have been from London, to the States, and back to Ontario again. St. Thomas, Owen Sound, Guelph, Windsor, back to, and a few more times around Guelph. I don’t remember exactly when she handed it down to me, but it has survived at least four moves with my own family, including our move here from Cambridge a few years ago. I read an article once, about not just carefully displaying special items, but using them with joy and celebration while you have them, as memories do not need to be replaced if it breaks. The chip bowl will sit out proudly in the next house, and hopefully will survive not too many more moves, until I am retired, relaxing with a movie, and my chips and dip. ...

Richmond Woods is a spectacularly well-appointed, award-winning London retirement home that encourages a carefree lifestyle and improved wellness in its residents. The environment is full of astonishing features ranging from a theatre to a beauty salon to a health and wellness centre, where residents encourage each other and exercise together. The centralized piano lounge is a great space where people get together, have impromptu sing-alongs or simply meet and greet and chat.

Care features include recreational events as well as onsite help with personal care and medication management. The indoor swimming pool is a bright, active gathering place, with wide windows to let in the sunshine. Activities include fitness classes as well as recreational swimming. Every day activities include billiards, games, entertainment, a library, bingo, Bible study, bocce ball, and the list goes on.