Video reviews of retirement communities in Canada | Insider perspectives

First-hand conversations with residents, families, and staff inside senior living communities help you find the best retirement home for you

Comfort Life’s Insider Perspective videos are real, first-hand reviews of retirement communities across Canada. Each video is based on a direct and recorded conversation between Comfort Life staff and people with lived experience inside the community, including residents, adult children, family members, and senior living staff.

These video reviews help you and your family learn:

What do residents appreciate most about the community?
How are care, lifestyle, meals, activities, and staff support experienced day to day?
How did moving affect the resident’s quality of life?
How do families feel before, during, and after the transition?
What advice do residents and families have for others researching retirement homes?
What makes each community feel different from other senior living options?

If you're researching senior living options, including retirement homes, assisted living, independent living, memory care, seniors’ apartments, or active adult communities, these videos offer a personal and trustworthy way to compare options. They help answer the questions that matter most: What is daily life really like? How supported do residents feel? How involved are families? What changed after the move? And what would others want you to know before making this decision?

You can filter by city, lifestyle option, or video type to find stories that reflect the kind of retirement living experience you are researching.

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Assisted living

The Village of Riverside Glen

Guelph, Ontario

Sherrill Heatherington, Family Member

Search	Lifestyle	VType
The Village of Riverside Glen Guelph Ontario	Assisted living	family
Berwick On The Lake Nanaimo British Columbia	Independent living	resident
Berwick On The Park South Kamloops British Columbia	Independent living \| Assisted living	family
Canterbury Place Retirement Residence - Verve Senior Living North York Ontario	Independent living	resident
Courtyard Gardens - Verve Senior Living Richmond British Columbia	Independent living	resident
Berwick by the Sea Campbell River British Columbia	Independent living	resident
Berwick Parksville Parksville British Columbia	Independent living	resident
The Concorde Retirement Residence - Verve Senior Living Penticton British Columbia	Independent living	resident
Berwick On The Lake Nanaimo British Columbia	Independent living	resident
Berwick Qualicum Beach Qualicum Beach British Columbia	Independent living	resident
The Wellington Retirement Residence Medicine Hat Alberta	Independent living	resident
The Residence at Orchards Walk Kamloops British Columbia	Independent living	resident
Berwick Royal Oak Victoria British Columbia	Independent living	resident
Holland Gardens - Verve Senior Living Bradford Ontario	Independent living \| Assisted living	resident
Courtyard Gardens - Verve Senior Living Richmond British Columbia	Independent living	resident
Carp Commons Retirement Village - Verve Senior Living Carp Ontario	Independent living	resident
Hawthorn Park Retirement Community - Verve Senior Living Kelowna British Columbia	Independent living	resident
The Village Langley - Verve Senior Living Langley British Columbia	Memory care	family
Dr. Hemstock Retirement Residence and Hearthstone Place Verve Senior Living Lloydminster Alberta	Independent living	resident
The Concorde Retirement Residence - Verve Senior Living Penticton British Columbia	Independent living	resident
Thornebridge Gardens - Verve Senior Living New Westminster British Columbia	Undetermined	family
Gilmore Gardens - Verve Senior Living Richmond British Columbia	Independent living	family
Amica Dundas Dundas Ontario		management
The Heritage - Verve Senior Living West Kelowna British Columbia	Independent living \| Assisted living	resident
Berwick On The Park South Kamloops British Columbia	Independent living	resident
Berwick House Victoria British Columbia	Independent living	resident
Amica Dundas Dundas Ontario	Independent living	resident
Parkland on Eglinton West Etobicoke Ontario	Independent living	resident
St. Elizabeth Village Hamilton Ontario		management
Arbourside Court Surrey British Columbia		management
Hazelton Place Retirement Residence - Verve Senior Living Toronto Ontario		management
Sherwood House Duncan British Columbia	Independent living	family
Chartwell Erinview Mississauga Ontario		management
Four Elms Retirement Residence - Verve Senior Living Thornhill Ontario	Independent living	resident
The Briton House Toronto Ontario	Assisted living	family
Crown Ridge Retirement Residence Trenton Ontario		management
Richmond Hill Retirement Residence - Verve Senior Living Richmond Hill Ontario		management
River Ridge Seniors Village Medicine Hat Alberta	Independent living \| Assisted living	family
Emerald Gardens Retirement Residence Grande Prairie Alberta	Independent living	family
Parkland on the Glen Mississauga Ontario		management
Chateau Glengarry Retirement Alexandria Ontario	Independent living	family
Prince of Peace Rocky View County Alberta	Independent living	resident
Sagecare 147 Elder Street North York Ontario	Memory care	family
Delmanor Prince Edward Etobicoke Ontario		management
Evergreen Retirement Community - Verve Senior Living Mississauga Ontario	Independent living	family
Delmanor Glen Abbey Oakville Ontario		management
Sherwood House Duncan British Columbia		management
Scarborough Retirement Residence Scarborough Ontario	Independent living	family
The Dunfield Retirement Residence Toronto Ontario		management
The Roxborough Retirement Residence - Verve Senior Living Newmarket Ontario	Independent living \| Assisted living	family
Hawthorn Park Retirement Community - Verve Senior Living Kelowna British Columbia	Independent living	family
The Briton House Toronto Ontario		management
Greystone Manor Retirement Residence Maple Ridge British Columbia		management
White Cliffe Terrace - Verve Senior Living Courtice Ontario	Independent living	resident
The Village at University Gates Waterloo Ontario	Assisted living \| Memory care	family
Magnolia Gardens Langley British Columbia	Independent living	resident
Emerald Gardens Retirement Residence Grande Prairie Alberta		management
Chartwell Dorchester Terrace Retirement Community Dorchester Ontario		management
The Shores of Port Credit - Verve Senior Living Mississauga Ontario		management
Prince of Peace Rocky View County Alberta	Independent living	family
Wintergreene Estates - Verve Senior Living Regina Saskatchewan		management
Holland Gardens - Verve Senior Living Bradford Ontario	Independent living	family
Delmanor Elgin Mills Richmond Hill Ontario		management
The Village of Arbour Trails Guelph Ontario	Independent living	family
Scarborough Retirement Residence Scarborough Ontario		management
The Concorde Retirement Residence - Verve Senior Living Penticton British Columbia		management
Delmanor Northtown North York Ontario		management
Courtyard Gardens - Verve Senior Living Richmond British Columbia	Independent living	resident
The Roxborough Retirement Residence - Verve Senior Living Newmarket Ontario		management
The Village of Winston Park Kitchener Ontario	Assisted living	family
White Cliffe Terrace - Verve Senior Living Courtice Ontario	Independent living	family
The Riverine Napanee Ontario		management
Queens Estate Retirement Residence - Metta Lifestyles Toronto Ontario		management
The Village of Wentworth Heights Hamilton Ontario	Independent living	family
The Village of Erin Meadows Mississauga Ontario	Independent living \| Memory care	family
Berwick Parksville Parksville British Columbia		management
Chartwell Palermo Village Oakville Ontario	Independent living \| Assisted living	family
Richmond Hill Retirement Residence - Verve Senior Living Richmond Hill Ontario	Independent living	family
Arbourside Court Surrey British Columbia	Independent living \| Assisted living	family
Hazelton Place Retirement Residence - Verve Senior Living Toronto Ontario	Independent living	family
Sherwood House Duncan British Columbia	Independent living	resident
Courtyard Gardens - Verve Senior Living Richmond British Columbia	Assisted living	family
VIVA Thornhill Woods Vaughan Ontario	Independent living	family
Gilmore Gardens - Verve Senior Living Richmond British Columbia	Independent living	family
Thornebridge Gardens - Verve Senior Living New Westminster British Columbia	Independent living	family
The Briton House Toronto Ontario	Independent living	resident
Chartwell Longworth Retirement Residence London Ontario		management
Greenview Seniors Residence - Metta Lifestyles North York Ontario		management
The Wellington Retirement Residence Medicine Hat Alberta		management
The Residence at Orchards Walk Kamloops British Columbia		management
Parkland on the Glen Mississauga Ontario	Independent living	family
Arabella Retirement Living Belleville Ontario	Independent living	family
Dr. Hemstock Retirement Residence and Hearthstone Place Verve Senior Living Lloydminster Alberta		management
Sagecare 147 Elder Street North York Ontario	Memory care	family
Granville Gardens - Verve Senior Living Vancouver British Columbia	Assisted living	family
Carp Commons Retirement Village - Verve Senior Living Carp Ontario		management

Video reviews of retirement communities in Canada | Insider perspectives

First-hand conversations with residents, families, and staff inside senior living communities help you find the best retirement home for you

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