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Ottawa Assisted Living

Retirement homes with assistive care, in The National Capital Region

For seniors and families, in Ottawa, assisted living care offers a reprieve from a variety of inconveniences and problems faced by elderly family members no longer able to live independently. If seniors consider the move into a retirement care home difficult, it need not be. Ottawa's assisted living retirement homes improve life and present new opportunities for improvement in health, outlook and vitality.

Assisted living is on a continuum of care between independent living and long-term care. In Assisted Living, you may receive help with any of mobility, bathing, dressing, feeding, transfer assistance, medication administration, incontinence care and more. In addition, as part of life in a retirement home you are able to participate in communal dining, you will have weekly housekeeping, and many of your monthly bills will be covered under one umbrella cost. Ottawa's assisted senior living homes offer care that is second to none. 

Features you can expect in an Ottawa retirement residence

In addition to the basic care and amenities noted above, retirement homes listed here might also offer a variety of excellent features that make living there amazing. Appealing features in some retirement homes include the following: 

• Billiards room where you can lounge with other residents
• Hairdressing salon where you can have regular hair care
• An in-house pub or bar where you can enjoy a drink with your new friends
• Fitness studio to help you maintain your strength, stay healthy and fit
• Walking and hiking paths where you can take a stroll and enjoy the beauty of outdoor Ottawa

A number of Ottawa retirement homes with assisted living care are located along the Rideau or Ottawa Rivers, where you can enjoy the outdoor scenery along groomed trails, either with friends or family when they visit.

Read Ottawa retirement home reviews before you choose!

How assisted living relieves both seniors and families

Assisted living homes offer exceptional care for people who may have concerns over deteriorating health or who have suffered serious health setbacks such as strokes. Seniors and families may have resistance to the idea of moving into a retirement home but there can come a time when it is the right decision to make. When it comes to this, though, many people are surprised and even delighted at the caring environment offered in today's retirement homes. Over time, we at Comfort Life have heard many stories of people who were reluctant to move into assisted living but who ended up enjoying the move. 

Mary is one example of a senior who moved into an Ottawa senior living home, only after some coaxing. "It was hard to leave my home and my old neighbourhood," she told us. However, she was no longer able to care for her husband who required daily assistance in simply getting around the home.  Mary was advised by her family doctor to move into seniors' care. Once she moved in, though, she adjusted to the change and as she told us, "I am amazed at how much I feel at home here! There's so much to do, and it is such a wonderful environment!"

Families also find it comforting. Dora moved her mother into assisted living in an Ottawa seniors' home and found great relief at no longer having to worry. "My mother is at a very vulnerable time of her life, and it's so wonderful to see her in an environment where everyone knows here and understands her needs. She's gotten some of her strength back, and that would not have been possible without the staff and environment here."  

Assisted living care homes are a great improvement over homes seniors have lived in since they bought them many years ago. Few older homes are designed for accessibility or safety. Retirement homes like those listed here offer up-to-date design, new facilities, elevators, wheel chair accessibility and of course, caring staff on hand round-the-clock to care for any needs that arise. 

Costs of assisted living in Ottawa and area retirement homes

In retirement homes throughout Ottawa, assisted living comes at a variety of costs, depending on the quality of the home, its location and other factors. We list homes in Ottawa and a number of surrounding suburbs including Kanata, Orleans and other towns. Here's a look at a spectrum of monthly rates and what you get for those prices. 

Those are just some samples of what you might pay. Consult each of the care homes listed here to get all the details of service costs. We take another look at this on our Ontario assisted living costs page under a survey of Ottawa Region. 

When considering the costs of any Ottawa retirement home, it's important to remember that one umbrella covers every monthly and yearly bill you are used to paying in your own home. Consider the list of what's covered: heat, hydro, property taxes, groceries, appliances, implements and all your other household goods, upkeep like roofing, interior decorating and all the other many costs you pay at home. Many people are surprised at the fact that, when they do the accounting, it is much cheaper live in an assisted living unit than to live in their own home.

If you move into assisted living, you may qualify for benefits and financing not otherwise available. You can read about long term care insurance for assisted living care. Paying for Assisted Living need not be prohibitive for families, and there are a variety of funding options and payment options opened up by care homes. We also offer an overview of typical options for paying for assisted living and other senior care.