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- About Alzheimer's and memory care
- Why choose a memory care home?
- A survey of the costs of memory care in a Toronto retirement home
Finding professional care for a family member suffering from Alzheimer's will provide you with ease of mind. The city of Toronto offers a wide variety of Alzheimer's care facilities in cities and boroughs throughout the GTA. You'll find world class help in facilities here, including homes in Mississauga, the Beaches, York Region and elsewhere.
Retirement homes throughout the Greater Toronto Area have rich experience working with Alzheimer' patients. Many Alzheimer’s care senior homes feature certified nursing staff on site 24 hours a day.
IN-DEPTH REPORTSMemory care in Toronto
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The Briton House
720 Mt. Pleasant Road, Toronto,
Ontario, M4S 2N7
Family-owned and operated, the Briton House is dedicated to the highest standards of service. Offering a full continuum of care, a variety of amenities and suites, home-cooked meals, and a 15,000 sq. ft. indoor garden.
Lifestyle Options: Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Queens Estate Retirement Residence - Metta Lifestyles
265 Queens Drive, Toronto,
Ontario, M6L 3C6
At Queens Estate, we offer a complete range of care services in a welcoming environment. Whether it's our compassionate staff, fresh homemade meals, or exciting and engaging activities, you will truly feel at home.
Lifestyle Options: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Aspira Kensington Place Retirement Living
866 Sheppard Avenue West, Toronto,
Ontario, M3H 2T5
A resort-like retirement residence in Toronto featuring a fitness centre, beauty salon and a variety of other luxuries, including a private dining room and more.
Lifestyle Options: Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Baycrest Terraces
55 Ameer Avenue, Toronto,
Ontario, M6A 2Z1
We are Toronto's Finest Kosher Retirement Residence located on the Baycrest campus. We offer Independent & Assisted Living and Memory Care. Baycrest Terraces, "Where Life Thrives". Call us today for more information.
Lifestyle Options: Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care
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The Dunfield Retirement Residence
77 Dunfield Avenue, Toronto,
Ontario, M4S 2H3
The Dunfield Retirement Residence has established a new standard in senior retirement living in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) with 177 spacious apartments. Where people come to LIVE!
Lifestyle Options: Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care
New Horizons Tower
1140 Bloor Street West, Toronto,
Ontario, M6H 4E6
A well-established not-for-profit, NHT is committed to enriching the lives of seniors. Gracious dining & café, a terrace garden, daily fitness, a vibrant Concert Series - there is plenty for residents to enjoy at NHT!
Lifestyle Options: Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care
IN-DEPTH REPORTSHome care companies in Toronto
In-Home Assisted Living Inc.
2 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto,
Ontario, M4V 3A1
In-Home Assisted Living offers caregivers and nurses to help seniors and people with medical challenges to remain living in their own home with safety and comfort. Also ask about our hospital bedside support.
Lifestyle Options: Respite care, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Long-term care, Home Care
Nurse For Care
2390 Eglinton Avene East, Suite #224, Toronto,
Ontario, M1K 2P5
We offer Caregiver, PSW & RPN services in a Customized, Affordable way to all ages & needs in GTA, Hamilton, Durham, Sudbury or anywhere in Ontario at Home, Hospital, Rehab, Retirement home, & Long-term care facilities.
Lifestyle Options: Respite care, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Long-term care, Home Care
About Alzheimer's and memory care
The most common form of dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease has no known cure, and treatments of the disease have nominal effects by and large, even including pharmaceutical approaches. Some memory care therapies have been shown to alleviate symptoms of this dementia and can offer brief respites of clarity for patients. This progressive disease robs people of memory and normal cognitive functioning over time (often progressing at different rates for different people). For a closer look at care for other types of dementia, see our page on dementia care options in Toronto.
To find out more about the causes, symptoms, differences and treatments of Alzheimer's disease and dementia download our free Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Handbook eBook.
Why choose a memory care home?
Professional care for seniors with Alzheimer's has progressed immensely over the past few decades, in terms of helping patients and dealing with the effects of the disease. Care homes now offer secure wandering paths, colour-coded hallways, and various dedicated dementia therapies. Homes are well-secured so families can rest assured that their loved one is safe.
Some therapies focus on art, music and other creative pursuits that help sufferers exercise their minds. Snoezelen therapy rooms are available at some care homes, used since the early 1990's and still considered a proper stimulant that can slow the progress of the disease.
Homes also offer a social environment where seniors with Alzheimer's see others around them their own age and feel some assurance from that. Memory care facilities, designed specifically for this purpose, offer an up-to-date environment that protects sufferers.
Be sure to read Toronto retirement home reviews before you commit to any senior care in Toronto.
While home care and family-given care are ideal ways to deal with the disease, especially in its early stages, many families ultimately seek long-term care or an Alzheimer's care home. This care might be part of the continuum of care offered in any of these Toronto retirement facilities, but the care offered is intensive and may include a personal service worker or other professionalized caregiving.
Since a diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease is terminal, caregivers might holistically plan ahead and consider homes that have both memory care and palliative care. Homes also offer respite care stays that allow caregivers of dementia sufferers a break from caregiving, as per allowances by the provincially run CCACs.
A survey of the costs of memory care in a Toronto retirement home
Memory care is an intensive program of therapy in an environment dedicated to helping Alzheimer's sufferers. Government run long-term care homes may start at about $2800. A suite in a well-appointed care home in a Toronto suburb may start at about $3,900, and will include all the usual retirement amenities (meals, housekeeping, etc.), as well as dedicated care options like transfer assistance, incontinence care and other professionalized care by highly trained staff. Consult the listings for homes on this page to learn more about costs and care offered.
Giving your loved one the best care available is a wonderful way of alleviating the losses associated with Alzheimer's. This also makes it more appealing for family to visit.
