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- The benefits of respite care in an Etobicoke retirement home
- On respite care in Ontario and associated costs
- Other short stays vs. respite stays
- Resources to help you research options
Below are Etobicoke retirement homes ideal for respite care stays. Taking a rest from caregiving benefits your mental health and improves your ability to give care. Other benefits are built in when you use a retirement home for respite care (see further below). Reach out to the communities listed below to learn more about how it works and what they offer.
IN-DEPTH REPORTSEtobicoke retirement homes with respite care
Delmanor Prince Edward
4180 Dundas Street West, Etobicoke,
Ontario, M8X 1X8
Situated in a treed ravine setting overlooking the Humber River, Delmanor Prince Edward provides vistas that vary from the serenity of the adjacent valley to the resplendence of the Toronto downtown skyline!
Lifestyle Options: Independent Living, Assisted Living
Parkland on Eglinton West
4650 Eglinton Ave. W., Etobicoke,
Ontario, M9A 0E3
Parkland on Eglinton West offers Lifestyle Apartments, All-Inclusive Lifestyle and Supportive Lifestyle options for seniors. Parkland makes it easy for you to do more of what you love!
Lifestyle Options: Apartments, Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care
Delmanor West Village
15 Summerland Terrace, Etobicoke,
Ontario, M9A 0B5
Delmanor West Village is an active aging community that offers residents unlimited opportunities to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle and improve their physical, mental and social well-being
Lifestyle Options: Independent Living
The Village of Humber Heights
2245 Lawrence Avenue West, Etobicoke,
Ontario, M9P 3W3
The Village of Humber Heights is a retirement community that offers various lifestyle options and levels of services ranging from independent living with meals, to assisted living, memory care, and long-term care.
Lifestyle Options: Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Long-term care
The benefits of respite care in an Etobicoke retirement home
The obvious advantage is that you get a break from caregiving. Beyond that, though, senior care homes offer the following:
1. The enriched setting offers peace of mind. Retirement homes listed above offer excellent care, accommodations, amenities, and activities for seniors. They also have care workers, perhaps nurses, health services, and a doctor on call. No matter what, the care available is superior to many other options. Put your loved one in good hands.
2. Learn professional caregiving techniques. If your loved one has dementia like Alzheimer’s Disease, you’ll see how professional care workers deal with the negative responsive behaviours associated with this. Special training for staff includes techniques in gentle persuasion or virtual dementia training, both teaching specific tactics in professional care.
3. See retirement homes’ care and community in action. If your loved one has a degenerative disease, you can consider this a trial stay. See the benefits of having meals prepared daily. Check out the amenities. Join in activities if possible. It can help open eyes for you and your loved one.
On respite care in Ontario and associated costs
Home and Community Support Services in Etobicoke (HCSS) works with various government services including long-term care providers. They offer recommendations about care. In Ontario, you can procure respite care for 60 days in a row and 90 days in any calendar year. Funding works similarly to long-term care. Care costs are covered by the province while families are responsible for room and board. Conditions apply, although one reason for this can be simply wanting a vacation. Get more details from ontario.ca.
Fees for this kind of stay in an Etobicoke retirement home start at approximately $100 a day, while a community with superior amenities starts from $175 per day. Communities linked above can tell you more.
Adult day programs start at about $25 per hour. Professional programs like those listed on the linked page don’t have waiting lists. Government programs may be free but will often require you to put your name on a waiting list.
Home care in Toronto can also provide respite care, starting at around $45 an hour.
Other short stays vs. respite stays
Other types of retirement homes’ short stays can be a respite for caregivers.
Retirement home trial stays are ideally a two-week stay that gives families a break, doubling as a tryout of senior living. Seniors and families have their eyes opened to the remarkable world of 21st-century senior living. These are not your great-grandma’s nursing homes!
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