Housing
About this page - Everyone needs a roof over their head. As we age we may need to downsize and go into a condo or an apartment. There are some really nice retirement villages in Niagara that can also be an option. If we have a disability and need care, there are also places that can take care of those needs. And, there are respite places where a person with a disability can go to relieve a caregiver who might like to go on vacation.
We don't know all of the places available and can use your help locating them. There are lists out there, yes, but most depend on organizational memberships the homes belongs to. We like to build a comprehensive list so everyone has the widest choice possible. Either click on the area you want in the index or scroll down for the entire list.
INDEX
Special products for your home
Publication on alternate living arrangements (see also publications)
Active Adult Guide to new homes in active lifestyle communities
Rest and retirement homes (long-term care)
Supportive Housing Apartments
Active Adult Lifestyle Communities
Housing for people with disabilities
Building from scratch
Special products for your home - In this section we're going to list where to get products that can make huge difference in your home.
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Specializing in non-slip matting for wheelchair ramps that works as well in walk-in freezers, kitchen work area, front steps, decks and docks. Used extensively by Community Living in Niagara. The matting is $16 a square foot and that includes installation in most cases. Consider the cost of a fall in work hours lost or in healing time and it's very reasonable. Charlene can also provide nonslip solutions for bathtubs, showers and all ceramic flooring including ceramic tile, marble, concrete, terrazzo, slate, etc. She can aso treat all tubs, porcelain or fibreglas so they will be nonslip.
The Care Guide is Canada's most comprehensive and compact guide to seniors' housing and care services. Everything seniors and caregivers need to know about making informed decisions on living arrangements and choosing a provider, whether it is in long-term care, assisted living, retirement residences, Alzheimer or hospice care or home health care, can be found in this 5 x 8 inch free glossy magazine. It also features related issues such as community support services, financial and estate planning as well as legal concerns and has a full page of phone numbers under such headings as General Information, Housing, Health & Wellness and Financial Resources. The guide is updated and published every six months. You may visit the website at www.thecareguide.com. The publication is free of charge and can be obtained by calling
1-800-975-9736 or writing to: The Care Guide, 9 Cedarview Dr., PO Box 68230 STN BRM B, Toronto ON M7Y 4W1
Rest and retirement homes and long-term care homes in the Niagara Region
These are privately operated homes, offering accommodation, meals and various personal care services at various costs. These settings also offer vacation care, which can be days, weeks, or months. Vacation care can be used as an introduction to the rest home environment. There is no government financial subsidization in these settings. The homes must meet local bylaws and standards; they are not under the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care.
The information provided may have changed since date of printing by CCAC.
Information is available by contacting the Rest and Retirement Home directly. Some of the homes are members of the Ontario Residential Care Association. For information contact by phone 1 (800)361-7254 or their website at
All People Manor Adult, 215 Broadway Avenue, Welland, ON L3C 5L7 - (905)934-9167
Anchor Pointe, 540 Ontario Street, St. Catharines, ON L2N 1N6 - (905)938-7070
Cavendish Manor, 5781 Dunn Street, Niagara Falls, ON L2G 2N9 - (905)354-2733
Chestnut Court Retirement, Thorold, ON L2V 1Y7 - (905)227-5550
Chippawa Place, 4118 Main Street, Niagara Falls, ON L2G 6C2 - (905)295-6744
Deer Park Villa, 150 Central Villa, Grimsby, ON L3M 4Z3 - (905)945-4164
Eastwood Manor, 348 Eastwood Avenue, Ridgeway, ON L0S 1B0 - (905)894-2036
Grace’s Victorian Lodging, 77 Kent St., Port Colbourne, ON L3K 2Z6 - (905)835-8037
Greycliff Manor, 8158 Lundy’s Lane, Niagara Falls, ON L2H 1H1 - (905)354-5542
Jah-Jireh Home, 4505 Thirty Road, Beamsville, ON L0R 1B5 - (905)563-5495
Lakeside Place, 36 Rosemount Avenue, Port Colbourne, ON L3K 5P7 - (905)835-9677
Lincoln Park, 265 Main Street East, Grimsby, ON L3M 1P7 - (905)562-7357
The Loyalist, 190 King Street, St. Catharines, ON L2R XXX - (905)641-4422
Lundy Manor, 7860 Lundy’s Lane, Niagara Falls, ON L2H 1H1 - (905)356-1511
Magnolia Manor, 86 Canby Street, Port Robinson, ON L0S 1K0 - (905)384-0667
Maplecrest Village,85 Main Street East, Grimsby, ON L3M 1N6 - (905)945-7044
Mount Carmel Home, 78 Yates Street, St. Catharines, ON L2R 5R9 - (905)685-9155
Naomi Rest Home, 108 Haig Street, St. Catharines, ON L2R 6L2 - (905)658-7474
Niagara Arms Retirement, 175/181 Niagara Street, St. Catharines, ON L2R XXX - (905)687-3388
Niagara Retirement Manor, 398 Vine Street, St. Catharines,ON L2M 3S2 - (905)935-1921
Nimigon Retirement Home, 7715 Beaverdams Road, Niagara Falls, ON L2H 2J4 (905)353-0016
The Orchards Retirement, 3421 Fredrick Avenue, Vineland, ON L0R 2C0 - (905)562-7357
Paton Place Retirement Home, 153 Geneva Street, St. Catharines, ON L2R 4N7 - (905)682-3445
Plymouth Cordage, 110 First Street, Welland, ON L3B 4S2 - (905)735-3322
Portal Village Retirement Home, 300/302 Elgin Street, Port Colborne, ON L3K 6A3 - (905)834-0322
Queenchester Terrace, 211 Queenston Street, St. Catharines, ON L2R 3A5 - (905)685-7331
Queenston Place, 6440 Valley Way, Niagara Falls, ON L2E 7E3 - (905)371-2743
Redstacks Ltd., 303 Niagara Boulevard, Fort Erie, ON L2A 3H1 - (905)871-9571
Residence on Garrison Road, 373 Garrison Road Fort Erie, ON L2A 1N1 - (905)871-6410
St. Catharines Place, 113 Scott Street, St. Catharines, ON L2N 7L2 - (905)646-1311
St. Charles Retirement Village, 30 Nova Cresent, Welland, ON L3C 6P8 - (905)788-1844
Scott Manor, 54 Scott Street, St. Catharines, ON L2R 1C9 - (905)682-7334
Sholom Gardens, 12 Bartlett Avenue, Grimsby, ON (905)
Shorthills Villa, 1532 Pelham Street North, Fonthill, ON L0S 1E3 - (905)892-5094
Tufford Manor, 312 Queenston Street, St. Catharines, ON L2P 2X4 - (905)682-0411
United Mennonite Home, 3311 Menno Street, PO Box, Vineland, ON L0R 2C0 - (905)562-7385
Victoria’s Home Adult Living, 803 King Street, Port Colborne, ON L3K 4J3 - (905) 834-6935
Wesley-Robins Retirement Village, 242 First Avenue, Welland, ON L3C 1Y8 - (905) 714-0242
Willoughby Manor Retirement, 3584 Bridgewater Street, Niagara Falls, ON L2G 6H1 - (905)295-6288
Supportive Housing Apartments
Some of the following are apartments that are located on the same site as a long term care facility. Some have Supportive Housing Programs funded through the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. These programs provide supervision and assistance with personal care and other support services.
Inquiries, arrangements for tours and leasing of apartments are made directly with the apartment management/contact person. CCAC Niagara is not involved with the admission into these settings, as they are not long term care facilities (i.e. Nursing Homes, Homes for the Aged).
Edelheim Apartments, Albright Centre, 5035 Mountain Road, Beamsville, ON L0R 1B0 -
(905)563-8252
Heidehof Seniors’ Apartments, 600 Lake Street, St. Catharines, ON L2N 4J4 - (905)935-3344
Niagara Ina Grafton Gage Seniors’ Complex, 413 Linwell Road, St. Catharines, ON L2M 7Y2 -
(905) 935-6822
Pleasant Manor Care Suites, 15 Elden, Virgil, ON L0S 1T0 - (905)468-2234
Portal Village, Independent Living Complex, 300 Elgin Street, Port Colborne, ON L3K 6A3 - (905)834-0322
Residence Richelieu, 349 Tanguay Avenue, Welland, ON L3B 6A1 - (905)732-4833
Tabor Manor Apartments, 1 Tabor Drive, St. Catharines, ON L2N 1V9 - (905) 934-2548
United Mennonite Home - Orchard View Apartments, 3311 Menno Street, Vineland, ON L0R 2C0
Active Adult Lifestyle Communities
There have never been as many choices for seniors’ retirement living as there are today. And with the emphasis on healthy lifestyles, seniors are living longer and enjoying keeping active. Retirement living has really come to life!
Active Adult Lifestyle Communities are springing up all over Niagara and comprise various models of residences: detached, freehold, bungalows and condominiums. As well as outright ownership, some are life lease homes while others are rental units. The following is a list of those we’re familiar with. There are a few here that are not exclusively for seniors but still offer everything you may be looking for. Take the time to visit different communities and check out all the amenities and see what they have to offer. Don't forget, you can always buy support service: caregivers who will come to your home to assist you in whatever way necessary.
Brookhaven – Fonthill – (905) 892-9485
Victory Gardens Condominiums – Fonthill – (905) 680-6000
Chateaux Georgian – Niagara-on-the-Lake – (905) 468-9724
Neighbourhoods of St. David’s – Niagara Falls – 1-888-783-2843 www.stdavid.com
Cascade Estates – Vineland – 1-800-479-9777, (905) 562-7763
Niagara Ina Grafton Gage Retirement Village – St. Catharines – (905) 935-6822 www.niggv.on.ca
The Heatherwood Retirement Residence - 15 Scott St., St. Catharines - (905)321-3849 - 905-646-0000 Ext. 2002 - www.primetimeliving.ca
This magazine is an award-winning guide to new homes in adult-lifestyle communities. It features colour-coded maps along with amenity charts. But that’s not all. This publication also features an assortment of lifestyle contents aimed at those aged 45 + such as food and wine, travel, home and leisure, beauty and a special mainstreet section that highlights small-town Ontario and countryside drives that link communities together.
Active Adult is a full colour, glossy magazine 8” x 10 ¾” with 132 pages. It is a publication of HOMES Publishing Group which recently captured 15 awards in Nashville presented by the Housing Guides of America. Active Adult is published 6 times a year and a 1 year subscription costs $18.00 (incl. GST) and 2 years, 12 issues is $30.00 (incl. GST). It is available at Pharmasave drug store locations as well as many site sales offices and realtors.
Active Adult
178 Main St.
Unionville, ON L3R 2G9
1-800-363-HOME or 905-479-HOME
Housing for people with disabilities
Niagara Regional Housing (NRH)
Ontario March of Dimes
The Ontario March of Dimes has accessible assisted living units in a variety of apartment buildings owned by Niagara Regional Housing (NRH). If you are a consumer of Ontario March of Dimes their support services are free. Please note that there is a waiting list for these apartments. The apartments are at Ridley Terrace on Louth Street in St. Catharines (20 units), Faith Lutheran Villa on Agar Dr. in St. Catharines, Scott Street Supportive Housing on Scott St., St. Catharines (four buildings - 12 accessible suites), Stamford-Kiwanis Manor on Ailanthus Ave. in Niagara Falls (12 units). This is affordable housing with rents that are based on income.
NRH Owned Units and Other Housing Providers
In addition to the March of Dimes units, NRH and housing providers administered by NRH have an inventory of modified unit. The degree of modification varies from unit to unit. If you have significant mobility issues and rely on a wheelchair as your main source of mobility, you may be eligible for a modified unit through NRH or a housing provider. These units are also affordable housing with rents based on income. For a listing of modified units and the type of modification, please check the Building Selection form under “Applying for Housing and Related Forms” on the NRH website at www.nrh.ca or call 905-682-9201.
Building an accessible house from scratch
Quality Homes in Grimsby can build an accessible custom home for you and include everything you need for your specific disability. No ramps here and grab bars that look like tree branches, if you want them. It makes sense to have what you need in the beginning and not try to renovate to suit your needs and... it's less costly. There are model homes in Grimsby but they will build to your plans or you can use one of their many designs. Anything goes when it comes to changes. The house is actually put together in a huge factory in Kenilworth, ON and assembled on your lot after the basement and infrastructure has been put in place. They also have Sandra Thompson, a consultant, on board who uses a wheelchair full-time. She has also had the company build her a home and it is beautiful. For further information contact Howard Sher at 1-800-265-2648 or go to www.qualityhomes.on.
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