RETIRE CLOSE TO HOME
When it comes time to start thinking about retirement living options, finding a retirement community close to where you call home is a great starting point for your search.
This process can sometimes be overwhelming and intimidating for seniors and their families. There are so many things to think about! Research and discussion play a huge role in the decision making process, but there are many other elements that go into choosing a new place to call home.
Moving is hard. It’s even harder when you’ve lived in the same home for most of your adult life. Memories have been made, friendships formed and comfort built in a familiar community. The fact is, you aren’t the only one who feels this way!
Most people have similar concerns when searching for a retirement living solution. Location and convenience are huge factors to consider. Will you be close to your neighbourhood where you have lived for the past 50 years? Will you be able to do your banking at the same branch you always have? Will you be able to shop at the same grocery stores?
You don’t want to leave your favourite breakfast spot that serves the best poached eggs, or the treasured coffee shop where you’ve caught up with your friends for the past 30 years. Bookstores, restaurants, parks, churches — the life that you’ve grown in the neighbourhood that you’re proud to call home. Maintaining the connections in your community will help with the adjustment of moving to a new home. You might be surprised as to the friends you reconnect with that you didn’t know lived in your new retirement community!
That’s why Riverstone Retirement Communities want to help you to eliminate these stressful elements of your search. With communities located across Ottawa, we can offer retirement living solutions close to your neighbourhood, so that the only thing changing will be your address.
Riverstone Retirement Communities now has five beautiful, locally owned and operated retirement communities located across the city, all with a diverse and detailed array of care services. We are also known for our beautifully crafted communities where you will find knowledgeable and compassionate staff, as well as a long list of amenities.
East of the city in Alta Vista you can find Oakpark Retirement Community, which was Riverstone’s first location. Oakpark has built their reputation in Alta Vista over the past seven years around their exceptional levels of service, unparalleled food and activity programs and the fact that they offer diverse care options throughout the entire building.
West of Ottawa is Bridlewood Trails in Kanata, which was the second property in the Riverstone family of communities. They offer a continuum of care, which includes physical assisted living, as well as memory care, on top of the normal independent living. Bridlewood gives off that warm smalltown feeling, where everyone is a friend.
In Riverview Park you will find Maplewood Retirement Community, the third of Riverstone’s communities. Maplewood has an unbelievable array of amenities including a saltwater exercise pool, large landscaped courtyard filled with raised gardens, gazebo, shuffleboard and horseshoes, which acts as your own personal oasis.
In Ottawa West and right behind Carlingwood Mall you will find Carlingwood Retirement Community. Riverstone’s fourth property continues the tradition of providing Ottawa seniors with a range of lifestyle options, offering residents many wonderful ways to stay healthy, happy and engaged.
Riverstone Retirement Communities is proud to announce that construction is well underway on their newest property, Stirling Park Retirement Community, which is located just across from Merivale Mall. Stirling Park offers the latest in amenities and features, and builds on the outstanding levels of care and service that the other Riverstone communities are known for. The building is set to open in the fall of 2016 and is currently taking deposits. For the best selection, visit the brand new presentation centre, located at 1687 Merivale Rd.
Visit www.RiverstoneRetirement.ca for additional information.