Lakeridge Gardens

Welcome to Lakeridge Gardens Long-Term Care Home

Located next to Lakeridge Health’s Ajax Pickering Hospital, Lakeridge Gardens is a state-of-the-art long-term care home serving the Durham Region. Opened in the spring of 2022, our 320-bed facility offers top-notch care and a wide range of amenities designed to enhance the quality of life for our residents.

Features and Services

• Modern Design & Quality of Life: Our home prioritizes residents’ quality of life with evidence-informed infection prevention, control measures, and modern design.

• Room Options: The majority of our rooms are private, with semi-private rooms featuring separate bedrooms and shared bathrooms. We also have specially designed rooms to support bariatric resident needs.

• Specialized Behavioural Unit: The second floor includes a specialized behavioural unit with access to a secure rooftop terrace.

• Dialysis Unit: A nine-station dialysis unit on the first floor provides residents and community members access to dialysis treatment in a comfortable home setting.

• Socialization Features: Landscaped courtyard, four balconies per floor, hair salon, great room, gift shop, and multiple gathering lounges to promote socialization.

Visiting Policy

Visits by family, friends, and essential partners-in-care are important for the emotional well-being of our residents.

• Visitors are welcome at any mutually agreed-upon time by the resident.

• Visits may be restricted to prevent the spread of infection.

• All visitors must enter and exit through the main entrance and complete the visitor log.

• Please be mindful of other residents' need for privacy and rest during visits.

Resident and Family Council

Our Resident and Family Council plays a crucial role in achieving excellent care by addressing concerns, providing feedback, and collaborating with our administration and leadership teams.

Amenities

• Dental Care

• Eye Care

• Foot Care

• General Store

• Hair Salon

• Hearing Care

Dining

Our dining service aims to provide a healthy and enjoyable experience for every resident.

• Meal Service: Residents are served three meals and three snacks daily, with fresh meals prepared daily.

• Nutritional Care: Each dining room is organized to provide relationship-centered nutritional care, accommodating medical conditions and physical limitations. Residents receive texture-modified or therapeutic diets as needed.

• Menu: Our corporately developed menu offers a wide variety of nutritious choices, modified semi-annually with input from residents and their families.

Occupational and Physical Therapy

Our physiotherapist and occupational therapist conduct initial assessments upon move-in and quarterly for all residents. This helps promote and maintain residents' mobility, function, and independence in daily activities.

Recreation Therapy

Our Recreation Therapy team creates a unique program calendar each month, engaging residents in program suggestions, design, and implementation to meet their physical, social, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual needs.

• Additional Supports: Music therapy, Therapeutic Paws, weekly entertainment, and more.

At Lakeridge Gardens, we are dedicated to providing exceptional care and a vibrant community where residents can thrive. Welcome to your new home!