Announcing Solva's New
Senior Housing Resource Centre
Ottawa's first and only Senior Housing Resource Centre!
Explore all the options and offerings for senior living and eldercare in Ottawa. We'll help you navigate more than 100 retirement homes to narrow down which ones match your unique needs, preferences, personality and budget.
Located in Bells Corners, our Resource Centre is a place where you can get all your questions answered, learn strategies that others have taken and narrow down your search.
Speak to one of our independent senior housing experts and tap into their years of experience in homecare, retirement homes, assisted living and Long Term Care. Take home free resources and information that will help you plan.
Schedule your complimentary meeting today!
We understand how Retirement Homes & LTC operates
The entire Solva team has more than 60 years combined experience in the Ottawa & Eastern Ontario Senior Living Sector!
Our team has either worked, managed, owned, operated local Retirement Homes, Assisted Living, Long Term Care Facilities and HomeCare Agencies. Our owner (Christine Forget) even teaches Retirement Communities Management at Algonquin College. We understand the operation of a home care agency, retirement home, assisted living residence and long term care facility better than any other independent advisor. Tap into our many years of experience and knowledge for FREE without obligation.
We are independent, impartial and unbiased. We partner with 90% of all retirement homes in Ottawa who have agreed to cover the cost of your search. However, we are the ONLY navigation program where our team is NOT paid by commission. They have no agenda to refer you to one residence over the next. They will provide referrals based on your individual needs, preferences, personality, goals and budget. This may include homes, services or programs that do not partner with us....and that is perfectly okay!
Solva also has exclusive relationships with various communities that provide us first access! We make it our goal to learn about every option in the Ottawa & Eastern Ontario area... especially all the new trends!
We are different because:
• No contracts or surprise fees
• No obligation. We do not charge you if you do not use our referrals
• No Fees. We do not charge for educating you about long term care or retirement home industries.
• Our Promise. We will look beyond those who partner with us to find the right fit based on your individual needs… which may include not moving at all.
• Our Goal. To help you save time and make informed decisions!
Free Resources
Click below for FREE educational resources. Spend less time researching & more quality time with loved ones!
Our FREE program was created to help families like yours find local Senior Living options. Tap into our years of experience, while we help you make informed decisions.
At no cost to you and without any obligation - ever!
We can help you find the care you need:
• Retirement Home Search Assist
• Short Stay, Respite, Convalescent Care
• HomeCare, HomeMaking & Aging at Home
• Long Term Care Navigation
• Rapid Resources & Referrals
Why WE are the most knowledgeable!
Solva’s owner Christine Forget has had a progressive career in Seniors Housing since 1996. She started in a Long Term Care facility in Cornwall, Ontario and gained an education in Long Term Care Management with the Canadian HealthCare Association. She then moved over to the private sector of Retirement Homes and Assisted Living in Ottawa where she held roles including Leasing Manager and General Manager. Latterly, she advanced into roles including a Regional Director for Revera Retirement Living and a Corporate Director for Leisureworld Senior Living. Her territory in this role was throughout the entire Eastern Ontario region including Ottawa, Brockville and Kingston.
Christine has been in every retirement community in Ottawa and has expertise on how both retirement communities and Long Term Care homes operate, with many stories of how others have found the right option based on their needs for today with the future in mind.
Christine has been a board member with the Ottawa Council on Aging, The Canadian Association of Retired Persons and is currently faculty for Algonquin College’s Retirement Communities Management Program. Christine is a sought after speaker and coach within the retirement living sector across Canada and internationally. She created Solva to help families save time researching the countless options and offerings available, by tapping into her and her amazing team’s many years of experience.
The Solva team is now led by Executive Director, Caroline Inman who has extensive background in eldercare including having owned and operated highly reputable home care agencies here in Ottawa. She has constant communication with the various retirement homes and has participated in more than 300 virtual tours since March 2020.
Between Caroline, Christine and Rachel, our Program and Partnership Director, you’re in tremendous, knowledgeable hands. Our team can help you sort through the options, offerings and organizations that support local seniors, and help you make the best plan for you or your loved one.
Speaking to the Solva team is always free without obligation!
WHY SOLVA
Solva is a highly educational program. Our goal is to help you save time and make informed decisions. Solva is the only free program where our advisors are NOT paid commission thus have no remunerative gain when recommending options.
OUR STORY
Christine started Solva in 2013 to allow seniors and families to tap into her 25+ years of seniors housing experience without having to pay consulting fees to get the advice they need to make informed decisions.
OUR APPROACH
Our gentle holistic approach and mandate is to take the time to understand the whole situation. To assess your individual needs with today and tomorrow in mind. We then match and provide referrals based on needs, preferences, budget, and individual goals for aging.
Long Term Care Strategies
For many of us we do not plan for the need for assisted living or long term care for an aging loved one. When it comes specifically to Long Term Care homes you must qualify and apply through the Champlain Local Health Integration Network (LHIN). However, the waiting lists can be lengthy. What do you do while you wait? Solva can help you create a plan for either aging in place or selecting a retirement community that offers assisted living or memory care while you wait for a Long Term Care placement.
Not sure and just want to chat about the options and strategies…. give us a call! Its always FREE to talk to us and we always love sharing our insights and there is NEVER an obligation of surprise fee!
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