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December 2021 Retirement Home COVID 19 Update
As the COVID 19 cases in Ontario rapidly increase, Retirement Homes have taken action to prevent the spread to protect staff and residents. For anyone visiting someone in a retirement home, planning on touring a retirement home or moving into a retirement home, new...
Fifty Five Plus Lifestyle Article
Free help for seniors! Solva Senior Living is featured in the most recent edition of the Fifty Five Plus Lifestyle magazine showcasing what we do and how we do it. Best still, this is not a paid advertorial and instead was a request from a journalist to understand...
Five Ways for Seniors to Thrive this Winter
Many of us in Canada try to just survive the winter, but why not thrive this winter instead? Living in Canada, you know that winters can be long, cold and bring lots of snow and ice. For the average person, getting through this season can be a challenge but for many...
Finding the Right Circle of Care
No one person can usually fix your problems, unless you have a fairy godmother or a genie 😉 Those that are most successful addressing issues, usually have a team of support. But how do you find this right team and who should it include? For many seniors as health...
Vaccine Passports in Retirement Homes?
This past week we saw the Ontario government initiate the need for a vaccine passport for access to indoor non-essential venues. If you’ve been trying to figure this whole thing out, you're not alone. What do you download, upload, print and bring?? You may also...
Find the right retirement residence with Solva Senior Living
Check out our latest article in the Ottawa Citizen! Too much choice can be overwhelming. That is certainly the way it seems for anyone considering retirement living for themselves or a loved one. The long list of possibilities includes 100 or more retirement...
Having “The Retirement Home Talk” with your parents
How to discuss aging and moving to a retirement home, Long Term Care or assisted living with your parents, partner or friends. The elephant sitting in many rooms across the country is the ‘you can’t live at home alone anymore’ talk. It’s uncomfortable, it’s...
Five common Myths about Long Term Care in Ontario
Long Term Care in Ontario gets a lot of bad press; some of it is absolutely deserved whereas it’s equally important to understand that not all LTC facilities are the same. Although the overall governance is, site level management plays a tremendous part in how the homes are run on a day-to-day basis.
Five common Myths about Retirement Homes
Retirement Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, Retirement Communities, Senior Living, Independent Living… so many names and so much information to know.
“I wish I had known”, five things to know before selecting a retirement home
Hindsight is 20/20, but we can learn from others experiences Selecting a retirement home can be a long and stressful process. Just within Ottawa there are over 90 retirement homes to choose from. It is impossible to go visit every single one of them so how do...