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Lakeridge Gardens

680 Harwood Avenue South Ajax, Ontario L1S 0H5

4.2/5

(22 reviewers)

From Google

Type:

Long Term Care, Municipal

Beds:

320

Languages:

English

Cultural designations:

None

Starting price:

From $2,085.37/mo

Approved for short stay beds:

No

Resident Council:

No

Family Council:

No

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!

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Care Services at Lakeridge Gardens

Assistance with Bathing

Assistance with Feeding

Assistance with Personal Hygiene

Assistance with Ambulation

Provision of Skin and Wound Care

Continence Care

Administration of Drugs or Another Substance

Provision of a Meal

Assistance with Dressing

Any Service That a Member of the Ontario College of Pharmacists Provides While Engaging in the Practice of Pharmacy

Any service that a member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario provides while engaging in the practice of medicine

Any Service That a Member of the College of Nurses of Ontario Provides While Engaging in the Practice of Nursing

Long-Term Care Stats for Lakeridge Gardens

From the Canadian Institute for Health Information

StatisticHomeBenchmark
Median wait time from the community (days)--
Median wait time from the hospital (days)--
Residents not living with psychosis who were given anti-psychosis medication40.0%19%
Residents who fell25.1%9%
Residents who were physically restrained21.6%3%
Residents with pressure ulcers3.2%1%
Residents with worsened symptoms of depression16.3%13%
Residents experiencing pain4.1%-

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Last modified on Aug 14, 2024