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Looking for the Best Retirement Homes in Calgary?
Whether you’re considering a move for yourself or a loved one, understanding the available options, costs, and lifestyle benefits is crucial. In this guide, we’ll explore everything you need to know about retirement homes in Calgary.

What Is a Retirement Home?

A retirement home is a community designed for seniors who want to maintain independence while enjoying social engagement, security, and access to amenities. Calgary offers a variety of carefree or active senior living, independent living, supportive living, and continuing care options.

Types of Retirement Homes in Calgary

• Active Senior Living: Ideal for adults 55+ who want to transition from a family home to maintenance-free living with flexible options. For these individuals, no assistance or health care is required. Meals and social programming are optional. These communities typically offer licensed restaurants, fitness classes, spas, and concierge services.
• Independent Living: This is the first level of care, ideal for active seniors who are self-sufficient and require minimal assistance. Retirement homes may offer meals, housekeeping, laundry, and recreational programs.
  Example: Retirement communities
• Assisted Living/Supportive Living: Assisted or Supportive Living in Calgary is ideal for seniors who require advanced daily care but are still fairly independent. Assistance with dressing, bathing, medication, and access to on-site healthcare professionals is often provided.
  Example: Retirement communities often have a blend of independent and supportive living.
• Specialized Care: This includes specific care for Dementia and Alzheimer’s when a person can no longer safely reside in an assisted living facility. Safety and well-being become the primary reasons for moving to this type of care as the disease advances.
• Long-Term Care: Long-term care provides access to doctors, nurses, and healthcare specialists 24/7. These are publicly funded and ideal for individuals with advanced healthcare needs. Accommodation fees and inclusions are established by the government, with private options available.

Cost of Retirement Homes in Calgary

The cost varies depending on the level of care and amenities provided. These are different levels of care and can’t be lumped together. On average:

• Active Senior Living: Suites are larger, with outdoor balconies and terraces. Approximately $1,999 – $6,500/month.
• Independent Living: Includes meals, housekeeping, personalized care. Approximately $4,000 – $8,000/month.
• Supportive Living: Includes meals, housekeeping, laundry, daily health care. Approximately $4,500 – $9,000/month.
• Specialized Memory Care: $8,000/month.

Choosing the Right Retirement Home

• Review your budget and financial assistance options.
• Consider your care needs now and in the future.
• Identify the amenities that are important to you.
• Consider location, proximity to services, and family.
• Choose your top three options.
• Visit and talk to residents. 

Ready for The Good Life?

Who are we to say what retirement is?!
Retirement is shaped by you and you alone.

At Wellings, we offer Carefreedom living that honours your goal of remaining independent yet connected to a way of life that invites (prompts) you to grow as you age.

Reflect on what’s important, and if you are like us, you’ll see it’s having enough energy to do what you love, it’s the people you surround yourself with, the comforts of living in a safe and inviting home, and being able to break bread with people who inspire or bring a smile to our faces.

Taking the necessary steps to get there as we age may require downsizing and moving, building new connections, embracing a new way of life, and trusting that there are better options for active retirement living.

Wellings Communities have offered a carefree way of life for over ten years and together, with our members, we continue to be trailblazers in the active senior living category.

You have options, and it’s time to discover more.

Are you ready to explore?

Visit us, and book your tour today.