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Senior Programs

PROBUS Club of Uxbridge

The PROBUS Club of Uxbridge is a fellowship club for retired and semi-retired people whose mission is fun, social activities for retired residents of Uxbridge and surrounding areas. Members meet monthly on the second Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. to noon for general meetings with guest speakers, plus interest groups and social events ranging from theatre outings and travel to book clubs and cards. Regular meetings are held at the Uxbridge Arena and Community Centre, 291 Brock St. West; in June, July and August the club meets at Udora Community Hall. Membership costs $65 for a full year from June 1 to May 31 (a $25 one-time badge fee plus $40 annual fee) or $45 for January to May, with renewals due June 1. An application form is available on the club website, and volunteers run the management team, house, speaker and social committees. The club is distinct from the Scugog-Uxbridge PROBUS Club, which meets in Port Perry.

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Respite Care

Rapha Residential and Community Living Inc.

Rapha Residential and Community Living Inc. (RaphaRCL), based at 601 Galahad Drive, Oshawa, operates a respite home offering temporary short-term stays, a staff-model group home, and staffing solutions supplying RNs, RPNs, PSWs, and DSWs. Phone +1 (647) 460-9908.

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Retirement Residences

ReachView Village Long-Term Care Home

ReachView Village is a long-term care home in Uxbridge operated by Southbridge Care Homes, specialising in compassionate long-term care for seniors. Nursing and personal care is provided on a 24-hour basis under the supervision of a registered nurse. Services include individualised dietary services, physiotherapy, a wide variety of recreational programs and activities, and partners in care such as dentists, pharmacists, optometrists and foot care services. Call 905-852-5191 to schedule a tour.

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Home Care

Relieve-Me Home Support Services

Relieve-Me Home Support Services identifies its service area as Oshawa, Ontario on its own website. Its stated activity is home support service. Contact the business to confirm current services and hours.

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Home Care

Right at Home Durham

Right at Home Durham provides in-home care across Durham Region from its Oshawa office at 111 Simcoe St N, Suite 200. Services include companion care, personal care, and nursing care, with specialty care for Alzheimer's, diabetes, and Parkinson's. The office is part of the Right at Home network, whose Canadian operations note CARF accreditation. Phone (289) 275-0030.

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Retirement Residences

Royal Heights Inc.

Royal Heights is a vibrant independent 55+ rental community on Adelaide Avenue East in Oshawa designed for active, self-sufficient adults. It is explicitly not a retirement home or assisted-living facility: residents have their own private one-bedroom, one-bedroom-plus-den or two-bedroom residence with heat, water, air conditioning, hydro, window coverings, in-suite laundry, geothermal climate control and a private walkout balcony all included in the rent. Amenities include a saltwater swimming pool, fitness and wellness spaces, garden beds, movie theatre, salon and spa, billiards, darts, card and games areas, puzzle room, library, party and conference rooms, underground parking and secure building access. Organized activities, social gatherings, games and seasonal celebrations are all optional, and pets are welcome subject to building policy.

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Retirement Residences

Saint Elizabeth Health

Saint Elizabeth Health is listed in Durham Region's business dataset at Unit W-405, 1615 Dundas Street East, Whitby, Ontario. Its recorded business activity is community care facilities for the elderly. Contact the business to confirm current services and hours.

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Home Care

Senior Helpers - Durham Region

Senior Helpers - Durham Region provides non-medical in-home care for seniors from its Pickering office at 650 Kingston Road, Suite 206. Services include respite care, Alzheimer's and dementia care, Parkinson's care, companion care and home help such as light housekeeping, meal preparation, errands, shopping and laundry, personal care including bathing, dressing, toileting, medication reminders and incontinence care, palliative care, and care coordination including escorts to appointments and senior events. No referral is required and the company offers a complimentary care consultation, serving Durham Region. No business hours are published on the official site.

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Retirement Residences

Shobrook Gardens

Shobrook Gardens is a 60-unit seniors residential community in Uxbridge offering independent living. The building has 17 floor plans ranging from 745 to 2,180 square feet. Amenities include an indoor pool and spa, games and craft rooms, a library and underground parking. The residence sits close to major shopping areas and within driving distance of medical facilities and professional health-care services. Office hours are Monday to Thursday 9 AM to 3 PM and Friday 9 AM to 12 PM. Contact the office at (905) 852-4156 or officeadmin@shobrookgardens.com.

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Mobility Equipment

Silver Cross Durham

A locally owned accessibility super store in Oshawa, run by Lesley Westbury and Steve Fish, Silver Cross Durham sells and services a wide range of home mobility and accessibility equipment. Their lineup includes straight and curved stairlifts, wheelchair lifts, inclined platform lifts, through-floor lifts, ceiling track lifts and portable patient lifts, plus wheelchairs, power wheelchairs, transfer chairs, rollators, walkers, mobility scooters, lift chairs, home hospital beds, therapeutic surfaces, pressure-guard mattresses, roll-in showers, bath lifts, shower chairs, commode chairs and daily living aids. The team offers free in-home assessments, delivery and equipment setup, installation and repair of stairlifts and other mobility equipment, photo measuring for curved stairlifts, deck and porch lift installation and site preparation, and barrier-free renovations, and is an ADP-approved vendor. Open Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, with evenings and weekends by appointment.

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Senior Programs

South Pickering Seniors' Club

The South Pickering Seniors' Club (also listed as the South Pickering Senior Citizens Club) is a 55+ seniors' recreation club for Pickering residents, based at the East Shore Community Centre, 910 Liverpool Road in Pickering, Ontario. Activities include billiards, pickleball, badminton, shuffleboard, card games (euchre, bridge, poker, cribbage, pinochle, canasta), darts, tai chi, fitness classes, line dancing, ballroom dancing, table tennis, carpet bowling, handicrafts, a monthly blood pressure clinic on the first Tuesday, Digital TLC one-on-one computer help, club meetings, day trips and bus trips, dances, and an honour-system library. Membership dues are published in the on-site renewal form. No club open hours are published; activities run on a day-by-day schedule.

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Retirement Residences

St. Martins Centre

St. Martins Centre is listed in Durham Region's business dataset at 1201 St Martins Drive, Pickering, Ontario. Its recorded business activity is community care facilities for the elderly. Contact the business to confirm current services and hours.

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