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Construction has begun on floors three
and four to convert the apartments to
assisted living suites for the comfort and
safety of residents with physical challenges,
primarily mobility issues, Fanizza explains.
Residents on these floors need someone with
them regularly and they will be able to get whatever
care supports they need for such things as dressing,
bathing, taking medications and mealtime assistance.
Assisted living residents will have the flexibility to
eat breakfast and lunch on the floor when they want.
Then they can go to the main floor dining room
for dinner and to socialize with other residents.
A second, smaller, main floor dining room
is being planned for residents who require
mealtime assistance. A third, informal dining option
will be a café where all residents can order small
meals during the day.
Extensive renovations to the second floor will create
a secure memory care unit with 15 spacious suites
for residents with cognitive issues, an on-floor
dining room, a rooftop terrace and program areas.
Services will include 24/7 nursing care, medical care
and recreational programs.
"It will be very much a small community where people
with memory issues will get the best kind of care and
support based on Baycrest's knowledge and expertise
in brain health and aging," Fanizza says. "This is truly
unmatched. We have not seen this kind of support in a
retirement residence anywhere else."
Completion of the Terraces renovation is expected by
spring 2020.
Visit baycrest.org to learn more about the Terraces
of Baycrest.
"We have not
seen this kind
of support
in a retirement
residence
anywhere else."
