Our Stories

The white vases, filled with flowers, jitter lightly as the cart makes its way down the hallway. Behind them, 73-year-old Donald smiled broadly.

 “The home opened in 1969, and I started on January 16, 1971,” said dietary aide Mark Reid, reflecting on his 46 years of employment at Rockcliffe Care Community in Scarborough. This makes him a prime candidate for the longest-serving employee at Sienna Senior Living, from a workforce of more than 11,000 people.

Residents, team members and friends renewed their wedding vows in a joint ceremony at Cedarvale Lodge Retirement Residence in Keswick. Watch this heartwarming video and learn how they’ve managed to keep their love.

Twice a month, 100-year-old Catherine Butler grabs her white cane and walks a mile and a half to see her sister, Margaret.

The soft noise, not unlike fabric rubbing together, fills the room as the mechanical loom works. Thousands of wool strings are woven together, producing a striking red rug in celebration of Canada’s 100^th birthday.

Michele Hunter can do a thing or two around the house. At Fox Ridge Care Community in Brantford, where she has worked since 1988, her creative methods for putting smiles on residents’ faces seems to know no limits. 

Stars, glittering silver and gold, hang down over the scene. Women dressed in their evening best, and men in black, ironed suits dance around the room to the beat of a well-known song. Lincoln Park’s first-ever seniors’ prom is in full swing.

Verna Clancy dreamed of studying art at university, but never had the opportunity — until now.

During mid-August, the air inside Upsala Tower, which stood 100 feet off the ground, would become hot and humid. So hot in fact, that some days the tower man, Inge Wells, would breakdown and wear her bathing suit for her shift.

As one, the class of eight move their arms up, and around, a slow circle accompanied by deep breathing.

A wide smile spreads across two faces, one shy, the other filled with wonder. Between them is a painting of a tree with circular, rainbow leaves.

The crinkling of a newspaper can be heard over the clinking of coffee cups and soft music filling the dining room. Laughter rings out from one of the tables, the community newsletter open so everyone can see.

High school students and seniors stand together, shoulder to shoulder, their voices filling the hall with song. Over 90 people sit watching, many of them friends or family, all eager to see their loved ones shine.