Happy National Seniors Day!
It’s National Seniors Day today. It’s also the International Day of the Older Person. These events are an opportunity to celebrate the seniors in your lives and to reflect on how we can all serve...
V!VA Amazing Life Stories Contest
V!VA Thornhill Woods has announced V!VA’s Amazing Life Stories Contest in honour of International Day of the Older Adult. They are encouraging participants to submit short stories about an important older adult in their life...
Celebrating a successful Summer Conference
ORCA was pleased to present another successful Summer Conference, with more than 200 delegates attending over the course of three days. Held at Hockley Valley Resort in Orangeville from September 9 – 11, the conference...
Unique filming program builds relationships between seniors and youth
Jean Johnson knows a thing or two about staying active. She last went waterskiing at age 86, “on one ski,” she proudly points out. This surprising proclamation is one of several insightful moments brought out...
Celebrating a hundredth anniversary and a lifetime commitment to caring for seniors
A hundredth anniversary is always a milestone worthy of recognition. For the members of the Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus, though, it’s also an opportunity to reflect on their founder, their mission...
Lord Dufferin Centre plays host to a film that captures the “positive and hilarious” aspects of retirement living
A retirement home may not be the first thing that comes to mind when scouting for filming locations. In the case of the movie Old Stock, however, a vibrant retirement community was exactly what was...
ORCA Celebrates Seniors Month
To celebrate Seniors Month, we wanted to showcase some of the creative and innovative activities seniors living in Ontario’s retirement communities are taking part in. Check out these videos from residents of our member homes....
Heritage Place Residents “Stride to Turn the Tide”
In “striding to turn the tide”, one retirement home’s residents are joining with their community to provide a lifeline for grandmothers in Africa. Now in its fourth year, the Stride to Turn the Tide Halton...
May 14, 2013
Welcome to the new Ontario Retirement Communities Association website!
We’ve launched this new website to better serve you. Whether you are looking for information about retirement living, you want some help choosing a retirement home, you want to know more about ORCA and what...
All retirement homes will adopt enhanced fire safety measures
The introduction of new fire safety regulations including mandatory automatic sprinklers for Ontario’s retirement homes is a welcome step towards ensuring the safety and well-being of the approximately 51,000 seniors who live in retirement homes...