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Community overview

Mill Creek Care Centre is a charitable, non-profit, Christian long-term care home in Barrie, Ontario, welcoming residents of all faiths, backgrounds and beliefs. The home has 160 beds across five Resident Home Areas, each with living accommodations for 32 residents. On-site physiotherapy and rehabilitation services, a rehabilitation gym and a restorative care program are part of the resident programs.

Search description

Mill Creek Care Centre is a 160-bed Christian non-profit long-term care home in Barrie, Ontario, within Tollendale Village.

Care & support

Physiotherapy and rehabilitation services include a restorative care program, and each new resident is assessed soon after admission to determine a suitable physiotherapy regime.

Care & support

Programs include ambulation training, dynamic balance training, range of motion exercises, activities of daily living training, aerobics for seniors and tub therapy.

Care & support

Residents are assigned an Attending Physician at admission, and may keep their own family physician if the physician meets Ministry of Long Term Care requirements.

Care & support

Chaplaincy and spiritual care services and a Social Services Coordinator are available.

Rooms & living spaces

All resident rooms have an ensuite washroom and are furnished with a bed, night table, clothes closet and chair; residents and families are encouraged to decorate with personal items.

Rooms & living spaces

The home offers private rooms and basic rooms, where two residents share a room and ensuite bathroom.

Rooms & living spaces

Televisions, radios, telephones and computers are welcome in all rooms, and cell phones and wireless internet are permitted.

Everyday life

Resident and Family Councils, multicultural and recreational activities and the Seniors in Cyberspace program are among the resident programs, and monthly program calendars are published for each home area.

Everyday life

The home follows an open hours visitation policy, and families are encouraged to visit regularly.

Everyday life

Residents may take overnight leaves of up to 48 hours per week, and extended leaves or vacations of up to 21 days can be accommodated.

Dining & meals

Meals are cooked fresh each day in the on-site kitchen and served in the dining room, with two entree choices at each meal, three meals a day and snacks between meals.

Dining & meals

Special diets including diabetic, vegetarian and no-pork are offered, and therapeutic diets are part of the programs.

Dining & meals

A Residents Food Committee gives residents a say in menu planning, and meals take cultural and individual preferences into account.

Shared spaces & amenities

On-site amenities include a hair salon, a resident laundromat, banking, laundry and labelling services, and a rehabilitation gym.

Location & getting around

The home is within Tollendale Village at 286 Hurst Drive on the south side of Kempenfelt Bay in Barrie, close to downtown and accessible by municipal bus service.