As a senior or retiree, you can find opportunities to fill your day, register for home care, or find long-term care in the City of Kenora.
Service guide
View our Age-friendly service guide. If you require an accessible format of this document, please contact the City Clerk.
Fitness
Age is only a number not a state of mind and growing older does not need to be a time of slowing down. In fact, quite the opposite! Take in a fitness class geared towards the 55 plus group at the Kenora Recreation Centre
Community supports and facilities
Seniors centres |
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New Horizons Seniors Centre Kenora Recreation Centre 18 Mike Richards Way Kenora, Ontario 807-468-8221
Keewatin Seniors Centre Keewatin Public Library 812 Ottawa Street Keewatin, ON 807-547-2145 |
Home care |
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Alzheimer Society of Kenora Rainy River Districts offers support services for seniors with Alzheimer's and their families. Community support services offers Meals on Wheels, adult day care, and other services for seniors. District mental health services for older adults program offered through the Canadian Mental Health Association Fort Frances Branch. Health care at home offers at home care services by registered nurses and personal support workers. |
Long term care |
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Wiigwas Elders and Senior Care (formerly Birchwood Terrace) Pinecrest Home for the Aged |
Age-friendly community
A plan to help Kenora become an officially recognized age-friendly community was developed with funding from the Government of Ontario.
The Age-Friendly Strategic Plan evaluates Kenora's strengths, community barriers, and potential action items to address the World Health Organization's eight age-friendly topic areas:
1. Outdoor spaces and buildings
2. Transportation
3. Housing
4. Social participation
5. Respect and social inclusion
6. Civic participation and employment
7. Communication and information
8. Community support and health services
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