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Seniors - Treatment and Recovery
Welcome to Ontario Shores. This page provides more details for those who have already had a referral submitted to Ontario Shores. If you haven't had a referral yet, please visit our Accessing Care for Seniors page for more information on how to access our programs. Geriatric Outpatient Services... -
Accessing Care for Seniors
Ontario Shores provides specialized services to meet the mental health needs of individuals 65 years of age and older who suffer from dementia and/or complex mental illness with challenging behaviours. Healthcare professionals use a blended approach of behaviour therapy and medication to address the... -
Dementia
Dementia disorders are the most common mental health problem affecting Canadian seniors. Dementia involves loss of memory and cognitive abilities and almost always affects judgment, decision-making and relationships. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common dementia disorder. Other types of dementia... -
Support for Families and Friends
As a family member and/or caregiver, we understand that your loved one's illness can also have a significant impact on you. We recognize that an essential part of an individual's recovery is the support and care of families and friends, so we would like to extend this support to you. Ontario Shores... -
Durham Region Psychogeriatric Resource Consultation
Durham Region Psychogeriatric Resource Consultation Program is a Ministry of Health funded outreach program designed to meet the educational needs of health care staff working in: Long-term care facilities Community service agencies Homecare organizations including Community Care Access Centre The... -
Geriatric Psychiatry Unit (GPU)
The Geriatric Psychiatry Unit is a 25-bed inpatient unit at Ontario Shores that provides specialized services to meet the complex mental health needs of seniors with serious mental illness including individuals who are resistant to treatment. An interprofessional healthcare team provides a range of... -
Geriatric Dementia Unit (GDU)
The Geriatric Dementia Unit is a 23-bed inpatient unit at Ontario Shores that provides specialized services to meet the mental health needs of patients with dementia and challenging behaviours. An interprofessional healthcare team provides a range of psychogeriatric resources to address the... -
Geriatric Transitional Unit (GTU)
The Geriatric Transitional Unit is a 20-bed inpatient; 59-day length of stay, unit at Ontario Shores that provides specialized services to meet the mental health needs of individuals with a primary diagnosis of dementia and presenting with challenging behaviours or severe psychiatric symptomatology. -
Geriatric Transitional Outreach (GTO)
The Geriatric Transitional Outreach (GTO) service provides short-term consultation and/or transitional support to seniors who are 65+ with general mental health (mood, anxiety, psychosis), and/or Dementia related illness. Time-limited support is provided at home or a retirement residence for... -
Geriatric Mental Health Clinic
The Geriatric Mental Health Clinic is for seniors aged 65 and older with a psychiatric concern that is either treatment resistant or complex in nature presenting with one or more of the following: behavioural changes, mood changes, anxiety or psychotic symptoms. Services we offer include... -
Long Term Care (LTC) Outreach Team
The Geriatric Long Term Care (LTC) Outreach Team is for residents of long-term care facilities who have a psychiatric concern that is either treatment resistant or complex in nature presenting with one or more of the following: cognitive changes, behavioural changes, mood changes, anxiety or... -
Great Care Includes Family Intervention Therapy
I am proud to officially welcome our Family Intervention Therapy (FIT) trained clinicians! Committed to providing exemplary care to our patients and families, Ontario Shores is proud to have played a significant role in developing the Quality Standards for Mental Health, which were recently unveiled... -
Answering a 'Grand Challenge' for the Mental Health Care Sector
The bar is being raised for mental health care providers in terms of the quality of care received by people living with mental illness. At its annual Health Quality Transformation Conference last month in Toronto, Health Quality Ontario (HQO) unveiled its first three Quality Standards in an effort... -
Ontario Shores/University of Waterloo Dementia Study Seeking Participants
Have you or someone you know recently been diagnosed with early onset dementia or mild cognitive impairment? Researchers at Ontario Shores and University of Waterloo are conducting focus groups to understand the experiences of people who develop early onset dementia or mild cognitive impairments... -
TDRA's Newest Partner is Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
The Toronto Dementia Research Alliance (TDRA) is pleased to welcome Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) as a partner. Ontario Shores is a public teaching hospital based in Whitby, Ontario. Using evidence-based approaches, the hospital provides specialized assessment and... -
Transforming dementia care through technology: Ontario Tech University and Ontario Shores unveil new research partnership
(Whitby, Ontario) October 28, 2019 – Leading-edge community-based research and remarkable advances in technology will combine to uncover new solutions for dementia care, offering new horizons for patients and their caregivers. A new partnership between Ontario Tech University (Ontario Tech) and... -
Nona Shares her Husband's Story
After many visits to the family doctor and a hospital stay in Durham, it became apparent that Nona’s husband, Lawrence, was deteriorating. It was not just the process of aging. It was more severe than that. The doctors had diagnosed him with Dementia, caused by Alzheimer’s disease and a stroke... -
‘You’ve Inspired Us with your Resiliency and Optimism'
Members of the Family Council would like to extend our deepest gratitude for the selfless commitment you’ve made throughout this pandemic to the patients who depend on you. You’ve kept families and caregivers up to date with new policies and procedures at Ontario Shores and you’ve allowed us to feel... -
Recovery Journey For Caregivers
Tristan, a 4 th year university student, aspires to be an occupational therapist. He tries to balance his academic responsibilities with providing remote care for his frail 94-year-old grandmother who lives 2 hours away. A new immigrant woman, Shanti, who is unfamiliar with the Canadian health and... -
Suicide, Grief, Mental Illness and Recovery through Art
We all have to deal with change at different points in our lives. Some changes are good like meeting your significant other, graduating high school, college, or university or maybe buying your first home. Things are going well and there is a lot of happiness and joy. Others are not so good. Losing a... -
Ontario Tech University and Ontario Shores Teaming to Break New Ground in Dementia Care
WHITBY, ONTARIO – Dementia, in its many forms, is a critical health-care issue in Canada that affects patients, families and caregivers in profound ways. A 2022 study by the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada indicates more than 600,000 Canadians are affected by such progressive symptoms as cognitive... -
2022 - 2023 Annual Report
We are pleased to announce the release of our 2022 - 2023 Annual Report. The report was created with input, support and contributions by a team with lived experience, who shared their journey at Ontario Shores. The report highlights the organization's accomplishments and partnerships. We invite you... -
Ontario Shores Saved my Marriage
Aaron and I started our relationship at a difficult time in both of our lives; he was dealing with the recent loss of his brother, and we were both coming out of relationships. We were two wounded people who thought a new relationship would solve our problems. Throughout the years we’ve had our... -
Revolutionizing Dementia Care
Caregivers, the unsung heroes of dementia care, are taking centre stage in an ambitious initiative to redefine aging-in-place for persons living with dementia. The VR-SIM Carers Initiative, funded by the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) through its Aging in Place Challenge program and the...