Retirement Homes & Senior Homes in Carleton Place, ON

Senior homes in Carleton Place: a local guide

SeniorHome.ca lists 3 senior homes and care providers in Carleton Place, covering nursing homes, assisted living, retirement residences and home care. The median SeniorHome.ca estimated starting rate across priced communities is $3,061 a month, with nursing home and home care pricing anchored to that figure.

Where senior homes are in Carleton Place

All of the senior homes and retirement homes in our Carleton Place listings sit within the town itself, with no separate suburban clusters in the data. The two active communities are Waterside Retirement Community on McNeely Ave, offering assisted living and retirement residence suites, and Extendicare Stoneridge Manor Long-Term Care Home on Costello Dr, a nursing home that also provides home care. A third listing, Stoneridge Manor on High Street, is marked closed. Because the town is small, most families comparing options here are really comparing these two active communities against each other, or against homes in nearby Ottawa.

• Waterside Retirement Community — assisted living and retirement residence, 105 McNeely Ave
• Extendicare Stoneridge Manor Long-Term Care Home — nursing home and home care, 29 Costello Dr

What senior homes cost in Carleton Place

Pricing data is limited to the two care types with SeniorHome.ca estimated rates:

• Nursing homes: median estimated starting rate $3,061/month (2 communities, 1 priced) — see nursing homes in Carleton Place
• Home care: median estimated starting rate $3,061/month (1 provider) — see home care in Carleton Place
• Assisted living: no estimated starting rate yet — see assisted living in Carleton Place
• Retirement residences: no estimated starting rate yet — see retirement residences in Carleton Place

For context, Ontario's provincial median estimated starting rate is $2,947, so Carleton Place's estimated nursing home rate runs somewhat above the provincial average, and noticeably above nearby Ottawa's estimated median of $3,649 across 107 communities is actually higher than Carleton Place's figure — meaning this smaller town can be a more affordable option than the regional hub. It also sits above larger-market medians like Hamilton ($2,916) and well above lower-cost cities such as London ($2,535) and Sarnia ($2,472), though those are a considerable distance away. For a full local breakdown, see the cost of senior living in Carleton Place.

Public long-term care and home care in Carleton Place

As elsewhere in Ontario, long-term care placement and publicly funded home care are arranged through Ontario Health atHome (formerly Home and Community Care Support Services), not by applying to a nursing home directly. An assessment determines eligibility for long-term care and for publicly funded home care hours, and families then choose which homes to be waitlisted for — including Extendicare Stoneridge Manor if it fits their needs. Long-term care residents pay a provincially set accommodation co-payment, with a rate reduction available for low-income residents in basic accommodation. Retirement residences, including Waterside, are private-pay and are licensed and regulated by the Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority (RHRA), which keeps a public register worth checking before signing an agreement.

How to choose a senior home in Carleton Place

With only a handful of communities in town, it's worth being thorough rather than fast:

• Decide whether you need hospitality-style housing (retirement residence, assisted living) or 24-hour nursing care (a nursing home), since Carleton Place has both, but the paths to each are different — private pay versus Ontario Health atHome placement.
• Confirm the RHRA licence status for any retirement residence, such as Waterside, before signing.
• If long-term care is likely, start an Ontario Health atHome assessment early and keep an application open in parallel with any private-pay stay, since nursing home spots can take time.
• Ask what's included in the starting rate at Extendicare Stoneridge Manor or Waterside, and how care packages are priced on top.
• Because Carleton Place has few options, also compare communities in Ottawa, about half an hour away, where the market is larger — 107 communities — though typically priced higher.
• Use a free care assessment to help narrow down which care type and community fits before touring.
• Tour in person, ask about overnight staffing, and read the residency agreement closely, including notice periods and fee-increase policies.

For the wider provincial picture on care types, costs and how placement works, see senior homes in Ontario.