Senior Homes in Haliburton, ON

Senior homes in Haliburton: a local guide

SeniorHome.ca lists 2 senior homes in Haliburton, and both are long-term care (nursing home) communities: Extendicare Haliburton and Highland Wood. Neither has a published starting rate in our listings, but Ontario's nursing home accommodation charges are set provincially, so cost is driven more by the room type you're assigned than by the city.

Senior homes and retirement homes available in Haliburton

Both communities currently listed for Haliburton are nursing homes in Haliburton:

• Extendicare Haliburton — 167 Park Street, P.O. Box 780. Long-term care (nursing home).
• Highland Wood — 7199 Gelert Road, P.O. Box 115. Long-term care (nursing home).

There are currently no independent living, retirement residence, assisted living or memory care communities listed for Haliburton itself. Families looking for private-pay retirement home options, or a wider range of care levels, often also search neighbouring and larger Ontario cities while keeping a Haliburton nursing home application open in parallel.

What senior homes cost in Haliburton compared with the rest of Ontario

We don't have a priced starting rate for either Haliburton community yet. For context, long-term care accommodation charges across Ontario are set by the province rather than by the operator, so the co-payment is broadly similar from home to home — the variation families see is mainly between basic, semi-private and private rooms. Retirement home rates, by contrast, vary a lot by city. Across our listings, median starting rates for retirement-style senior housing range from $2,472 in Sarnia and $2,510 in Thunder Bay up to $3,649 in Ottawa and $3,884 in Toronto, with mid-sized cities like Hamilton ($2,916) and Greater Sudbury ($3,044) in between. If a family is weighing a private retirement home instead of, or alongside, long-term care, it's worth comparing a few cities on the cost of senior living in Haliburton page and the provincial senior homes in Ontario overview before settling on a location.

Public long-term care and home care for Haliburton residents

Long-term care placement and publicly funded home care in Ontario are arranged through Ontario Health atHome (formerly Home and Community Care Support Services). You don't apply to Extendicare Haliburton or Highland Wood directly: an assessment determines eligibility, and you then choose which home or homes you'd like to be waitlisted for. Accommodation co-payments in long-term care are set by the province, and a rate reduction is available for low-income residents in basic accommodation. If a retirement home (private-pay) is also part of the plan, note that retirement homes are licensed and regulated by the Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority (RHRA), which keeps a public register — useful if a family's search expands beyond Haliburton to a city with more retirement home options.

How to choose a senior home in Haliburton

• Start with an assessment through Ontario Health atHome to confirm eligibility for long-term care and understand expected wait times for Extendicare Haliburton and Highland Wood.
• Ask exactly what room type (basic, semi-private, private) you'd be assigned and what the accommodation co-payment would be for each.
• If you also want to consider a retirement home, use a free care assessment to clarify the level of care needed, then widen the search to nearby larger cities where retirement home options are more plentiful.
• Tour in person if possible, ask about staffing levels overnight, and read the residency agreement closely for notice periods and fee-increase rules.
• Keep a long-term care application open even while exploring private options, since placement can take time.