Senior Homes in Moose Jaw, SK

Senior homes in Moose Jaw: a local guide

Moose Jaw has 31 senior homes and senior housing options listed on this page, from co-operative apartments and housing-authority buildings to full-service retirement residences, memory care and public long-term care. The median starting rate across priced communities is $1,687 a month, with independent living starting around $1,687 and assisted living or memory care starting closer to $2,875.

Where senior homes are in Moose Jaw

Moose Jaw is compact, and senior homes cluster in three broad areas:

• Downtown and the east side — the largest concentration of affordable apartment-style buildings, including Moose Jaw & District Senior Citizens Assoc on Main Street N, High Park Towers and Rosewood Housing Co-Operative on High Street E, Victoria Towers on Fairford Street E, and Moose Jaw Housing Authority on Caribou Street W.
• North-west (the 3rd and 4th Avenue NW corridor) — Venvi The Bentley Moose Jaw on 4th Avenue NW and Capilano Court on 3rd Avenue NW offer suite-style retirement and independent living with meals and activities.
• The west side, near the hospital — Aspira West Park Crossing Retirement Living on Meier Drive and Mulberry Estates on Mulberry Lane are the closest options to Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital. Providence Place, the city's largest care campus, sits just north-east of downtown on 2nd Avenue NE.

If you want to stay near a familiar part of town, browse by area: senior homes near Sunningdale, South Hill, Lynbrook, Westmount and Hillcrest.

What senior homes cost in Moose Jaw

Starting rates on this page, by care type:

• Independent living — 9 communities, median start $1,687/month. The deepest part of the local market; co-ops and housing-authority buildings run lower (Langdon Towers from $1,210, Moose Jaw Housing Authority from $1,600).
• Retirement residences — 4 communities, median start $1,835/month, typically including meals, housekeeping and recreation.
• Assisted living — 4 communities, median start $2,875/month, where personal care and medication support are built in.
• Memory care — 3 communities, median start $2,875/month for secured dementia care.
• Respite care — 5 communities, median start $1,739/month for short stays while a caregiver recovers or travels.
• Nursing homes — 2 communities, median listed start $1,204/month, plus one palliative care option and one adult day program (listed from $1,190).

Rates are starting points for the smallest suite; a larger unit, a second occupant or a higher care level costs more. See the full cost of senior living in Moose Jaw for a breakdown.

Public long-term care and home care in Moose Jaw

Long-term care in Moose Jaw is run by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA), and resident charges are income-based. Long-term care provides 24-hour nursing care and supervision, and to access it you work with your healthcare professional to complete a Care Needs Assessment that determines where your care needs can best be met. If you are approved, you receive a Long Term Care Financial Package to complete. Waiting time to transfer into a special care home depends on factors including care needs and the number of people on the waitlist for your preferred home. Care needs are reviewed while you wait, so tell your assessor or client care coordinator about any significant change in health.

Home care is the usual first step. The SHA provides home care free of charge for case management and assessment, home nursing, and physical and occupational therapy, while homemaking and personal care services carry a fee based on income and the amount of service received. If staying put a while longer is the plan, there is also 1 home care provider listed here.

For private options, Saskatchewan licenses personal care homes, and the Personal Care Home Benefit helps with the cost of living in a licensed personal care home for residents who are 65 or older, live in Saskatchewan, receive Old Age Security and have income below the set level.

Hospitals and getting around

Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital at 55 Diefenbaker Drive has an emergency department open 24 hours a day. The SHA's Moose Jaw rehabilitation team serves the Geriatric Assessment and Rehabilitation Unit, the Maguire Centre outpatient adult day program and long-term care residents.

For transit, an annual transit pass is available to Moose Jaw residents over 60, and a senior monthly pass is $44 with an annual pass at $250. Paratransit is an accessible door-to-door shared-ride service for residents who cannot use regular transit because of a disability, and you must register to use it.

How to choose a senior home in Moose Jaw

• Start with the assessment, not the tour. An SHA Care Needs Assessment tells you whether you're shopping for independent living or waiting for long-term care.
• Ask what happens when needs increase. Only a few Moose Jaw communities offer assisted living and memory care on the same site; a co-op or housing-authority apartment will not.
• Check the real monthly total — suite size, second person, parking, laundry and care packages, not just the starting rate.
• Visit at mealtime and in the evening, when staffing is thinnest, and ask how overnight calls are answered.
• Weigh distance to Wigmore and to family. West-side addresses are closest to the hospital; downtown buildings are closest to shops and transit.
• Book a respite stay first if you're unsure — five Moose Jaw communities offer short stays.

Sources

• Saskatchewan Health Authority – Long Term Care Information
• Special Care Homes – Saskatchewan 211
• Partially Covered Services (home care and long-term care) – Government of Saskatchewan
• Personal Care Home Benefit – Government of Saskatchewan
• Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital – Saskatchewan Health Authority
• Saskatchewan Health Authority – Moose Jaw (rehabilitation, GARU and Maguire Centre adult day program)
• Transit Fares & Passes – City of Moose Jaw
• Paratransit Service – City of Moose Jaw