Accommodations - Admission Process

Accommodations

Maple View Lodge is Home to 60 full time residents. The home is approximately 50,000 square feet over two separate resident communities known as Brookside and Meadowview. 

Room Types

We offer different room types to help fit your needs. View our photo gallery on this page for photos of each room type. Accommodation costs vary by room type see Paying for Long-Term Care.

All rooms are provided with an electric bed, therapeutic mattress, bedside table and a chair as well as a built-in wardrobe closet with shelving. All materials are fire rated and robust enough for frequent and thorough cleaning.

Semi-Private Room

The semi-private room consists of a private bedroom and a connected in-suite bathroom that is shared with one other person.

Private Room

The private room includes your own personal bedroom and in-suite bathroom.

Admission Process – Planning to Come

Applications for admission to Maple View Lodge are coordinated through Home and Community Care Support Services. Once you have been offered a bed at Maple View Lodge by Home and Community Care Support Services, we ask you to make sure you have all the required documents listed below.

You will need:

• Power of Attorney documentation (Personal Care and Property)
• First page of the Will showing the executor/executrix of the Will
• Notice of Assessment NOA and Option “C” Printout (for application for basic room rate reductions)
  • Void Cheque will be required to set up pre-authorized payment
• Cheque for 1st payment due day of admission.
• Cash or cheque to deposit into the resident trust account (if opting to open a resident trust allowance account)
• Health card – this will be retained by the Home
• Birth Certificate (copy can be made at the home)
• Any other health insurance information
• Social Insurance Card
• Veteran ID Card
• Funeral home information

Residents of Long-Term Care homes may be eligible for other federal and provincial benefits to supplement their income. If you wish to apply for a reduction of basic accommodation fees you must apply for all applicable benefits.

Based on your age and available income you must apply for the following benefits: 

Call Service Canada at 1-800-277-9914 or TTY 1-800-255-4786 and follow the prompts to get application information.

• Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) if your income is less than the yearly threshold, and you are under age 65.
• Old Age Security (OAS) over the age of 65.
• Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) if your income is less than the yearly threshold.
  • If your are receiving OAS and have a spouse who is also receiving or eligible to to receive OAS, you can increase your OAS benefits by applying for "Involuntary Separation Agreement". The application does not change your marital status. 

To ensure that you are receiving the maximum benefits available to you, you are required to apply in writing for "involuntary separation" if you are not living with your spouse. Call Service Canada at 1-800-227-9914 or TTY: 1-800-255-4786, press zero and ask for the number of  our regional office. They will give you the address to mail your written statement. 

We encourage you bring someone with you when you move in to the Home.

Admission Day

Arrival time is 10:00 am with check in at the Main Reception. You will be welcomed by our Administrative Assistant and meet for approximately one hour to complete the financial paperwork, review the move in package and sign any applicable consents.

Once the documentation is completed you will meet with the Nurse for approximately one hour, so that we can gather medical information and fill out forms and consents. This will support us to provide the care you that you require. Please ensure that you bring all medications that you are currently taking (prescription and over-the-counter). This review will take approximately one hour to complete.

Clothing and personal items can be placed on the cart provided for housekeeping. We will label with your name and put items away in your room.

Maintenance staff will visit to inspect any electrical devices you have brought with you (i.e., lamps, televisions up to 32”) to ensure that those items are CSA approved.

We encourage our residents to bring personal items from home that will help them feel comfortable in their new environment.  Keep in mind not to overcrowd the room so that we can deliver safe and effective care and housekeeping can maintain a clean, clutter free room. Pictures or photographs may be displayed on the walls and the maintenance staff will install them. Personal chairs must be sturdy, stable and for infection control purposes be constructed with wipeable or waterproof material, such as leather, vinyl, waterproof covers.  

Throughout the day, you will have the opportunity to meet staff and other residents. A staff member will take your picture for your medical record. Over the next few weeks you may receive visits from the Attending Physicians, Nurse Practitioner, Dietitian, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist and Recreation staff.

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