“It is our choices who show who we really are, more so than our abilities.”

Elmhurst is a six bedroom home located in an established neighbourhood on East Hamilton mountain. Elmhurst is home to moderate to severe ABI clients focusing on developing and maintaining independent living skills as well as social recreational engagement in the residence and in the community. Elmhurst’s structured living environment provides a safe, stable atmosphere that facilitates community integration, skill building and functional goal attainment.

Male client and female staff are sitting at a table together looking intently at an electronic device on the table.
Male client and female staff are sitting at a table together looking intently at an electronic device on the table. Red brick two-storey house with black shutters on the windows. Covered front entrance jets out from the middle of the house and leads up to a red painted front door with a window. The front garden and lawn is well maintained with landscaped plants and a large tree with red leaves is situated at the front on the left hand side. Country style living room has dark wood floors and wood beams on the white ceiling. The wall mounted tv unit is above a brick hearth and flanked by medium brown wooden built-in shelving units. 2 large couches and a coffee table furnish the room. Client bedroom with twin bed and blue and white stripped bedspread. A tall light brown wooden dressor is against the wall on the right hand side of the room and a , matching coloured end table is beside the bed on the left. A picture hangs on the wall beside the bed, and natural light beams in through the large window behind the bed. Brown upper and lower cabinetry in a narrow u-shaped kitchen. Counter tops are light coloured marbled and the back splash is white tiles. Lower cabinet units are minimized under the sink and cooktop to make this a wheelchair friendly work space. Black dishwasher is installed on the right hand side and flooring is beige tiles. Dining area with wooden dining table and 6 chairs. Wall hangings and a clock displayed on the beige walls. Red brick 2-storey house with red front door and a double car garage. Black shutters decorate the 5 windows on the second floor as well as the 2 large windows on the main floor. The yard outfront is snow covered and has one small evergreen bush out front and a larger evergreen at the side of the house. Outdoor black metal patio table and chairs sit under a wooden trellis structure in a fenced in back yard with a large evergreen tree in the background behind the fence. The ground is snow covered. Red brick 2-story house is surrounded by a large snow covered fenced in backyard.

About Our Home

  • Fully accessible 2-storey house with finished basement
    • In-home elevator with access to all floors
    • Accessible communal kitchen
    • Accessible laundry facilities
    • 4 accessible bathrooms
    • Congregate family room space on the main level
  • 6 single occupancy rooms
    • Furnishings provided by the client
    • TV/Wi-Fi ports available; per client expense
  • Fenced in backyard with outside seating and vegetable gardens

What We Offer

  • Individualized programming based on client’s ABI rehabilitative goals.
  • Structured, meaningful and consistent daily routines with an emphasis on skill building and behaviour management.
  • Access to a multi-disciplinary clinical team including behaviour therapy, psychiatry, psychology, social work, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech language pathology.
  • Capacity to address mental health and addiction issues.
  • One dedicated pharmacy provider; medications stored and administered by staff.
  • 24/7 on-site staff support.
  • Partner with DARTS Transit for door-to-door accessible transportation; eligibility required.

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