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Our November 6, 2026 inventory review covers 53 residence profiles across all eight Durham Region municipalities: 33 licensed retirement homes and 20 long-term-care homes. This is comprehensive against the official inventories and geographic scope described below, not a guarantee that every form of seniors’ housing is included.

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What we checked

We reconciled the RHRA public register (register marked updated November 5, 2026) and its individual home records against our retirement profiles. The 33 retirement homes had an issued licence, including two listed as issued with conditions, when reviewed. Each profile links to the relevant regulator record; read its conditions and inspection reports directly.

We separately reconciled the Ontario long-term-care directory and reviewed all 20 individual provincial profiles. Existing Central East Healthline records helped match names and addresses. Retirement and long-term-care operations at the same site have separate profiles because their admission pathways differ.

Geographic scope

Ajax, Brock, Clarington, Oshawa, Pickering, Scugog, Uxbridge and Whitby. Bowmanville, Courtice and Newcastle are grouped under Clarington; Port Perry under Scugog; Beaverton and Cannington under Brock.

What is not included

This residence inventory does not cover every seniors’ apartment, independent rental building, home-care agency, supportive-housing program or proposed development. Historical, surrendered, revoked, terminated and application-only RHRA records are not counted as current licensed retirement homes; a successor licence is matched to the same location rather than duplicated. Sweet Home Comfort Care Program remains outside this inventory while its setting classification is unresolved. Port Perry Villa is now included following confirmation of its current RHRA entry.

How to use care filters

Retirement Living and Long-Term Care identify the setting. The RHRA dementia-program filter identifies a program reported in that register; it does not promise a secure unit or specialist staffing. Other care-type filters reflect previously documented provider descriptions and may not identify every home offering that service. Review the service list and ask the provider directly.

Keeping information useful

Source-review dates are not inspection dates. A licence is not an endorsement, quality ranking or confirmation of vacancies. Names, services and fees change: verify them with the home and current official records. We do not invent ratings, availability or pricing. Report a correction or suggest a missing residence with an official source.

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