Resources for Senior Citizens in Durham Region Suggested Reading

Adult Lifestyle Communities & Miscellaneous Support

Adult Lifestyle Communities

• Durham Christian Homes: 905-430-1666
• Durham Region Local Faith Place: 905-576-8619
• Harvest Place Apartments: 905-668-5660
• Housing Corporation: 905-666-6222
• Immaculate Conception Senior Citizens Residence: 905-985-4322
• Parkway Retirement Home: 905-426-6603
• Regency Place: 905-430-7397
• West Shore Village: 905-985-8660
• Wilmot Creek: 905-697-5806

Pensions

• Guaranteed Annual Income System (GAINS): 800-263-7965
• Guaranteed Annual Income System (GAINS) TTY for the deaf: 800-263-7776
• Income Security - Canada Pension Plan (Benefits) - Old Age Security: 800-277-9914  
• Pension Plans Branch - Financial Services Commision - General: 800-668-0128
• Pension Plans Branch - Financial Services Commision - TTY for the deafl: 800-668-0128

Senior Clubs & Special Interests

Seniors Clubs

• Association - Beech Centre: 905-697-2856
• Beaverton Thorah Eldon Historical Society & Beaver River Museum: 705-426-9641
• Clarington Golden Age Club: 905-649-2133
• Clarington Older Adult Association: 905-697-2856
• Durham Region Rotary Club: 905-432-0928
• Friends of Ajax Library: 905-683-6632 ext 29
• Goodwood Seniors Club: 905-852-0420
• KMW Adult Day Program: 905-428-6402
• Ladies Auxiliary (RC Branch 606): 905-839-2990
• Oshawa Senior Citizen Centre: 905-576-6712
• Pickering Village Senior Citizens Club: 905-683-8460
• The Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 322: 905-683-2927
• Seniors for Seniors: 905-434-5115
• South Pickering Senior Citizens Club: 905-420-5049
• Sunderland Senior Citizens Group: 705-357-3903
• Udora Seniors: 705-437-1987
• Uxbridge Seniors Centre: 905-852-6761
• Whitby Seniors Activity Centre: 905-668-1424

Special Interest Clubs

• Ajax Rug Hookers: 905-426-3491
• Ballroom Dance Club: 905-831-2426
• Oshawa Naval Vets Club: 905-723-0871
• South Pickering Lawn Bowling Club: 905-420-0597
• Whitby Yacht Club: 905-668-1391

Recreation - Bingo, Bowling, Casinos, Golf, Curling

Recreation

• Ajax Community Centre: 905-427-8811
• McLean Community Centre - Ajax: 905-428-7711
• Ajax Winter Tennis: 905-427-2581
• Civic Auditorium Complex Oshawa: 905-436-5454
• Claremont Community Centre: 905-649-6021
• Clarington Community Services: 905-623-3379 ext 272
• Iroquois Park Sports Centre: 905-668-7765
• North View Community Centre: 905-432-1984
• Oshawa Operational Services: 905-436-5608
• Parks & Recreation - Ajax: 905-427-8811
• Parks & Recreation - Oshawa: 905-436-5654
• Parks & Recreation - Pickering: 905-831-1711
• Parks & Recreation - Port Hope: 905-753-2230
• Parks & Recreation - Scugog: 905-985-7346
• Parks & Recreation - Uxbridge: 905-852-9181
• Parks & Recreation - Whitby: 905-430-4310
• Pickering Recreation Complex: 905-683-6582
• Shuffle Board for Seniors: 905-686-6582
• YWCA Oshawa: 905-576-8880

Bingo Halls

• Bingo Country - Ajax: 905-4278572
• Bingo Country - Oshawa: 905-436-9404
• Delta Bingo: 905-831-2421
• Hideaway Bingo: 905-668-9029
• Red Barn Auditorium: 905-725-9164

Bowling Alleys

• Ajax Bowling Centre: 905-683-0680
• Carpet Bowling for Seniors: 905-683-2947
• Liberty Bowl Ltd: 905-623-5663
• Leisure Bowling Lanes Ltd: 905-579-4411
• Oshawa Lawn Bowling Club: 905-723-7912
• Plaza Bowling & Amusement: 905-683-0981
• South Pickering Lawn Bowling: 905-420-0597
• Uxbridge Bowl: 905-852-3141

Golf, Curling & Country Clubs

• Annandale Golf & Curling Club: 905-683-3210
• Ballantrae Golf & Country Club: 905-640-6333
• Bowmanville Golf & Country Club: 905-623-2670
• Carruthers Creek Golf Centre: 905-426-4653
• Cherry Downs Golf & Country Club: 905-649-5990
• Country Lane Golf Course: 905-655-3263
• Deer Creek Golf & Country Estates: 905-427-7737
• Deer Creek Golf Academy: 905-427-3276
• Eldorado Golf Club: 905-655-1080
• 4 Seasons Country Club - Claremont: 905-649-2436
• Fox Run Golf Centre: 905-428-8479
• Foxbridge Golf Club: 905-852-7962
• Glen Cedars Golf Club: 905-427-7737
• Glen Eagle Golf Club: 905-880-0131
• Golfers Dream: 905-985-9888
• Harmony Creek Golf Centre Ltd: 905-433-0211
• Hawthorne Valley Golf Course: 905-686-2028
• Heather Glen Golf & Country Club: 888-566-8266
• Kedron Dells Golf Club: 905-728-6641
• Kings Bay Golf & Country Club: 905-985-4619
• Lakeridge Links & Whispering Golf Ridge Golf Course: 905-428-6321
• Larchmere Golf Club: 905-372-8924
• Lyndebrook Golf Course: 905-655-4653
• Lyndhurst Golf Course: 905-722-8583
• Millrun Golf & Country Club: 905-852-6212
• Newcastle Golf Course: 905-987-4851
• Oakridge Golf Club: 905-985-8390
• Oshawa Golf & Curling Club: 905-723-4681
• Riverside Golf Course: 905-427-1921
• Royal Asburn Golf Club: 905-686-1121
• Seaton Golf & Country Club: 905-683-3822
• Spring Creek Golf & Country Club: 905-649-5333
• Uxbridge & District Curling Club: 905-852-6862
• Warkworth Golf Club: 705-924-2569
• Watson's Glen Golf Course: 905-655-9187
• Whitby Curling Club: 905-668-5021
• Whitevale Golf Club: 905-294-9600
• Winchester Golf Club: 905-655-4757
• Wooden Sticks Golf Inc: 905-852-4379

Casinos

• Casino Rama: 800-832-7529
• Casino Niagara: 888-946-3255
• Great Blue Heron Charity Casino: 905-985-4888
• Sheraton Fallsview Casino: 800-618-9059
• The Slots at Ajax Downs: 905-619-2690
• Windsor Casino: 800-991-8888 

Local Libraries

Ajax

• Main Branch: 905-683-4000
• McLean Branch: 905-428-8489
• Village Branch: 905-683-1140

Bowmanville

• Main Branch: 905-623-7322

Clarington

• Clarke Branch (Orono): 905-983-5507
• Courtice Branch: 905-404-0707
• Newcastle Branch: 905-987-4844

Oshawa

• McLaughlin Branch: 905-579-6111
• Northview Branch: 905-576-6040
• Jess Hann Branch: 905-728-2441

Pickering

• Central Library: 905-831-6265
• Claremont Branch: 905-649-3341
• Greenwood Branch: 905-683-8844
• Petticoat Creek: 905-420-2254
• Whitevale Branch: 905-294-0967

Uxbridge

• Uxbridge Branch: 905-852-9747
• Zephyr Branch: 905-473-2375

Whitby

• Whitby Public Central Library: 905-668-6531
• Brooklin Branch: 905-665-3191
• Dundas Branch: 905-668-6531
• Rossland Branch: 905-668-1886

Residence & Accommodation

Retirement Homes

• Annex On Westney: 905-683-3724
• Baycliffe Retirement: 905-683-7321
• Carriage House: 905-725-2599
• Cedarcroft Place: 905-723-9490
• Cenntennial Retirement Residence: 905-436-1901
• Colonial Retirement Home: 905-665-9560
• Community Lifecare Management: 905-831-1801
• Community Nursing Home Pickering: 905-831-2522
• Immaculate Conception Senior Citizens Residence: 905-985-4322
• Lynde Creek Retirement Residence: 905-665-9227
• Marion Place Senior Citizans Residence: 905-436-1794
• Marnwood Lifecare Centre: 905-623-5731
• Orchard Villa Retirement Residence: 905-831-2641
• Parkway Retirement Residence: 905-426-6603
• Pickering City Centre Retirement Residence: 905-420-3369
• Pickering Village Senior Citizen Centre: 905-683-8460
• Port Perry Community Nursing Home Ltd: 905-985-3205
• Port Perry Villa: 905-985-3312
• Regency Place Apartments: 905-430-7397
• Rosebank Villa: 905-509-2582
• Shobrook Gardens Ltd: 905-852-4156
• St. Martin's Centre: 905-420-5927
• Stoneheaven Manor: 905-665-6833
• Sunrise Seniors Place - Oshawa/Durham: 905-432-8416
• Trinity Manor - Seniors Apartments: 905-852-3805
• Trinity Manor - West Shore Village: 905-985-8660
• Trinity Manor - White Cliff Terrace: 905-579-0800
• Trinity Manor - Yorkshire House: 905-720-0130 

Special Care Homes

• BayCliffe Lodge Nursing Home: 905-683-7321
• Community Nursing Home - Pickering: 905-831-2522
• Community Nursing Home - Port Perry: 905-985-3205
• Central East CCAC: 800-263-3877
• Extendicare: 905-579-0011
• Fairview Lodge: 905-668-5851
• Foster Brook - Long Term Care: 905-987-4702
• Hillsdale Estates: 905-579-1777
• Lakeview Manor: 705-426-7388
• Marnwood Lifecare Centre: 905-623-5731
• Strathaven Lifecare Centre: 905-623-2553
• Sunnycrest Nursing Home: 905-576-0111
• ThorntonView: 905-576-5181 
• Reach View Village: 905-852-5191
• Village Retirement Centre: 905-831-2522

Miscellaneous Housing Support

• Non-Profit Housing: 905-683-9269
• Canada Mortgage & Housing: 800-668-2642
• Regional Municipality of Durham Housing Services: 800-669-2956

Home Health Organizations & Services

Home Health Organizations

• Canadian Red Cross Society: 905-723-2933
• Cardinal Nannies & Companions: 800-219-8059
• Generations Nanny & Companion Service: 905-623-4439
• ComCare Health Services: 905-433-1494
• Community Care Durham - Ajax/Pickering: 905-837-0017
• Community Care Durham - Brock: 705-432-2900
• Community Care Durham - Clarington: 905-623-2261
• Community Care Durham - Oshawa: 905-434-1691
• Community Care Durham - Scugog: 905-985-8461
• Community Care Durham - Uxbridge: 905-852-7445
• Community Care Durham - Whitby: 905-668-6223
• DHS Health Care Service: 905-571-1511
• Durham Region Personal Care - Attendant Care Inc: 905-576-5603
• Durham Region Personal Care - Hospice Durham: 905-430-4522
• KMW Health Services: 905-619-9414
• Medichair Durham: 800-465-5028
• ParaMed Home Health Care: 800-463-3965
• Saint Elizabeth Health Care: 905-430-6997
• Shoppers Home Health Care: 905-579-5300
• Seniors for Seniors - Ajax/Pickering: 905-434-5115
• Seniors for Seniors - Oshawa: 905-434-5115
• Victorian Order of Nurses: 905-571-3151
• We Care Home Health Services: 905-666-6656

Home Health Services

• Alzheimer's Society of Durham: 905-576-2567
• Canadian Red Cross: 905-723-2933
• Meals On Wheels - Ajax/Pickering: 905-837-0017
• Meals On Wheels - Brock: 705-432-2900
• Meals On Wheels - Clarington: 905-623-2261
• Meals On Wheels - Oshawa: 905-434-1691
• Meals On Wheels - Scugog: 905-985-8461
• Meals On Wheels - Uxbridge: 905-852-7445
• Meals On Wheels - Whitby: 905-668-6223
• Respite Care Giver Relief: 888-255-6680
• Durham Association for Family Respite: 905-427-3541
• Pro Home Health Services: 905-725-6400
• Partners in Community Nursing: 905-665-1711
• Victorian Order of Nurses: 905-571-3151
• Vitalaire: 905-428-8800

Care Givers Individual & Miscellaneous Support 

Care Giver & Individual Support

• Bay Shore Health Care: 866-933-4533
• Fairview Lodge: 905-688-5851
• HomeWell Senior Care: 905-509-8469
• KMW Health Service: 905-619-9414
• KMW Adult Day Program: 905-428-6402
• Medic Alert: 800-668-1507
• DHS Health Care: 905-571-1511
• Pro-Feet: 905-231-3338

Miscellaneous

• Durham Region Family Services - Ajax: 905-683-3451
• Durham Region Family Services - Bowmanville: 905-623-9141
• Durham Region Family Services - Central Intake: 905-666-6240
• Durham Region Family Services - Oshawa: 905-434-5855
• Durham Region Family Services - Port Perry/Scugog: 905-985-7665
• Durham Region Family Services - Uxbridge: 905-852-7690
• Durham Region Family Services - Whitby: 905-668-1421
• Lawyer Referral Service: 800-268-8326
• Oshawa Legal Aid Office: 905-576-2124
• Seniors Information Line: 888-405-0405
• Silverts - Adoptive Clothing for Seniors: 800-387-7088
• Sunnybrook Centre Prostetics for Independent Living: 416-480-4261
• Parkinson Society of Canada - Durham Region Chapter: 416-410-6498
• United Way - Ajax/Pickering/Uxbridge: 905-686-0606
• United Way - Oshawa/Whitby/Clarington/Brock/Scugog: 905-436-7377
• Volunteer Energy Durham Region: 905-436-2035

Rehabilitation

• Community Advantage Rehabilitation: 905-666-2540
• Human Communications Services: 905-852-0171
• Integrated Rehabilitation - Professionals: 905-839-5248
• KMW Health Services: 905-619-9414

Hearing Services

• Ajax-Pickering Audiology Clinic: 905-831-8311
• Bayly Audiology Services: 905-426-4000
• Whitby Hearing Centre: 905-666-7726

Emergency & Non-Emergency Services

Hospitals

• Lakeridge Health Oshawa: 905-576-8711
• Lakeridge Health Bowmanville: 905-623-3331
• Lakeridge Health Whitby: 905-668-6831
• Lakeridge Health Port Perry: 905-985-7321
• Rouge Valley Health System - Ajax/Pickering: 905-683-2320
• Uxbridge Cottage Hospital: 905-852-9771
• Hospital for Sick Children: 416-813-1500
• Rouge Valley Health System - Ajax/Pickering: 905-683-2320

Police Emergency & Non-Emergency Services

• Police Emergency: 911
• Local Police - Oshawa/Whitby: 905-579-1520
• Local Police - Pickering/Ajax: 905-683-9100 
• Ontario Provincial Police: 888-310-1122
• Durham Region Crime Stoppers: 905-436-8477
• Crime Stoppers Toll Free: 800-222-8477
• Durham Region Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Centre: 905-668-3050

Ambulance Emergency & Non-Emergency Services

• Ambulance Emergency: 911
• Oshawa Ambulance: 905-723-8177
• St. Johns Ambulance Durham Branch: 905-434-7800
• Poison Control Centre: 800-268-9017

Fire Department Emergency & Non-Emergency Services

• Fire Department Emergency: 911
• Fire Department Ajax: 905-683-4481
• Fire Department Oshawa: 905-433-1238
• Fire Department Pickering: 905-839-9968
• Fire Department Scugog: 905-985-2384
• Fire Department Whitby: 905-668-3312

Crisis, Distress & Mental Health Services

• Crisis Intervention Team - Lakeridge Health Oshawa: 905-576-8711
• Crisis Mental Health Services: 800-742-1890 
• Whitby Mental Health Centre: 800-263-2679
• COPE Mental Health Services - Ajax/Pickering: 905-837-0017
• COPE Mental Health Services - Brock: 705-432-3044
• COPE Mental Health Services - Clarington: 905-623-4123
• COPE Mental Health Services - Oshawa: 905-434-1693
• COPE Mental Health Services - Scugog/Uxbridge: 905-852-9560
• COPE Mental Health Services - Whitby: 905-668-6223
• Distress Centre Durham Region: 800-452-0688
• Bethesda House: 905-697-9472
• Denise House: 905-728-7311