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Advance Care Planning Guide
The government of Ontario has produced the Guide to Advance Care Planning as part of Ontario's Strategy for Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias. It provides valuable information for seniors on making choices about personal care including health care (treatment and services), food, living arrangements and housing, clothing, hygiene and safety.
Source: Ontario Seniors Secretariat

Assistive Devices Program (Includes the home oxygen program)
This site by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care provides information on the Assistive Devices Program (<abbr title="Assistive Devices Program">ADP</abbr>) and the Home Oxygen Program (<abbr title=" Home Oxygen Program">HOP</abbr>). The objective of both programs is to financially assist Ontario residents with long term physical disabilities to obtain basic, competitively priced, personalized assistive devices.
Source: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee
The Office is responsible for protecting mentally incapable people, protecting the public's interest in charities, searching for heirs, investing perpetual care funds, and dealing with dissolved corporations.
Source: Government of Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General.

Ontario Seniors' Secretariat: Legal Matters, Human Rights and End of Life
As a part of the Ontario Seniors' Guide to Services and Programs, this site offers comprehensive information concerning legal matters including human rights and end of life matters.

Seniors' Care : Residences Offering Care
In Ontario, three main types of residential settings provide both accommodation and care for seniors : Supportive Housing, Retirement Homes, and Long-Term Care Facilities. Each setting offers different types of accommodations and varying levels of service. Assess your personal situation and compare your needs with the amenities and services offered by each setting.
Source: Government of Ontario. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

Seniors' Care : Supportive Housing
Supportive Housing is designed for people who only need minimal to moderate care -- such as homemaking or personal care and support -- to live independently. Accommodations usually consist of rental units within an apartment building. In a few cases, the accommodation is a small group residence.
Source: Government of Ontario. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Seniors' Info
Seniors' Info has been created to provide ready access to information and services delivered by all levels of government and community-based agencies serving older adults. It is our pleasure to bring this first gateway to information and services to the citizens.
Source: Seniors' Info

Tips on Choosing a Retirement Residence - Ontario Retirement Communities Association
This site from the Ontario Retirement Communities Association suggests several ideas to help you make the right personal choice in selecting an appropriate retirement residence.
Source: Ontario Retirement Communities Association

Injury Prevention
This article discusses some of the major causes of injury to seniors -- in the house, the yard and/or nearby walkways and sidewalks -- and some of the ways they can reduce their risk.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada

You Can Prevent Falls - By Following These Tips
This series was produced through the Health Canada/Veterans Affairs Canada's Fall Prevention Initiative. It aims at informing seniors, Veterans, their and caregivers of the many factory which may contribute to falls prevention and make a difference in the quality of life of the aging person.
Source: Government of Canada. Health Canada.