University-Integrated Seniors Village

Our Vision  

Trent’s vision is for a University-Integrated Seniors Village anchored by a long-term care home. Building on Trent’s position as a globally recognized age-friendly university, the research expertise in the Trent Centre for Aging & Society, and the Trent/Fleming School of Nursing, the Seniors Village will provide hands-on learning opportunities for our students and advance research into aging, while meeting the needs of our community for more housing. It will interest students in geriatric care, offer a proving ground for innovations in seniors living, and will help reduce the long waitlist for aged care in Peterborough - the third oldest community in Canada - where almost 2,500 people are waiting two to four years for a bed. 

peopleCare Communities has been selected to build a 224-bed not-for-profit long-term care home, collaborating with Trent on research and teaching to develop and implement promising practices in long-term care to enhance the quality of life and care for seniors, and influence care practices throughout the sector. The Seniors Village is envisioned as integrated, community-based senior living where older people can stay engaged in intergenerational learning, social engagement, the arts, research opportunities, and the life of the University. To achieve a complete community, amenities and services to support the Village would also be located on the site, along with the potential for student housing to create a truly intergenerational community. The Seniors Village is just one of the important ways that Trent seeks to bring together knowledge, inquiry, and collaboration with our students, researchers and educators to advance important community needs and connections. 

About peopleCare Communities

peopleCare's vision is to change the world of senior living - through innovation and leading practices, embedding learning and research into everything they do, delivering quality, resident-focused care, and operational excellence.

Recently named one of Canada's Best Managed Companies for the 8th year in a row, peopleCare Communities is a Canadian, family-owned leading operator of senior living communities, with strong values and a 50-year history of service. They are committed to engagement and collaboration to create vibrant communities of care that deliver meaningful experiences, clinical best practices, engaging programs and integrated services that meet seniors’ changing needs. peopleCare’s innovation and leadership has earned Accreditation Canada Exemplary Status, Canada’s Best Managed Companies Platinum designation, and the single largest research grant from the Ontario Centres of Excellence, which funded our award-winning Clinical Pharmacy Model, a first-of-its-kind for long-term care in Canada.

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The Location: Water Street & Woodland Drive 

The location for the Seniors Village is at the north-west corner of Water Street and Woodland Drive. This site was selected for a variety of reasons:  

• Access to the campus: There is an established accessible road for student and resident access to the amenities on the Seniors Village and on the campus, enabling a thriving multi-generational community for living and learning. 
• Access to the community: The site is along Water St, a major roadway, and is serviced by City of Peterborough transit and the new County bus route that connects this site to Selwyn Township and Curve Lake.  
• Access to servicing: Municipal services, such as power, water and sanitation, are already available at this site enabling the long-term care home to move ahead and bring new beds to the community as quickly as possible. 
• Access to nature: The long-term care home and Seniors Village will be surrounded by nature with trails and spaces to gather outside, for residents, the campus, and local community.

Opportunities for community engagement will occur at many points throughout the process of bringing this vision to life. As a starting point, the draft Stage 1 Site Plan, proposing the development limits for the long-term care home and Seniors Village, and the studies that support this recommendation are open for community review until Sunday, May 30, 2021. The Stage 1 Site Plan will be submitted to the City of Peterborough in early June.