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The cost of independent living in Peterborough is about $3,471 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 9 options. Read 34 reviews, see photos, and learn about amenities that make independent living the ideal next step for adults 55+ who wish to enjoy friendships and hobbies without the hassle of cooking and home maintenance.

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Last Updated: 12/20/24
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Photo of Sherbrooke Heights
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Everybody is polite and nice. It's a safe place. My mom loves it there. The apartments are nice and kept clean. They come in once a week to clean. Really our only complaint is there's only one...
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Set on beautiful grounds in the quiet community of Peterborough, Sherbrooke Heights offers seniors a simplified lifestyle free from chores and home maintenance. We're located just minutes from shopping, dining, health care and many local attractions. Enjoy daily events and activities just outside...
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Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Rubidge Retirement Residence
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Mom began her forever home experience at Rubidge in Nov 2018 during a respite stay When moving from her home to a retirement residence. She is still independent so doesn’t use the care services yet but was...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Excellent staff! Exceptionally clean building. They truly care and support the residents
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Empress Gardens Retirement Residence
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Photo of Peterborough Retirement Residence
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Photo of Kawartha Heights Retirement Living
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Lafontaine Management Services and The Bawa Group have joined together to build Peterborough newest and most innovative Retirement Residence. Kawartha Heights Retirement Living is the future of seniors residences now. Together with the Bawa Group, one of Ontario's premier builders of luxury...
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
OUR VISION is to provide a worry-free, minimalist, freely-chosen, communal living lifestyle that ends urban loneliness in working class markets, and removes the traditional challenges of living space shared by unrelated people at 15% to 20% lower rent than prevailing single-rooms and one-bedrooms...
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What families are saying about independent living in Peterborough

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Jackson Creek Retirement in Peterborough, ON

5.0
Exceptional rooms, and excellent staff

Rubidge Retirement Residence in Peterborough, ON

4.5
My parents moved in 6 weeks ago and seem quite pleased with Rubidge. The people are friendly and caring. They have activities for the seniors and meals are looked after. They have their dog with them and that also was no issue. There is a doctor that looks after the retirees and a nurse along ...
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Regency Retirement Community in Port Hope, ON

3.9
I think it's great, but right now I would tell someone not to go there. Mostly because of the food. I was concerned after reading reviews on how terrible the food was. When visiting Regency, I asked the director and he assured me they had a new food provider. If so, it's still GROSS. None ...
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