Meadowlands Retirement Community

As an employee of Meadowlands, I feel privileged and the entire team makes me feel welcome. As soon as I walk in the doors I see everyone smiling genuinely. It just goes to show that everyone enjoys their jobs and residing there.

I highly recommend Meadowlands Retirement Community as a place to work, as well as, a place for your loved ones who are looking for a lovely place to call home.
The Community Members are more than welcoming, and truly enjoy life here! The programs keep them active and social with friends, the food is healthy and delicious, the staff is kind and attentive to the individual needs of the Community Members, and its just a beautiful place to live and work.

My aunt moved in 10 days ago to Meadowlands, transitioning not only from her home but also from another city. It is very hard to put into words our gratitude to ALL of the Meadowlands Retirement Community staff for the professionalism and kindness they have provided to her during this busy time. Everyone (starting with Donna, and Rebecca) have gone above and beyond to make this transition an easy one, And she has been raving about the food! Top notch facility all around

My Mother went for a two-week trial at The Meadowlands in 2017 and refused to leave to return home until her suite was ready! That is how quickly she felt at home. The food, the accommodations and amenities are top notch but it is the staff who are the most impressive - caring.friendly, helpful and professional. During Covid their care was exceptional. We couldn’t have picked a better place for my Mother to be.

We recently had my dad booked to stay in a respite room for 4 weeks at Meadowlands as a transition from hospital to home. After staying 2 weeks he enjoyed it enough to move in permanently. Our family has been so pleased with the caring and respect shown by all staff at Meadowlands. Rebecca has been especially helpful in this transition from home to retirement community. My dad has enjoyed the wonderful meals and friendly people. He has even begun using the gym on a regular basis. As an outgoing person, he has even played his guitar for a sing along with some of the residents. After touring several other retirement communities, we would highly recommend Meadowlands.

We dropped off flowers for our neighbor around 3pm at the front desk They were delivered to her room at 10 am the next day! And the day after when her friends dropped of a bouquet, she got them the next day. She was not happy!

Every single staff member has been so great to my Aunt over her 10 years here. Their safety measures in place are so appreciated and having the best staff in every department of Meadowlands from Concierge to Wellness Clinic to the PSW's to the Dining room to the Maintenance Department! They have always gone above and beyond with any request and when she had to move out to a Nursing home, I cannot praise each and every one of them enough for their help, their compassion and assistance in making the move a smooth one. My sincerest thank you to this amazing team!

Every single staff member is very friendly, responsive and helpful. All of them show patience and empathy which is important for such a facility. The food menu selection is amazing. The environment is very safe and the building and facilities all feel relatively new.

Very caring and helpful staff. My Mom passed away (91) having lived a great life and loving her 7 years at the Meadowlands. The staff were so supportive in helping me with the "move out" process. Very special thanks to Melissa concierge, Rico my very kind and patient helper and Julie on the screening desk. Everyone has been wonderful and very empathetic towards me in the process, always checking in to see if I needed anything. Even the community members kept checking in to see how I was doing and tell me stories about my Mom.
Sincere thanks everyone,
Bonnie Donaghey (daughter of Audrie Sherlock)

Since moving in during the Covid 19 pandemic, the wonderful staff has gone above and beyond to keep our mother engaged. With a constantly changing menu, plus activities on their in house channel to keep everyone motivated. They work with the Community members to keep everyone safe.

Thank you to the entire Meadowlands team for your compassion, dedication and tireless hours to ensure the safety and well being for ALL.

Whether it is the personal sacrifices you make everyday not seeing your extended family/friends to reduce the probability of bringing COVID19 to the workplace or, the alternative activities you have painstakingly created or, the countless extra shifts you have worked or that act of kindness demonstrated to a CM whose day you unknowingly made with an uplifting word.thank you!

We would like to thank you for the courage shown in the recent plain-speak communication that was necessary addressing the continued arrogance demonstrated by a few Community Members and their loved ones whose "don't you know who I think I am" attitude places ALL staff and residents in danger everyday by proactively choosing to blatantly ignore provincial laws and VIVA rules and meet your family/friend in the parking lot, behind the dumpsters or a patio. For those who alter the facts around whom you have been in contact with or, request an 'expired' COVID19 test be honoured. STOP!

What is unfathomable to our family is this behaviour continues even after a fellow CM was hospitalized with COVID19 and miraculously with the quick action by management the 'outbreak' remained one and while this is one too many it is unparalleled in LTC and retirement homes across the HGTA. Kudos!

We are certain we speak for the majority of CM families, we are thankful the Meadowlands team treats our family members as one of theirs and painstakingly and tirelessly does everything possible to provide the best quality of life during these unprecedented times and in doing so keeping our loved ones safe and COVID19 free. We would appreciate if this small subset of rogue CM's and their loved ones demonstrated behaviour commiserate with this shared position.

A particular thank you to Dawn, Emily and Linda & the nursing team!

Be safe!

Meadowlands December 2020

When my aunt moved to Meadowlands she found a home in a community that allowed her to be her true self. She was able to participate and engage in a variety of activities and even served as an orientation guide for incoming residents. She helped look after the resident birds and always dressed up for Halloween, winning a prize for her costume. She made friends with the staff and with many of the residents.
As her health needs increased, the nursing staff took on a pivotal role in her care and enabled her to stay in the community until she moved to long term care. The nursing staff and especially Linda, their leader, stepped into the role of primary medical contact as I needed leg surgery and was unable to fully fulfill that role. In an “annus horribilis”, they were able to look after her needs and allowed me to look after my own health concerns.
While Meadowlands is a business, the staff goes beyond their job descriptions to fulfill their responsibilities not only to their employers but also to the residents in their care. Families entrust their most precious loved ones to strangers and hope our relatives find a safe and happy home. The friendliness of the staff, the willingness to make lives easier, the patience with residents and their families and the genuine desire to be of service, is to be applauded.
While my aunt is unable to remain, she and I are both grateful for the years spent at Meadowlands.

Thank you.

My mom moved into Meadowlands on October 31st, 2020. While this wasn't the best time to move in with Covid and restrictions, Meadowlands did everything they could to make her feel at home. As I was deemed an essential care giver, and helping to set my mothers apartment up, I was able to spend each day with her through the week which was extremely helpful. During this time I got to know many of the staff, especially Melissa Batista. She was exceptional and still is! As I live in the states (yes, I did have self isolation for over 2 weeks and negative Covid tests before entering Meadowlands), she is always extremely responsive to my emails, as well helps to keep me informed of things going on with my mother. I can't say enough good things, except.thank you. I do appreciate her and all the staff at Meadowlands help. They facetime with me twice a week, feed my mother wonderful chef prepared meals (reminder I was there to see many of them the first week and yummy!) give my mother the help she needs and gives both my brother and I relief at knowing she is being taken care of. Thank you, thank you, thank you! I can't wait for this all to be over so I can come back to visit!

Meadowlands has been a fantastic place for my parents to stay. Top quality! The food is excellent (I've tasted it myself several times; I like the steak: .). The facilities are wonderful. My dad loves the pool, exercise room, and more! Most importantly, all of the staff at Meadowlands are so kind and helpful. The staff provided around-the-clock, top-notch palliative care for my mom at the outset of the pandemic. Then, throughout the pandemic, the staff has worked tirelessly to provide a safe and nurturing environment for all of the residents. There are always creative activities going on for the residents too. I highly recommend this residence. Well done to the Meadowlands team!

My mother has been a resident of Meadowlands Retirement for the past 3 years. My wife and I couldn’t be more pleased with the staff and the care and comfort my mother receives. Donna is always a pleasure to deal with and has been an immense help throughout this Covid crisis. It hasn’t been easy on anyone but with the staffs help, we have managed as best as possible. Can’t say enough about the extra effort that the staff has put in to keep the residence safe. Great work all.

My mom has resided at Meadowlands for 2 years now. She loves it and as her family we are grateful to know that she is cared for and yet has her independence. They staff are her "friends" and we know they truly care for her as a person. They respect, encourage and make her feel valued. They work hard in particular during COVID to keep our mom and other residents physically safe while also ensuring that she is stimulated and has activities to keep her mind busy. This is not an easy time for many families and we struggle with not being able to visit but we know the staff are doing everything they can. We can't thank the staff enough for going above and beyond. With admiration, appreciation and respect. The "Ayers" family.

As a family we cannot say enough good things about the Meadowlands.

The last year had been a struggle for my mother living on her own, after a scary fall that resulted in broken bones, surgery and a long recovery in hospital - all during the Covid lockdown, she finally came to the decision it was time to leave her home of 65 years and move to a retirement community.

The idea of moving her into a retirement home was daunting to say the least especially during Covid. Our whole experience with the Meadowlands from our first initial visit to moving her things in and then finally her arrival - everything was smooth, easy and efficient all thanks to the staff at Meadowlands. Donna is so kind and truly made us feel she cared about this transition going well as much as we did.

This move was overwhelming for our mom, her whole life had turned upside down during a global pandemic. We were so concerned for how she would adapt, how she would fit in and whether or not she would be comfortable. We cannot believe how quickly and easily she adapted to her new home. She is making friends easily - thanks to the warm welcome of staff + residents. She loves the activities that are arranged - movie nights, shopping trips, etc. And she can’t say enough good things about the food.

We truly are so thankful for everything Meadowlands has done and continues to do for her. Making the choice to move your parent into a retirement home is not easy - it’s something we struggled with as a family for quite a while we felt strongly it should be her decision, we all had anxiety around this move. Now looking back it was the right choice and we can all sleep well at night knowing she is safe and happy.

Every time we pick her up she has a huge smile on her face and can’t wait to tell us what’s been going on and all the sweet people she has interacted with.

Thank you Meadowlands!

We looked into Meadowlands Retirement with the intention of our Mom moving from her home into this retirement community. Meadowlands was our choice for location and the friendliness offered by everyone (staff and residents) when you arrived. We were invited to stay for a lunch during one of our visits and the food was delicious.
Although our mom never did move into Meadowlands, Donna Carlesso was always available to offer assistance and advice. Our mom has since been placed in a LTC home, and it is very unfortunate that she never got to experience the retirement life at Meadowlands.
Thank you to Donna for all your help and kindness during our journey.