Empress Gardens Retirement Residence

During my hospital stay in psychiatry I made arrangements to move to Empress Gardens and I was not disappointed. I felt safe, I was no longer totally alone and I still had some healing to do. I was surprised (although I shouldn’t have been) at the sincere attentiveness of the staff. It was just not something that I was used to, and I soaked it up like a sponge. After about a year and a half, I began to feel that I was ready to (sort of) be on my own, and I moved to St. John’s Centre. It was very suitable for me as they offered two meals a day, housekeeping every second week, laundry by request. After being at St. John’s for year and a half. I was diagnosed with a fairly serious health condition, which had me very concerned. I found out that Empress had several suites that might interest me. So I came to look, and reserved one. I picked one on the third floor which is just around the corner from their wonderful library, wellness centre and Chapel. My anxiety had started to surface and I knew where I had to be :) I’m right downtown if I want to browse or do some shopping, and we have a shuttle bus that will take us to appointments, shopping, church, and now that things have quieted somewhat with this pandemic, we will be going on occasional out of town short trips. There are many activities here, if you wish to join in, or just watch. Always someone to talk with. I feel content and safe. So grateful to be back here again, and I think this time I will stay. It feels like home now.Sincerely, Barbara McKinnon

A very caring place. Staff are professional and we are kept well informed. My father enjoys the many opportunities for entertainment , recreation and learning. He says the meals are great. As close to home as he can get. Thank you for your care.

A beautiful residence for seniors in downtown Peterborough!

My Mother had a short term stay and enjoyed all aspects of her stay. The food was delicious, there were many programs for her to enjoy, and she had help from the Nursing team. Our family felt at ease that she was being well looked after while we were away. Thank you!

I just moved to Empress Gardens Retirement Residence January 30th. I had researched the Peterborough area regarding retirement residences & all were very similar in costs, activities & services. The only thing that stood out from the rest was their menu selection. The selections are what drew me to this facility.Upon arrival I was greeted with warmth & friendliness.I had met Rob (Director of Care) at the hospital for an assessment & he was very informative about the retirement home, explaining all the facilities plus activities. The welcome brochures were also very informative.The home is very clean & orderly. The staff, I can not say enough about them, are very accommodating plus informative as well going above & beyond the call of duty.I was too late to sign up for the shuttle for an appointment so took a cab that I had used in the past. I highly recommended this retirement home to my other cab driver when I returned to this facility.As far as I’m concerned, this is the best facility to be in.

My mom has been living on one of the independent living floors of Empress Gardens for the past 8 years. She has been very happy with the location, the care, meals, and, particularly, the variety of activities and entertainment always available including a shuttle bus taking the residents to a sister building for Aquafit. The building is very close to shops and banks in the downtown core as well as the beautiful Millennium Trail.

Late last year I had to make the difficult decision to move my mom out of her house, and started to research all the retirement homes, and decided on Empress Garden. Sarah from Empress Garden was extremely helpful in making the transition very smooth for my mom. She loves it there, especially all the events they have every day. The meals are amazing, all the staff are great, she has found a few people to walk with down to the water, which will only get better once the warm weather arrives. The room is cleaned every week, laundry is done, she loves her apartment.Thank You for making this a special home for my mom.

We have gone here for Lunch buffets and also evening dinners, we ordered a large Take-Out order... the worse i have ever had....the noodles were burnt, the shrimp batter was all soggy.. breaded veal tasted terrible...paid a lot of money to eat nothing. Did call them up to explain the situation of the take out order... they just said sorry nothing wrong with order.

I have had so many positive interactions with the staff and residents at Empress Gardens. You can tell that they care deeply for the seniors that they serve. If you are looking for an affordable retirement option, look no further.