Dementia Care That Feels Like Home
Private Dementia Care Homes Serving Toronto and the GTA
Thoughtful Dementia Care,
Rooted in Daily Life
Sagecare offers dementia care grounded in routine, familiarity, and meaningful connection, supporting elders through memory care, daily activities, and professionalized dementia care delivered by highly trained staff.
Sagecare Dementia Care Homes in Toronto & the GTA
Sagecare provides a high level of dementia care and compassion for our resident family members in our dementia care homes. Our approach blends professionalized care, memory care expertise, and human connection, delivered by nurses and caregivers experienced in supporting complex medical challenges.
Our dementia care home serves families across Toronto and surrounding suburbs, including North York, Mississauga, Thornhill, Richmond Hill, Oakville, Burlington, Brampton, and Markham. We provide a private alternative to government-run long-term care homes, offering individualized support within a smaller, home-like environment.
A place to belong
Sagecare’s dementia care home is a place to belong. In our community, dementia is the rule, not the exception. This understanding allows elders to release the pressure of constant self-monitoring, supporting emotional wellbeing and reducing anxiety.
As cognitive abilities change, residents receive dementia care that adapts with them, supported through incontinence care, transfer assistance, and daily routines that respect dignity while preserving independence wherever possible.
Travelling, Together Through Dementia Care
Cognitive changes can alter family life in unexpected ways. At Sagecare in Toronto and beyond, we believe dementia care includes families, not just residents. We work closely with caregivers to support communication, involvement, and shared decision-making, helping families remain meaningfully connected throughout the dementia care journey.
Our approach supports both elders and families navigating long-term care decisions, respite care needs, and transitions from home care or assisted living into memory care.
An Intentional Dementia Care Community
Everyone here brings a unique history, personality, and set of abilities. Our dementia care home fosters rich experiences through shared meals, meaningful pursuits, and a social environment designed to encourage human connection.
Life at Sagecare is shaped by community support, thoughtful amenities, and daily rhythms that promote comfort, familiarity, and purpose, creating a dementia care home that feels lived-in, not institutional..
Our Vision for Dementia Care
We envision a world that understands and includes people with changing cognitive abilities so they may live rich, meaningful lives. At Sagecare’s dementia care homes in Toronto and across the GTA, elders are supported in a safe, home-like environment where dignity, connection, and daily wellbeing come first.
Care is delivered by a dedicated multidisciplinary team team of nurses and caregivers working collaboratively to support evolving needs, ensure safety, and foster emotional wellbeing for both residents and families.
Our Philosophy of Dementia Care
What We Believe
Home is a sacred place.
People are more than their medical conditions.
Observation is the beginning of understanding.
The absence of emotional upset is not the same as wellbeing.
Cognitive abilities may change but human needs do not.
It is easier to face the unknown with someone you trust.
It is possible to reduce anxiety without introducing deception.
Relationships mean giving and receiving.
Community comes from connectedness.
Some abilities can grow even as others decline.
Everyone is allowed bad days.
It is always possible to learn.
There is richness in life that exists beyond words, logic, or reason.
People are worthy of love, not because of what they do, but because they are.
How We Behave
We observe.
We check our assumptions and motivations.
We use language that is thoughtful and deliberate.
We do not speak ill of an elder in their presence or absence.
We presume capacity.
We seek continual consent.
We protect the sanctity of home.
We intervene when the risk is unacceptable.
We offer appropriate choices.
We balance the needs of the individual with the needs of the community.
We do what is right, not just what is right for us.
We create opportunities for relationships to deepen.
We allow space for joy to unfold.
We slow down.
We use gentle hands.
We express love.
Promises We Make
Members of our community will be well-known, honoured, respected, and loved.
We will recognize our elders for their many accomplishments.
We will strive for beauty in everything we do.
Our space will reflect the people who use it.
We will start with yes.
We will provide for meaningful pursuits.
We will use real materials, even when it would be easier not to.
We will keep a clean and tidy home.
We will dress for the day.
We will take pleasure in good food and shared meals.
We will celebrate traditions.
What Families and Physicians Notice
I’ll never forget the time I saw a resident yelling that he wanted to get out. One of the care givers instantly grabbed her coat and said, “Great, let’s go for a walk.”
— A family doctor
Frequently Asked Questions About Our Dementia Care Homes
What is a dementia care home?
A dementia care home provides memory care within a residential setting, offering professional care, daily support, and structured routines designed for people living with dementia.
Why choose a Sagecare dementia care home?
Sagecare offers private dementia care delivered by nurses and highly trained staff in a small, home-like environment. Our approach emphasizes quality care, transparency, and meaningful relationships.
When should someone move into a dementia care home?
When dementia progresses beyond what home care or assisted living can safely support, a dementia care home offers stability, safety, and consistent professional care.
What should families consider when choosing a dementia care home?
Families should consider staff expertise, safety standards, resident-to-caregiver ratios, amenities, unit size, and how the home supports family involvement. Sagecare prioritizes communication, trust, and individualized dementia care.
What should families know about the costs of dementia care homes?
The costs of dementia care vary based on the level of support required, unit size, and included amenities. Private dementia care homes differ from government-run long-term care homes by offering smaller, more personalized environments supported by highly trained staff.
At Sagecare, dementia care costs reflect professionalized care delivered by nurses and caregivers experienced in memory care, incontinence care, and transfer assistance. Families can expect transparent conversations about care needs, services included, and how options compare across Toronto and surrounding suburbs.