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Aging in [ A GREAT ] Place AGING IN PLACE: Definition: a person making a conscious decision to stay in the inhabitation of their choice for as long as they can
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Back in the early 2000s, the developers of the Claridges envisioned it as an ‘Aging in Place’ condominium, a concept that was gaining prominence as the world took note of the growing proportion of senior citizens.
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“When it originally opened it was (the demographic of residents) certainly what I would call ‘senior seniors’ and when I moved in eleven years ago it was still pretty much that. I think 70% were over 80,” says Pamela Smith, a member of the board of directors (the “Board”) for the past five years and President since January. It was because of the building’s worldly-wise demographic that the contractor connected the Claridges, via a passageway, to their next-door neighbour, Amica Bayview Village, one of a chain of retirement residences owned by the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan. “The intention was that you could move into Amica when you needed more care. It hasn’t happened an awful lot. I count about fifteen of our residents
CONDOVOICE SPRING 2022
