A Community Designed to Move With You

Senior & Retirement Living Near Morrisburg, ON

Morrisburg has moved before. In 1958, the entire town was picked up and relocated inland to make way for the St. Lawrence Seaway — homes, churches, and whole streets shifted to higher ground so the river could be widened for shipping. It was one of the largest planned relocations in Canadian history, and it happened because the region looked ahead and prepared for a change it could see coming. South Dundas is facing a quieter version of that same question today, and this time the answer is not as visible as a new townsite.

Statistics Canada's most recent figures show the township's 55-to-64 population grew 19 percent between 2016 and 2021, while the 65-and-over group grew 11 percent over the same stretch — seniors now make up close to 45 percent of South Dundas residents. Meanwhile, 80.1 percent of the area's homes are single-detached houses, the kind with a driveway to clear and a yard to keep, and Morrisburg's one local senior residence offers independent living only, with no next tier to step into if a resident's needs change. The town planned for the seaway. It has not yet had to plan for what happens when an aging population outgrows a single level of care.

That is the gap Stonemont On the Park was built to fill. Stonemont is located at 1068 Cummings Avenue in Ottawa, roughly 75 to 80 kilometres from Morrisburg via Highway 401 — about an hour's drive for a tour, a move-in day, or a Sunday visit. It is not a Morrisburg address, and this page will not pretend otherwise. It is a full continuum of retirement and care options near Morrisburg, built for families in South Dundas who need more flexibility than one tier can offer, without leaving the region they call home.

Five Ways to Live, One Address

The trouble with a single-tier residence is not what it offers on move-in day — it is what happens two or three years later, when a resident who managed everything independently now needs a hand with medication, or help getting dressed, or simply more supervision than an apartment on their own can provide. A building with one level of care has nowhere to take that change. Stonemont was built around the opposite idea: five distinct lifestyle options under one roof, so a change in health becomes a change in support rather than a search for a new address entirely.

Full Independence, Minus the Yard Work

Lifestyle is a private, self-contained apartment with a full kitchen and in-suite laundry — built for a resident who wants their own space and their own schedule, with none of the upkeep a house in South Dundas demands. There is no care built in at this tier, just maintenance-free living, a full social calendar, and neighbours instead of acreage.

One Less Meal to Cook, One Less Room to Clean

Lifestyle Plus keeps that same independence and adds a daily restaurant-quality meal and weekly housekeeping. It is often the first tier a family chooses, not because a parent needs help yet, but because there is no good reason to keep cooking every dinner and cleaning every room when neither has to be a chore anymore.

The Tier Built for "Not Yet, But Soon"

Supportive Living is the tier that answers the question Morrisburg's one local option cannot: what comes after independent living, before a resident needs full personal care. It includes medication assistance from a registered nurse, light help with day-to-day routines, and regular access to medical professionals — enough support to catch a small decline before it becomes a crisis, without taking over a resident's independence. For a South Dundas family watching a parent slow down but not yet need constant help, this is usually the natural next step.

Hands-On Care, Around the Clock

Assisted Living adds 24-hour dedicated health care staff and professional personal care for residents who need real, hands-on help with daily routines. The dining room, the neighbours, and the staff a resident already knows stay the same — only the level of support changes.

A Place to Land During Recovery or Respite

Temporary Stay is available for any duration, whether a resident is recovering after a hospital stay or a family caregiver simply needs a break. There is no long-term commitment attached, and for many South Dundas families, it is the first way they experience Stonemont before any bigger decision gets made.

Five tiers under one roof means a resident who starts in Lifestyle and later needs more can move within the same community, rather than a family starting the search over from scratch at the worst possible time.

Apartments Built Around How You Actually Live

Stonemont's apartments split into two broad styles, and the difference comes down to how much cooking and cleaning a resident still wants to do personally. The full-kitchen option — Lifestyle Apartments — includes a complete kitchen, in-suite washer and dryer, a private entrance, and, in select units, a walk-in closet or a private balcony. For a resident coming out of a South Dundas house with a full yard and a two-car garage, it is less a downsize than an edit: room for the furniture and belongings that matter, without the square footage that only ever needed maintaining.

The all-inclusive option — Retirement Apartments — houses the Lifestyle Plus, Supportive Living, and Assisted Living tiers, and is built around a kitchenette rather than a full kitchen, since a daily meal and weekly housekeeping are already part of the package. Shared laundry service and safety features built in from the start, including grab bars and anti-slip flooring, round out the tier. Neither style asks a resident to compromise on comfort to get the support they need.

Both apartment types remove the maintenance load that comes with a single-detached property entirely — no eavestrough to clear before a St. Lawrence Valley winter sets in, no driveway to shovel after a lake-effect snowfall, no roof to worry about after a windstorm off the river. For a resident used to managing all of that alone, it is often the detail that makes the decision easiest.

Life at Stonemont

Dining at Stonemont is restaurant-style rather than institutional: a licensed dining room, chef-prepared entrées, and daily specials served on flexible schedules rather than a fixed cafeteria hour. For a resident who has spent decades cooking for a household that has since moved on, it turns mealtime back into something to look forward to rather than another task on the day's list.

The rest of the community is built around that same standard. A heated indoor pool, a fitness centre, and on-site physician access, subject to availability, give residents both a reason to stay active and a level of medical oversight that a single-tier residence in a smaller town typically cannot support. Twenty-four-hour staffing and secure suite access sit quietly underneath all of it, and every tier is pet-friendly — a detail that matters more than it sounds for a resident leaving behind a dog or cat that has been part of the household for years.

Plan Your Visit

South Dundas is aging quickly, and Morrisburg's one local option was built for a single stage of that journey rather than all of it. Families do not need to have every question answered before reaching out — most of what shapes the right decision becomes clearer in person than it ever does on paper.

Stonemont welcomes families from Morrisburg and across South Dundas to call, ask direct questions about care levels and availability, and see the community for themselves. There is no obligation attached to a first visit, and walking through an apartment or sitting down in the dining room tends to answer more than a brochure ever could. If a parent near Morrisburg is starting to need more than one tier of care can offer, booking a tour at Stonemont On the Park is a straightforward way to see what comes next.