Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care: Facts

Mount Hope is part of the St. Joseph’s Health Care, London family of services.

Our facility

• two towers connected by common spaces make up Mount Hope – one tower is called St. Mary’s and the other Marian Villa
• floors have wayfinding themes with distinctive murals and decor such as tropical or rural
• foot clinic and several other geriatric clinics located at Mount Hope
• Wellness Centre includes a physiotherapy gym and areas for recreation programs such as art and music therapy 
• therapeutic garden located at the center of the facility
• rooms at St. Mary’s won an innovative design award

Our residents

• 394 residents make their home at Mount Hope
• 3 short-term respite beds are coordinated through the Community Care Access Centre. For more information call CCAC at 519 641-5522
• average admitting age is 86 - the youngest resident is under 30, the oldest is over 100
• residents under 65 make up 12% of population (MS, head trauma, mental health, developmentally delayed)
• active resident and family councils

Care team

• doctors and 450 staff members including nurses, occupational therapists, hysiotherapists, social workers, therapeutic recreation specialists, rehab assistants and spiritual care providers
• 150 volunteers support activities like pet therapy and crafts

Our services

• diverse programming serves the unique needs of younger adults with complex needs and older residents
• we provide wound care, oxygen, tube feeding, short term intravenous, seating programs, CPAP and catheter care
• the only London long term care facility affiliated with a hospital (St. Joseph’s Hospital )
• a multicultural, multi-faith organization
• a faith-based organization offering a chapel and spiritual care services for all faith groups
• a multicultural organization