Senior services

Find information on seniors programming, home support services, aging in Waterloo and senior centres.

Join us for affordable drop-in programs for Seniors (55+) this Fall. Play Euchre or Bridge, learn tech skills, attend a free lecture, or get active in the pool with Gentle Joints, Waterfit and Learn to Swim.

On this page

  1. Senior centres
  2. Seniors active living programs
  3. Seniors leisure activities
  4. Seniors health programs
  5. Senior day program
  6. Home support services
  7. WOW Waterloo telephone program
  8. Guides and directories
  9. Celebrating seniors video series
  10. June is Seniors month

Senior centres

The Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex and the Community Pavilion are located at 101 Father David Bauer Drive. Programming for different activity levels is available.

Getting there:

  • to arrive by car, enter the east entrance from Father David Bauer Drive
  • to arrive by bus, use Route 5 Erb or Route 12 Westmount buses
  • walking distance to the WMRC east entrance from the nearest bus stops are 350 metres from the stop on the north side of Erb Street and 370 metres from the stop on the south side of Erb Street

Funding assistance is provided through the Seniors Active Living Centres Program supported by the Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility.

Seniors active living programs

Many of our registered programs appeal to active seniors. Programs take place at Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex. Types of activities include:

  • dance
  • yoga
  • tai chi
  • other activities as scheduled

Check our program and classes page to learn how to register.

Seniors leisure activities

Drop-in leisure activities are available at the Community Pavilion. The fee for most activities is $2.25. A ten visit pass is available for $20.24. 

Call customer service at 519-579-1020 or email leisureprogramming@waterloo.ca for schedule information.

Types of activities include:

  • billiards
  • cards
  • knitting
  • wood carving
  • arts and crafts
  • Friday Flicks travel presentations
  • Empowered Learners lecture series

Friday Flicks

Presenters share their travel stories from around the world. Past presentations included Arizona, Dubai and the Canary Islands! Find upcoming travel presentations on our city calendar.

Empowered Learners

Join us for a free informative lecture series on a wide range of topics, including health resources. Each session includes time for questions. Find upcoming sessions on our city calendar. 

Waterloo Duplicate Bridge Club – scores
 

To join the weekly email list please email Sarah Kelly, Community Leisure Programmer at sarah.kelly@waterloo.ca

Waterloo Duplicate Bridge Club -Duplicate Bridge Results 9/7/2024

 

Ranks

Session 33 Section A
11½ Table 24 Board Mitchell Movement
Director: Bob Fletcher
Scorer: Tessa Day/Dorothy Fletcher
Received 242 of 242 scores.
RankPairNames [NORTH/SOUTH RANKS]BdsTotalMax%Score
1 6 Kelly Strome & Bill Hall 22 264.00 440 60.00
2 5 Bill Sheryer & Douglass Grant 20 238.20 400 59.55
3 7 Bill Fay & Marlene Fay 20 235.10 400 58.78
4 2 Terry Stirling & Lindsay Drummond 20 216.90 400 54.23
5 8 Jean Plust & Judy Charbonneau 20 212.90 400 53.23
6 9 Jake Liu & Yena Jin 20 200.60 400 50.15
7 12 Shirley Clairmont & Millie McQuillin 20 196.70 400 49.18
8 11 Jim Furlong & Carl Thiel 20 186.00 400 46.50
9 1 Bob Fletcher & Yvonne Taliotis 20 176.10 400 44.03
10 3 Vivian McLellan & Ev Pye 20 172.10 400 43.03
11 10 Ronna Hoy & Doris Gailbraith 20 172.00 400 43.00
12 4 Marcel Verrier & Pat Paleczny 20 149.40 400 37.35
RankPairNames [EAST/WEST RANKS]BdsTotalMax%Score
1 1 Dave Embury & Jonay Souder 22 268.40 440 61.00
2 5 Sydney Carruthers & Barb MacLennan 22 243.40 440 55.32
3 4 Ron Gadbois & Peter Denommé 22 238.30 440 54.16
4 8 Marilyn McMillan & Jane Moreau 22 235.40 440 53.50
5 7 Bob Marsh & Dilip Joshi 22 221.60 440 50.36
6 6 Stella Shypula & Ronny Mohr 22 221.50 440 50.34
7 9 Dianne Stickney & John Stickney 22 220.50 440 50.11
8 11 Judy Bailey & Marion Allan 22 217.50 440 49.43
9 3 Lenny Lowrey & Vivian Powers 22 194.80 440 44.27
10 10 J P Fraresso & K P Tan 22 182.90 440 41.57
11 2 Mariusz Kujawski & Leona Kujawski 22 175.70 440 39.93

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ranks

Session 32 Section A

10½ Table 22 Board Mitchell Movement

Director: Jake Liu

Scorer: Katie Dinner

Received 220 of 220 scores.

RankPairNames [NORTH/SOUTH RANKS]BdsTotalMax%Score
1 2 Bill Sheryer & Lindsay Drummond 20 235.00 360 65.28
2 1 Jake Liu & Yena Jin 20 219.00 360 60.83
3 10 Dianne Stickney & John Stickney 20 213.00 360 59.17
4 3 Vivian McLellan & Ev Pye 20 203.00 360 56.39
5 6 Jim Furlong & Carl Thiel 20 184.00 360 51.11
6 11 Marcel Verrier & Pat Paleczny 20 175.00 360 48.61
7 9 Jean Plust & Bill Laight 20 165.00 360 45.83
8 5 Shirley Clairmont & Millie McQuillin 20 163.00 360 45.28
9 7 Bill Fay & Marlene Fay 20 157.00 360 43.61
10 8 Ronna Hoy & Douglass Grant 20 140.00 360 38.89
11 4 Mary Lou Miller & Sandra Evans 20 126.00 360 35.00
RankPairNames [EAST/WEST RANKS]BdsTotalMax%Score
1 8 Mark Obermeyer & Shirley Chatten 22 247.00 396 62.37
2 6 Marion Wright & Ken Tozer 22 242.00 396 61.11
3 4 Sydney Carruthers & Barb MacLennan 22 221.00 396 55.81
4 10 K P Tan & J P Fraresso 22 218.00 396 55.05
5 1 Stella Shypula & Rose Babcock 22 210.00 396 53.03
6 2 Bob Fletcher & Dorothy Fletcher 22 207.00 396 52.27
7 9 Bob Marsh & Dilip Joshi 22 206.00 396 52.02
8 5 Mariusz Kujawski & Leona Kujawski 22 146.00 396 36.87
9 7 Ron Gadbois & Peter Denommé 22 145.00 396 36.62
10 3 Marne Putnam & Connie Green 22 138.00 396 34.85

Waterloo Duplicate Bridge Club -Duplicate Bridge Results 8/17/2024

 

Ranks

Session 30 Section A

12½ Table 26 Board Mitchell Movement

Director: Jake Liu

Scorer: Olivia Hunt

Received 264 of 264 scores.

RankPairNames [NORTH/SOUTH RANKS]BdsTotalMax%Score
1 9 Jean Plust & Bill Laight 20 260.20 400 65.05
2 2 Bill Sheryer & Lindsay Drummond 20 233.80 400 58.45
3 1 Jake Liu & Yena Jin 20 230.70 400 57.68
4 12 Terry Stirling & Marne Putnam 22 244.20 440 55.50
5 7 Jim Furlong & Carl Thiel 20 219.30 400 54.83
6 6 Kelly Strome & Bill Hall 20 200.50 400 50.13
7 11 Mary Lou Miller & Sandra Evans 22 211.40 440 48.05
8 3 Vivian McLellan & Ev Pye 20 190.80 400 47.70
9 13 Ester Neufeldt & Cec Neufeldt 20 185.10 400 46.28
10 10 Shirley Clairmont & Millie McQuillin 20 183.80 400 45.95
11 8 Ronna Hoy & Douglass Grant 20 167.10 400 41.78
12 4 Marcel Verrier & Dorothy Fletcher 20 162.10 400 40.53
13 5 Bill Fay & Marlene Fay 20 151.00 400 37.75
RankPairNames [EAST/WEST RANKS]BdsTotalMax%Score
1 9 Marion Wright & Ken Tozer 22 277.40 440 63.05
2 2 Mark Obermeyer & Shirley Chatten 22 275.00 440 62.50
3 4 George Malon & Susan Malon 22 273.50 440 62.16
4 7 Stella Shypula & Rose Babcock 22 248.40 440 56.45
5 12 J P Fraresso & K P Tan 22 241.20 440 54.82
6 3 Vivian Powers & Lenny Lowrey 22 223.60 440 50.82
7 1 Jonay Souder & Dave Embury 22 219.50 440 49.89
8 10 Sydney Carruthers & Barb MacLennan 22 196.30 440 44.61
9 8 Dilip Joshi & Judy Charbonneau 22 195.50 440 44.43
10 11 Marilyn McMillan & Jane Moreau 22 190.10 440 43.20
11 6 Ron Gadbois & Peter Denommé 22 170.10 440 38.66
12 5 Dianne Stickney & John Stickney 22 129.40 440 29.41

Waterloo Duplicate Bridge Club -Duplicate Bridge Results 8/10/2024

Ranks

Session 29 Section A

9½ Table

30 Board Mitchell Movement

Director: Bob Fletcher

Scorer: Olivia Hunt

Received 216 of 216 scores.

RankPairNames [NORTH/SOUTH RANKS]BdsTotalMax%Score
1 10 Jake Liu & Yena Jin 21 181.67 294 61.79
2 4 Marcel Verrier & Pat Paleczny 21 171.24 294 58.24
3 3 Bill Sheryer & Douglass Grant 21 169.14 294 57.53
4 7 Jim Furlong & Millie McQuillin 21 160.10 294 54.46
5 2 Terry Stirling & Lindsay Drummond 21 153.00 294 52.04
6 8 Ronna Hoy & Janusz Poniotowski 21 146.43 294 49.81
7 9 Bill Laight & Peter Denommé 24 160.67 336 47.82
8 6 Kelly Strome & Bill Hall 21 120.43 294 40.96
9 5 Mary Lou Miller & Sandra Evans 24 133.52 336 39.74
10 1 Bob Fletcher & Dorothy Fletcher 21 115.81 294 39.39
RankPairNames [EAST/WEST RANKS]BdsTotalMax%Score
1 1 Maribeth Fobel & Richard Fobel 24 223.19 336 66.43
2 2 Marion Wright & Ken Tozer 24 215.43 336 64.12
3 9 Waclaw(Vac) Trebacz & Dilip Joshi 24 176.33 336 52.48
4 4 Denise Ontonovich & Marion Allan 24 168.00 336 50.00
5 3 Vivian Powers & Lenny Lowrey 24 165.19 336 49.16
6 6 Stella Shypula & Rose Babcock 24 161.48 336 48.06
7 8 J P Fraresso & K P Tan 24 152.48 336 45.38
8 7 Sydney Carruthers & Marne Putnam 24 126.33 336 37.60
9 5 Prerna Patel & Hansa Desai 24 123.57 336 36.78

 

Seniors health programs

Hearing and foot care clinics (55+)

Join us for Wellness Wednesdays at the Community Pavilion for hearing and foot care clinics.

Remember to register in advance for these programs. There are 3 ways to sign up:

Hearing screening and hearing aid care

HearCANADA is providing a free clinic where you can get:

  • hearing consultations
  • hearing screening tests
  • hearing aid cleaning and checks

Foot care

We're partnering with Feet on the Go to offer a range of foot care services, including:

  • nail cutting and filing
  • reduction of corns and calluses
  • health teaching
  • diabetic foot care

There's a $2.25 registration fee to reserve your spot, and then you pay $50 directly to the foot care specialist on the day of your appointment.

Health Fair

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, October 23, 2 to 6 p.m.! We're hosting a Senior Health Fair to give seniors and caregivers a chance to explore community programs that can help older adults stay healthy, active and connected. 

Vendor applications now open. The deadline for consideration is July 26. Questions? Email healthfair@waterloo.ca.

Check back in September for more event details.

Senior day program

We provide a variety of group activities for those 55+ and living with a chronic illness, physical disability or memory loss.

Programs run Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Community Pavilion. The cost is $17 per day. Subsidies are available if necessary. 

Referrals can be made through Community Care at 519-310-2222. If you have any questions or would like to know more about our program please call 519-888-6356 or TTY (for deaf) 1-866-786-3941. There is a wait list for this service.

Participants, caregivers and families are key partners in care provided by the senior day program and are supported by a Patient Bill of Rights that sets the foundation for how they can expect to interact with and be treated by all staff.

Home support services

We provide a number of support services to assist vulnerable older adults to live safely and remain active. Depending on the service, it may take one day to several months to complete registration.

Register at 519-579-6930 or TTY (for deaf) 1-866-786-3941.

Participants, caregivers and families are key partners in care provided by the home support services program and are supported by a Patient Bill of Rights that sets the foundation for how they can expect to interact with and be treated by all staff.

Three course lunches

Enjoy a delicious three course meal Monday to Friday at noon at the Community Pavilion.

We make accommodations for special dietary needs. Clients must book one business day in advance. $8/meal.

All meals are served with vegetable and salad, and include one cup of tea or coffee. All meals can be made to accommodate individual dietary requirements.

Sample menus

  • potato leek soup, baked ham, mashed potatoes, coleslaw, salad, butter tart
  • vegetable beef soup, breaded haddock, mashed potatoes, broccoli and cauliflower salad, cooked carrots, chocolate zucchini cake
  • tomato soup, shepherd’s pie, Caesar salad, orange cake
  • sweet potato soup, chicken thigh, rice, mixed vegetables, salad, pumpkin pie
  • cream of broccoli soup, sausage, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, pudding

Grocery shopping

Getting your grocery shopping done can be a challenge. Our volunteers can assist with a list shop on your behalf. $10/shopping trip.

Home maintenance

Maintenance workers can assist with seasonal work, including lawn care, snow removal and minor repairs. The cost is $22/hour. If workers uses their own equipment the rate is $27.00/hour.

Snow removal recruitment is now open. See if you qualify for our program on our snow removal page.

The snow removal program offers services by a brokered worker that operates as an independent contractor paid directly by the client. Brokered workers are screened by Senior Services staff prior to being matched with clients. Services arrangements are made between the client and brokered worker.  

Learn more about becoming a maintenance worker. 

Homemaking

Dependable homemakers help with household tasks, including cleaning, laundry and meal preparation.

You will have a standing appointment with the same homemaker, scheduled weekly, bi-weekly or every four weeks.

Cost is $22/hour.

Services are provided by a brokered worker that operates as an independent contractor paid directly by the client. Brokered workers are screened by Senior Services staff prior to being matched with clients. Services arrangements are made between the client and brokered worker.

There is a waiting list for service.

Learn more about becoming a homemaker.

Telephone reassurance

When you live alone, loneliness and personal safety are issues. Our trained volunteers can call from Monday to Friday to check in and give you and your family peace of mind. This service is free.

Rides

Services are available for rides to medical appointments, activities and grocery shopping. Book your trained volunteer driver at least two business days in advance.

The cost is $5 for a one-way ride in Waterloo. Rates outside of Waterloo vary depending on the location.

Reach out to our Home Support team at 519-579-6930 to learn more.

In order to book a ride you will need:

  1. To be registered with Home Support Services.
  2. Know when your appointment is.
  3. Know where your appointment is taking place.
  4. The appointment is not for at least 2 business days.

We are unable to accommodate wheelchairs or rides to day programs. For accessible transportation, please contact Mobility Plus.

WOW Waterloo

WOW is a Seniors’ Centre Without Walls telephone program that brings social, recreational and educational programs to seniors. Enjoy guest speakers, learn new skills and have friendly conversations with other seniors in your community.

In order to join the WOW program you will need:

  1. A working telephone
  2. To be a senior in Waterloo or the surrounding community
  3. To register by calling 519-579-1020 ext. 10037
  4. To answer a brief questionnaire

After joining, you will be registered for weekly or daily activities offered on our program calendar.

Check out the latest WOW calendar
 

Check out September's WOW events

Date

10 to 10:30 a.m.

11:30 a.m to noon

 1:30 to 2 p.m.
Wednesday
September 4		 One room school house Back to school trivia Elder abuse prevention
Wednesday
September 11		 Benefits of "play" School days bingo Museum presentation
Wednesday
September 18		 Book club Where in the world? Local presenter
Wednesday
September 25		 Sugar Trivia time Truth and reconciliation

September highlights

Elder abuse prevention with Mary — Wednesday, September 4, at 1:30 p.m.
Let’s talk about ageism. Through discussion questions, we explore the link between ageism and abuse, as well as the rights of older adults.

School days bingo — Wednesday, September 4, at 11:30 a.m.
Grab your Bingo card and join us for some fun – you might even win a prize!

Museum presentation with Jennifer — Wednesday, September 11, at 1:30 p.m.
Waterloo from Above: 200 Years of Change, the City of Waterloo Museum's current exhibit, is coming to you. Join Jennifer for a brief discussion exploring just how much Waterloo has changed over time.

Tigger, local presenter — Wednesday, September 18, at 1:30 p.m. 
Tigger always brings us interesting topics and lots of intriguing facts. Join us for an educational afternoon!

Truth and Reconciliation with Brandon Malo — Wednesday, September 25, at 1:30 p.m. 
Let's learn about our Indigenous Communities here in Canada. Our guest speaker is passionate about positively impacting the lives of First Nations people. This will be a time to reflect on the past, see what is currently happening in these communities, and consider how we can make a difference ourselves.
Help create a welcoming and safe environment for everyone

WOW Waterloo is an inclusive program for all older adults living in Waterloo. To promote a welcoming and safe setting for all, we ask participants to follow our Respectful Conduct Policy:

  • participate in a kind and respectful manner
  • create an inclusive environment that honours people of all cultures, traditions, faiths, genders, sexual orientation, abilities, and life experiences
  • respect all group members and their opinions, even if they differ from your own
  • allow the facilitator, volunteer or guest speaker to lead the conversation or activity
  • allow everyone a chance to speak and participate by not dominating conversations
  • maintain confidentiality – keep information shared on the call private and confidential

Guides and directories

We provide guides and directories that help older adults navigate aging in Waterloo. Explore how our guides can help you and your family stay active and stay in the community you love.

Older Adult Housing Directory

Each year we publish an older adult housing directory. The latest version was updated in August 2023.

Download the Older Adult Housing Directory (PDF)

Ageing Well Directory

The Ageing Well Directory functions as a one-stop-shop for residents 55+ looking for information on housing, home support, health services, recreation and leisure, ethnic and cultural supports, and much more. 

View the Ageing Well Waterloo Directory

You can download a PDF version of the directory.

You are not alone

The City of Waterloo in collaboration with Age-Friendly Waterloo Multi-Agency Committee has developed a Guide to Improve Social Connectedness (PDF) as recommended from the city's Older Adult Social Isolation Report (2018).

The guide is intended to create awareness for older adults experiencing social isolation and provide resources to support getting connected in your community.

Hard copies of the guide are available at city recreation facilities and local libraries.

Celebrating seniors video series

Celebrate Seniors is a video campaign featuring City of Waterloo senior groups that contribute to the health and wellness of other seniors in the community.

  1. The Old Salts Seniors Canoe Club (1:09) 
  2. Owl's Nest woodcarvers club (1:29) 
  3. Creative Crafters (1:15)

June is Seniors month

Thank you for joining us for all the June is Seniors month events. Check back in the Spring for next year's events. 

2024 Senior of the Year

We're excited to announce our 2024 Senior of the Year — Jassy Narayan. Learn more about Jassy on our civic awards page.