The Town of Minto is located in the north-western boundary of Wellington County. The Town of Minto is well situated between major centres of southern Ontario and popular recreational areas along the eastern shore of Lake Huron and southern Georgian Bay. The Town of Minto is composed of the former towns of Harriston and Palmerston, the former village of Clifford, and the surrounding rural area of the former Minto Township.

Guelph’s only not-for-profit organization to offer to seniors four lifestyle choices; independent living in life lease suites, supported living in retirement suites, enhanced support in Retirement Plus and full nursing care in our long-term care residence.

Every effort is made to make sure our care and service is sensitive, personalised and consistent with resident needs. We are committed to making sure our residents have the opportunity to live life to their fullest. We believe each resident is unique and should be treated with respect and consideration in a caring, home-like environment. We encourage residents to maintain as much independence as possible and support their fundamental right to self-determination.

St. Joseph’s Health Centre has a long history of service to the Guelph Wellington community offering care to the sick, the injured, the aged and the indigent beginning in 1861.

Following our tradition of adapting to changing needs and circumstances, St. Joe’s took on a new mandate in 2002. Taking up where acute hospital care ends, we now serve our community by providing outstanding residential long-term care, complex continuing care, and rehabilitation.

Our beautiful facility also offers excellent community outreach programs for area residents who, though living in their own homes, need some assistance in their day-to-day lives because age-related conditions, injury, frailty or isolation. In addition, we offer out-patient clinics and services for people of all ages.

A vibrant community of 118,000 people, Guelph is ranked among the top ten places to live in Canada. The city is located in one of the strongest economic regions in the country – 100 kilometres west of Toronto, just east of Kitchener-Waterloo. Guelph is rich in culture, architecture, parks and riverside green spaces. In 2009 Guelph was also named one of the country’s smartest communities, its safest city, and Canada’s volunteer capital.