An Aging in the Right Place Campaign for Ottawa Salus

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DONATE TODAY!

  • OUR CAMPAIGN
  • AGING IN THE RIGHT PLACE
  • SALUS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

Where hope finds a home

An Aging in the Right Place Campaign for Ottawa Salus
  • ABOUT SALUS
  • CONTACT

Capilano Project

Hope-filled homes and a caring community for older adults with life-long mental health and substance use challenges

In November 2023, Salus broke ground on a 54-unit apartment complex on Capilano Drive near Merivale Road in Ottawa’s west end.

Our newest building will be a distinct community within the surrounding community and meet our older clients’ exceptional care, support and socialization needs.

It will be Canada’s first aging in the right place community for the people it serves.

Salus believes these adults who have worked hard to overcome challenges deserve opportunities to live independently and grow in a one-of-a-kind community where they feel valued, have a voice and can participate in decision-making discussions.

We expect to welcome our first tenants warmly in late 2025.

Designed for the unique needs of the people who will live in the community.

Tenants in the new Salus community will bring a unique list of housing andsupport requirements, not the least of which will be fully trained staff who can provide increased attention to physical and mental health concerns.

They will be supported on-site by compassionate Salus staff trained in the particular needs of mature adults with challenges associated with premature aging. Tenants will also be near health and social services, transportation, recreation, employment, emotional and spiritual support and more.

Salus Capilano Building Facts

  • 54 Studio Apartments
    (8 barrier-free units included)

  • Four stories
    (33,185 square feet)

  • Permanent Supportive Affordable Housing

  • Minimum 30% Indigenous Tenants

  • Common Ground Floor Amenity Room
    (including computer access)

  • Design Throughout Sustainable Design including Passive House Standards

  • Exterior Amenity Space/Garden

  • Laundry Room

Construction Start:

November 2023

Anticipated Occupancy:

Spring 2025

Construction Budget:

$26 Million

Location:

Capilano Dr, Ottawa (Nepean)
ON K2E 6G4

Carefully designed to integrate with the surrounding community, the apartments and its setting will include helpful amenities for adults who may have lived too long in isolation, such as gathering spaces for socialization and family visits and access to comforting green spaces. In private units and common building areas, tenants with mobility issues will have accessibility features such as ramps, automated doors, and grab bars.

Older adults with a history of mental health challenges, substance use disorders, homelessness and other lived experiences deserve to experience, perhaps for the first time in many years, a warm, welcoming community.

Ottawa Salus has

the people, programs, plans and with Salus Capilano, the building to help.

To learn more about the Opening Doors to Dignity Campaign and Canada’s first aging in the right place supportive community, download our case for support.

“Salus is an expert in permanent, supportive housing for people with severe and persistent mental illness and substance use health issues. We’ve been successfully doing this for more than 45 years.

We support over 800 adults through intensive support programs and services and transitional and permanent affordable housing.”

~ Mark MacAulay, President & CEO, Ottawa Salus

To Join our Campaign

Call me at 613-729-0123, ext 2502

Or email me today!

Heather Brown, CFRE – Director, Philanthropy

Heather Brown, CFRE

Director, Philanthropy