Community Living for Seniors
GEF Seniors Housing is the largest non-profit social housing operator for seniors in Alberta and a registered charity. Our vision is to create vibrant, affordable communities for seniors. For our mission, we focus on providing affordable, well-maintained, and secure buildings, where our clients can live with dignity and thrive in their communities with the support of friendly and caring staff and volunteers.
We offer a wide selection of seniors’ self-contained apartments and lodge accommodations throughout Edmonton, to give you more choices of where you’d like to live. Our buildings are well-maintained and managed, and we are working hard every day to ensure your building is a place you can be proud to call home. On behalf of our more than 500 employees and nearly 3,800 tenants and residents, we extend to you a warm welcome!
117 building projects were completed in 2022/2023 with over $8 million in external government funding
1000 + seniors apply for housing each year
$ 24619 is the average annual income for GEF Apartment Seniors
GEF Housing Options Available
Apartments
Tenants are responsible for cooking their own meals and housekeeping. Staff support tenants in developing tenant-led social opportunities.
All of our buildings are well maintained, safe, and affordable. We have a variety of bachelor and one-bedroom units to choose from and a limited number of two-bedroom units are available for couples in some of our buildings. We foster a sense of community by supporting tenants with their initiated activities and events.
Subsidized: Rent 30% of gross monthly income – income criteria required.
Affordable: Rosslyn Terrace and Ottewell Terrace – income criteria required; Sakaw Terrace – income criteria may be required.
Lodges
Lodge services include housekeeping, meals, and organized activity and wellness programming.
A GEF Lodge is a communal living setting, where there are natural opportunities to interact with neighbours daily. Lodge services include three meals per day plus snacks, weekly housekeeping and linen service, a daily selection of activities to choose from, and a variety of on-site amenities. There is an additional fee for laundry facilities, cable TV, and parking. Non-medical staff are available 24 hours a day.
Subsidized: Rent 30% of gross monthly income plus support services fee – income criteria required.
Affordable: Sakaw Terrace – income criteria not required.
GEF Community Finder
Finding your new home can feel challenging, but we are here to help! Our Community Finder will narrow down your search, so you can find your new home more easily. If you are looking for an area of the city, a certain amenity, or even want to know what your rent would roughly look like, we’ve got you covered, with just a few clicks. Get started today!
GEF is a Senior!
We have been serving seniors in our vibrant GEF communities for 65 years! See how we celebrated this milestone anniversary!
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