Riverside Glen is owned by a partnership of The Homewood Corporation of Guelph and the Ron Schlegel family of Kitchener.

Riverside Glen is designed to function as a village, As with most villages, Riverside Glen has a Main Street, a Village Square, and a variety of activities for residents of the Village.

Riverside Glen is built on 20 acres of attractively landscaped grounds bounded to the east by the gently flowing Speed River. Residents can sit on their own patio, enjoy safe walks along walkways that wind through the grounds, enjoy gardening, or sit in the outside gazebo. There are also several therapeutic courtyards for residents to enjoy.

Complete LTC and retirement living is provided on each floor - avoiding the use of stairs and elevators which inevitably discourage residents' freedom of movement and social interaction. Each area of the community has direct access to the outdoors.

Riverside Glen has developed an expertise in caring for mild to more advanced stages of confusion in seniors. The Facility offers a unique Alzheimers/Dementia care continuum. The three steps in the continuum are the Supportive Care Floor in the Retirement Home Area for early stages, the Active Dementia Home Area in the LTC for middle stages and the advanced Dementia Care Home Area for later stages. Specialized programs are offered including a Dementia Care Nurse with specialized expertise. These units also allow residents to move safely within the building and in secure outdoor patios and courtyards.

A library with fieldstone fireplace

Parlours with fireplaces

A games room with a billiard table, shuffleboard and card tables

The Town Hall for concerts, public meetings etc.

Indoor cafe

General Store

Rehabilitation and Medical Clinic

A Chapel

Community Centre and Greenhouse

Beauty Salon and Barber Shop

Resident kitchens and laundromat

Hobby and Craft Rooms

Large family lounges

Family dining room

Accommodations range from independent living in the seniors apartments to Retirement Home suites to Assisted and Supportive Care options within the Retirement home for those who need additional attention to, ultimately, a Ministry of Health licensed LTC facility for those requiring more care. This continuum of care makes it possible for our residents to stay in their community even if their health care requirements change.

The Depression Management Program involves staff education/training in an effort to prevent depression and, when present, to identify, assess and treat through a specialized treatment plan. The program is coordinated by the Special Needs Nurse on site.

The Functional Abilities Program assesses the resident's level of biomechanical and psychomotor functioning (gait, balance, range of motion, muscle strength/power, fine and gross motor co-ordination); identifies functional deficits, develops a plan of treatment and reassesses the resident for restorative progress. This program is a unique partnership with the University of Waterloo and its expertise in kinesiology and neuropsychology.

A comprehensive Horticulture Therapy Program is offered at the facility which takes a holistic therapy approach (including other therapies such as aroma, massage, music and taste).