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 over 4,000 tenants and residents, we extend to you a warm welcome!
79 % of GEF Seniors are 71 years of age and older
26 % of employees have worked with GEF for over 10 years
95 % of GEF Apartment Seniors feel that staff respect their privacy
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.
For Subsidized Apartments, rent is 30% of your gross monthly income.
For Affordable Apartments, rent is a flat rental rate that does not vary based on your income.
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.
For Subsidized Lodges, rent is 30% of your gross monthly income plus a Lodge service fee.
For Affordable Lodges, rent is a flat rental rate that does not vary based on your income plus a Lodge service fee.
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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