Your Stay

We are centrally located on over 50 acres of green space on the banks of the Speed River in Guelph, Ontario. We offer forested walking trails, lawns and gardens, a meditation labyrinth, tennis courts, lovely vistas, and several other amenities. They are available to patients, so their stay at Homewood Health Centre is as comfortable and enjoyable as possible.

Preparing for your stay

Homewood Health Centre is committed to ensuring a safe and healthy environment for our patients to heal and enjoy a full recovery. To ensure that all patients have a positive experience during their stay, we ask that you read more about how you can prepare for your time with us.

A Comfortable and Safe Place for Quality Care

While at Homewood Health Centre, expect your stay to be comfortable, safe and rewarding. Look at some of what we offer, including the campus, amenities, and accommodations.

Your valid provincial health card, other insurance and drug card
At least one additional piece of photo identification
Ontario residents 65 years and older, please bring your drug eligibility card
If applicable, a copy of any power of attorney information, or any other health care instructions, where applicable

The Grounds

Our grounds house several amenities, including a baseball diamond, tennis courts, meditation garden, horseshoe pits, basketball net, gazebo, reading nooks and gardens.

We have a well-appointed gym, recreation centre, greenhouse for horticultural therapy, music therapy room, arts and crafts, laundry facilities, library, dining room, café and gift shop. We also have on-site massage and osteopathy therapies on a fee-for-service basis.

Admissions

We admit new patients Monday through Friday between 8:00 and 11:00 am. Your admission appointment will vary depending on which program you are attending. Intake Services staff will review the admission details with you and set your date and time.

There are no admissions on weekends or holidays. It would be best if you were on time for your admission appointment. Late arrivals may result in your admission being rescheduled.

Tobacco, Smoking & Vaping

Homewood Health Centre is committed to ensuring a safe and healthy environment for our patients to heal and enjoy a full recovery. We are proud to be a completely smoke-free and tobacco-free campus.

All patients admitted to Homewood Health Centre must be willing to abstain from all tobacco products during their stay. Tobacco products include cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chewing tobacco, snuff, cigarillos, water pipes, e-cigarettes, vaporizers, lighters, and matches. Bringing tobacco-related products onto the Homewood Health Centre campus and satellite offices and smoking or vaping is prohibited on any part of the properties under the Smoke-Free Act (2017) provincial legislation.

Please speak with our Admitting Department if you have questions about our smoke-free, vape-free and tobacco-free campus.

Resources for Remaining Smoke-Free

Patients will be offered resources for quitting tobacco or remaining smoke-free/vape-free/tobacco-free at no additional cost. Tobacco cessation support includes assessment, counselling, group support, strategies for behaviour change, follow-up support at discharge, and withdrawal management with approved tobacco cessation aids.