Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre is a continuing care facility located at 11111 Jasper Avenue NW, downtown Edmonton, Alberta. It is operated by Covenant Health. The facility serves nearly 500 residents and specializes in long-term care, subacute care, and hospice / palliative care. The setting aims to be a home for residents, providing medical, spiritual, and social support in a compassionate environment. (covenanthealth.ca)

Services & Care Types

The centre provides three main care types:

Long-Term Care: for residents with complex illnesses or physical limitations who need 24-hour nursing care, in private and semi-private rooms.
Subacute Care: for residents who require care that is less intensive than acute hospital care but more involved than standard long-term care — typically following surgery, illness, or needing rehabilitation support.
Hospice / Palliative Care: via Mel Miller Hospice, offering comfort-based care for those nearing end of life, including medical, spiritual, and family support.

Additional services include lung & breathing clinic (chronic respiratory disease), occupational therapy, physical therapy, recreation therapy, social work, interpretive (translation) services, spiritual care, resident and family councils, gardens and leisure amenities, hair salon, meals, laundry, etc. These support maintaining quality of life, dignity, and personal preferences.

Resident Experience & Amenities

Residents live in private or semi-private rooms, have access to amenities for social, physical and spiritual well-being: gymnasium (for events/social), gardens (including rooftop gardens), common areas for visitation, chapel, hair salon, tuck shop, sit-down meals three times per day, basic cable, laundry service, visiting flexibility (no fixed visiting hours). Accessibility is supported: wheelchair accessible, accessible washrooms, support for non-English speakers via interpretation, caring staff.

Strengths & Challenges

Strengths of the Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre include its downtown location (close to community services, transit, shops), its comprehensive care mix (long-term, subacute, hospice) under one roof, and a broad set of amenities that help residents feel at home. Its emphasis on holistic care — physical, spiritual, social — is significant. On the other hand, challenges include waiting lists for long-term care admission (once assessed), balancing resources among subacute, hospice, and long-term needs, potential staffing and funding pressures typical of care for seniors, and ensuring consistent quality across many types of services. Also, for families and visitors, parking in the downtown area and navigating to the facility might take extra time.

Practical Information & Tips

Contact: 780-342-8000. Address: 11111 Jasper Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 0L4. For admission into long-term care, a case management assessment is required; there may be wait time. For palliative/hospice or subacute care, referrals from healthcare provider are needed. Visitors aren’t bound by strict visiting hours — visit based on resident’s needs. If you use a language other than English, request interpretive services. Plan for transit or parking; meals, laundry, cable etc. may have additional fees. Visit or call ahead to ask about amenities and programs available for your particular unit.