Mental Health Support

We serve seniors and their families throughout Windsor-Essex County, including the communities of Tecumseh, LaSalle, and surrounding areas.​

Mental health focus

We emphasize mental health support for seniors by fostering regular social interaction, emotional connection, and open conversations about mental well-being at home and in the community. Creating supportive environments where seniors feel valued, heard, and comfortable discussing their mental health helps reduce isolation and stigma while promoting emotional resilience and quality of life.​

Key strategies

• Promote social engagement through family visits, companion care, phone and video check-ins, group activities, and local community programs in Windsor-Essex, Tecumseh, and LaSalle to combat loneliness and encourage connection.​

• Educate seniors, families, and caregivers about common mental health issues in aging—such as depression, anxiety, and dementia-related behaviors—and work to reduce stigma so that asking for help feels safe and acceptable.​

• Offer daily mental stimulation and consistent routines, including puzzles, reading, memory and brain games, conversation-based activities, and structured schedules tailored to each person’s abilities and interests.​

• Encourage healthy lifestyles by supporting light physical activity, safe walks, gentle exercise programs, and nutritious meal routines, all of which are linked with improved mood and cognitive health in older adults.​

• Ensure access to appropriate support services, including coordination with primary care, counseling, telehealth options, geriatric mental health outreach teams, and senior-focused community mental health programs available in Windsor-Essex County.​

Overall approach

Focusing on these approaches helps build inclusive, community-rooted support networks and empowers seniors in Windsor, Tecumseh, LaSalle, and across Essex County to maintain and improve their mental health. This person-centered model supports both seniors and their families by combining social connection, education, lifestyle support, and access to specialized mental health resources.​