Senior Living Advisors

Lori was an enormous support as we navigated through finding the appropriate seniors residence for my 90 year old mother. She made herself immediately available and sprung into action when my mother had a health crisis, and we had to move her out of her home. She clearly knows what’s available in the GTA, and is able to match the senior’s needs to the best facility. She has well developed contacts with the appropriate people at the homes, and they clearly respect her. She also has a network of service providers from private PSW agencies to movers and even a handyman. This means that she can provide full service offerings from identifying the best place, to handling the move. She never tired of answering my many questions, and she was always at the other end of the phone.  It’s an emotional transition for both the senior and the family. I found her to be an excellent source of advice on how to manage those emotions. She is consistently empathetic and supportive - she gets it.  I wholeheartedly recommend Lori Germain and Discerning Seniors.

I found Discerning Seniors mentioned on a website I was looking at for home care. This was after the worst part of the lockdown for Covid. My now, late husband had been having behaviour problems due to diagnosed dementia. He also had mobility difficulties. I was really having a very hard time with all of these issues. I called Discerning Seniors and spoke to Lori and she was able to provide me with the support I needed. She was very knowledgeable and handled so many of the details I found overwhelming. I will always be grateful for all her help. Her assistance was invaluable.

After a terrible stroke, my 74 year old mom went from living independently on a 6 acre property in the country to requiring a wheelchair and needing full time assisted living. We had no idea where to start in the search for her new home. Not only did Lori at Discerning Seniors assist us in finding the perfect home for my mom, she helped us trouble shoot a number of additional issues before they became a problem. ​ Seeing my mom settled in a dignified home that is close to her family is huge. She's comfortable, settled and making progress that we hadn't anticipated.

We were really lucky to have been referred to Discerning Seniors early on to help us navigate this territory we knew so little about.” After viewing and consulting with several places, Lori gave us her recommendations and after touring them ourselves, we found that she was incredibly accurate in finding what my mom was looking for, for this next phase of her life. Lori is a compassionate, warm and experienced professional. She is very knowledgeable about all of the different facilities and homes in the GTA, and is able to accurately find the right place for the individual's needs, wants and personality.

I felt very comfortable with her and instinctively trusted she would find the right place for my mom. She exceeded our expectations, and I would happily recommend Lori Germain, and Discerning Seniors without hesitation.

Our family's experience with Leigh and Lori was very positive. They are both incredibly empathetic and knowledgable regarding this challenging path that we had to navigate after our Mom fell and had to be hospitalized. Through their caring advice, we were able to make a decision and move forward in a very short amount of time. But they never made us feel rushed. These are incredibly difficult decisions to make. Discerning Seniors and the team of Leigh and Lori made it so much easier for us all.