Nearest emergency department
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
Hospital
About 4.5 km away
- Emergency Department
- Palliative Care
- Outpatient Rehabilitation
Long Term Care
Southbridge Lakehead
42Limited135 Vickers St S, Thunder Bay, ON P7E 1J2, Canada
3.5(10 reviews)Long Term CarePalliative Care
Pet friendlyDiningSalon
WaitlistavailabilityPlacement is arranged through Ontario Health atHome, not by contacting the home directly.
Last updated September 2026
About This Community
Southbridge Lakehead is a 131-resident long-term care home located in Thunder Bay, Ontario near Lake Superior. It is a fully accredited facility providing resident-centred care with professional health care staff available 24 hours per day.
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Southbridge Lakehead is a fully accredited 131-resident long-term care home in Thunder Bay, Ontario, with a resident-centred quality program.
The facility is committed to supporting the health and well-being of residents with compassionate care, warm hospitality and a safe environment.
The home offers comprehensive health care services including 24-hour nursing and personal support worker care, ongoing health monitoring, medication administration, assistance with daily activities, in-house physician coverage, and palliative care.
Editorial summary by Senior Care Path based on verified listing data, last reviewed September 2026.
Pricing at Southbridge Lakehead
Pricing
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Long Term CarePalliative Care
A starting price usually covers the suite, meals, housekeeping and activities. Care is added on top as needs grow, so ask for an all-in quote in writing.
Accommodation options
Private
Semi-private
Basic
How placement works
Applying for long-term care
This is a long-term care home, so you can't book a room directly. Placement is arranged through Ontario Health atHome, which confirms eligibility and manages the waiting list for the homes you choose.
- 1A care coordinator confirms that long-term care is the right level of care and that you're eligible.
- 2You pick the homes you'd like, and your name is added to each home's waiting list.
- 3When a bed opens and you're next in line, the home offers it to you.
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Who This Community Is Best For
Ideal For
- Seniors with complex medical needs who require 24-hour nursing care
- Seniors who'd like to bring a beloved pet
Consider Alternatives For
- Active or largely independent seniors
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Hospitals & healthcare nearby
The nearest emergency department and senior-focused healthcare, with approximate straight-line distances. These are public facilities near Southbridge Lakehead, not services it provides or is affiliated with.
Senior-focused healthcare
St. Joseph's Care Group
Rehabilitation and continuing care hospital
About 6.5 km away
- Specialized Geriatric Services
- Geriatric Outpatient Clinic
- Geriatric Rehabilitation
- Stroke Rehabilitation
Facility and service details come from Ontario Health atHome and the Ontario Ministry of Health. Call 911 in an emergency.
Care Services
- 24-hour nursing
- Personal care assistance
- Medication administration
- Ongoing health monitoring
- In-house physician coverage
- Palliative care
- Pharmacy services
- Dietary services
- Physiotherapy
- Laundry service
- Daily cleaning service
Languages Supported
- English
Amenities
- Hairdressing/barber
- Dining room
- Lounges
- Art therapy
- Musical entertainment
- Pet visits
- Weekly faith services
- Local bus outings
- Picnics
- Barbecues
- Movies
- Scenic walking path
Key Features
- Fully accredited
- 24-hour health care staff
- In-house physician coverage
- Resident-centred quality program
- Pet friendly
Google Reviews
See all reviews on Google3.5
10 Google reviews
Summary of Google Reviews
Summarized by Senior Care Path from Southbridge Lakehead's Google rating and recent reviews. Confirm specifics with the community.
Southbridge Lakehead holds a 3.5-star rating across 10 Google reviews. Recent reviewers most often highlight caring, attentive staff and quality dining and meals.
Most common praise
- Caring, attentive staff
- Quality dining and meals
- Clean, well-kept spaces
- Engaging activities and social life
Most common concerns
- A few notes on the building's age or upkeep
ThemesStaff & careDiningCleanlinessActivitiesAtmosphere
Most recent reviews
Arlene Lockman
5 months ago · via Google
It's an old building. The a/c doesn't work very well. 85% of the staff are great. The place is clean and some really are dedicated to their job and go beyond to help their clients. I heard there's plans in the works to build a new LTC Facility for Seniors but that will take years.
Shannon
8 months ago · via Google
Im just blown away by the staff at southbridge lakehead. I have a family member there and everytime we call to see how he is doing the ppl cannot speak English!!!! One time they hauled him out of bed into his wheelchair to the phone, he ia partially deaf and cannot hear on a phone. It is so frustrating and actually horrifying to think these people are taking care of loved ones!!! We go every second day to visit and have to remind them to empty his catheter bag like really?!?!?! Just disgusted at the care offered.
Mary Poos
a year ago · via Google
Great staff psw nurses and quite a bunch of various residences . Residences are there for different 😜😜needs a bigger new building modern and more elevators and definitely more nurses for helping each other nurses are run ragged but are tired and don't it. Needs a fixing in kitchen and more dining room staff food is ok but not the best too salty and too hard meats for our dentures. New staff are confusing at times until they get the tricks of the trade. They are good to there people and are quite friendly and usually all talk to you with a smile. Needs a bigger and more activity so residences are not so sad. Needs more private rooms because walls are too thin hear everything on rooms from far away.. definitely needs more dancing and romancing and a different place for the folks to have som fun and not just talk to people that are not zombie and lost looking. Ask Sophie petrillio from nmaude show she knows how to😙👍👍🤩🎶🎶🎈😊🎈😅🎂😭😂🥰🥰 ask the golden girls and needs some good looking men to cheer up rose, blanche Betty and maudeie. Needs sexy younger boys around sixty to seventy five that look like the Clooney, the gear athe Brad Pitt and Elvis to romance us young widows to give us some smiles and kisses and hugs to cheer up our lonely days. Maybe our smiles will get better with added attraction 😉. Thank you also hire some European men from France Italy, and Ukraine and ladies too.dance the polka all night long😂😂😭😭😊🎶🥰🥰😂😂😀😀👍👍🇺🇦🇺🇦
Google reviews and rating refreshed September 2026.
42/ 100
Confidence Score
Limited
Our 100-point confidence rating
Trust 36/60Verified 6/40
Senior Care Path gives Southbridge Lakehead an SCP Confidence Score of 42/100 (Limited), our 100-point trust rating. How we calculate it.
The essentials
- Languages spoken
- English
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Location
135 Vickers St S, Thunder Bay, ON P7E 1J2, Canada, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7E 1J2
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