Burnaby Senior Homes
Searching for senior living in Burnaby BC? Browse retirement homes, assisted living communities, independent living options, memory care, and long-term care residences all in one place.
St. Michael’s Centre Extended Care
7451 Sussex Ave, Burnaby, BC
St. Michael's Centre Extended Care in Burnaby, BC is a not-for-profit, faith-based care home and hospice offering compassionate, person-centred care around the clock.
The Derby Manor
8601 16th Ave, Burnaby, BC
The Derby Manor is a senior living community located in Burnaby, BC, offering residents a comfortable place to call home.
The Poppy Residences
5291 Grimmer St, Burnaby, BC
The Poppy Residences is a senior living community located in Burnaby, BC, offering a welcoming home for older adults in a convenient, well-connected neighbourhood.
Willingdon Care Centre
4435 Grange St, Burnaby, BC
Willingdon Care Centre in Burnaby, BC provides assisted living, long-term care, and palliative care in a warm, supportive environment with round-the-clock staff.
Learn More About senior Care in Burnaby
Burnaby sits at the geographic centre of Metro Vancouver, bordered by Vancouver to the west, Coquitlam to the east, and Surrey and New Westminster to the south. It is the third-largest city in BC by population and one of the most densely built municipalities in the country, defined by its town centres at Metrotown, Brentwood, Lougheed, and Edmonds, each of which has become a vertical high-rise hub over the past two decades. For families researching senior living, Burnaby’s position within Metro Vancouver means it offers access to the full range of the region’s healthcare infrastructure while being meaningfully more affordable than Vancouver proper.
The city’s senior population at approximately 17.7 percent of residents sits near the provincial and national averages, reflecting a community that is diverse in age as well as culture. Burnaby has one of the highest proportions of residents born outside Canada of any city in the country, with Chinese Canadians, Korean Canadians, South Asian Canadians, and many other communities well established here. For families where cultural and linguistic familiarity in senior care matters, Burnaby’s diversity translates into a broader range of culturally specific options than most cities of comparable size.
Senior care in Burnaby falls under BC’s Community Care and Assisted Living Act, with licensing and oversight administered by Fraser Health, the regional health authority covering the eastern suburbs of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. Fraser Health is one of the largest health authorities in Canada and coordinates access to publicly funded residential care placements through a needs assessment process. Private pay options are accessed directly through operators.
Burnaby is served by TransLink, Metro Vancouver’s regional transit authority, which operates SkyTrain service through the city on both the Expo and Millennium Lines, making Burnaby one of the best-connected suburban municipalities for transit in Canada. The Metrotown station area in particular is a major transit hub. Families visiting from elsewhere in the Lower Mainland or from Vancouver proper will find Burnaby straightforward to reach by rail. Use the search tool above to filter listings by neighbourhood, care type, and the features most relevant to your family’s situation.
Burnaby’s neighbourhoods vary significantly in character and senior living context. The areas around Metrotown and Edmonds tend to have more established senior living communities given their longer history of dense residential development. Brentwood and Lougheed are newer high-rise corridors where senior living capacity has grown alongside broader residential development. Families searching in Burnaby should consider which town centre a residence is closest to, as transit access, walkability, and nearby amenity density differ considerably between them.