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Designed with you in mind

Aster Gardens is where active seniors thrive. We are an innovative seniors’ living community, built to promote active lifestyles and meet the specific tastes and needs of its residents.

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A Sherwood Park community hub

Aster Gardens is where active seniors thrive. We are an innovative seniors’ living community built to promote active lifestyles and meet our residents' specific tastes and needs.

Entertaining guests, engaging with the community, or booking tee times and restaurant reservations with our concierge is easy at Aster Gardens: Designed with you in mind.

SPARK: Memory Living by Optima

The Spark - Memory Living Program is designed to meet the needs of people experiencing dementia. Our resident-centred approach isn’t simply having a place to live; rather, it’s about creating a place to call home where your loved one can thrive in this next season of life.


News & Updates

Stay connected with Optima Living. Join us for special celebrations and learn about our ongoing mission to bring smiles and joy to senior's lives!

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    Innovation & Connection: How Technology Is Enhancing Lives at Oakwood Manor

    Innovation means creating meaningful opportunities for residents to connect, engage, and thrive. With support from the New Horizons for Seniors Program grant, we’ve added new tools—including a SMART Board, interactive projector, and high-definition television—to make daily life more inclusive, engaging, and enjoyable.

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    Discover the Joy of Senior Living

    At Optima Living, we know that choosing senior care is a personal and emotional decision—one that often leads to greater peace of mind, connection, and renewed independence. Episode 18 of Optima Living TV explores the top reasons families across Alberta and British Columbia choose our communities and the joy the right environment can bring.

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    Shaping the Future of Seniors Care in Alberta

    Optima Living is proud to launch the Optima Living PhD Graduate Award for Innovation in Seniors Living at the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Nursing, strengthening our partnership and advancing innovation, knowledge, and care in seniors living.

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    Your Senior Years, Your Way: Planning a Life That Reflects You

    Ageing is a season of growth, joy, and new possibilities. At Optima Living, we believe it’s a time to celebrate experience, purpose, and independence. With the right support and planning, seniors can continue living confidently and meaningfully at every stage of care.

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    How to Talk to With Parents About Moving to a Senior Living Community

    Bringing up the idea of moving to a senior living community with your parents can be emotional and delicate. It is a significant life transition that involves change, uncertainty, and often a mix of emotions.

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We have created virtual tours of Aster Gardens to provide a safe peek into our beautiful community!

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People

Here, you have every freedom to book rounds of golf, have a dip in the pool, make reservations with the concierge, go for a stroll in the park, or whatever you like to fill your days with. This is only a small taste of what is available at Aster Gardens. The choice is always yours.
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Place

Surrounded by friends, family, and the care partners who keep your wellbeing at the forefront of their thoughts, you’ll always feel like you belong. Because Aster Gardens was designed with you in mind.
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Community

If you should feel like taking a neighbourhood stroll with your dog, seeing a play, or going on a family excursion, the world is your oyster. With its seamless integration into the neighbourhood, the sight of happy and healthy seniors coming and going will not be an unusual one.

Memory Living

Memory Living is individually focused care, wellness supports, and caring approaches that impact the progression of dementia positively.


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