McCormick Care Group

What McCormick Care Group does

McCormick Care Group is a non-denominational charitable organization headquartered in London, Ontario, providing a continuum of dementia and senior-care services across four operating divisions: McCormick Home, McCormick Dementia Services, McCormick Dementia Research, and the McCormick Care Foundation. McCormick Home is a 160-bed long-term care facility licensed under Ontario's Fixing Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2021, staffed by 3 physicians, a nurse practitioner, registered nurses, registered practical nurses, personal support workers, and a social work team delivering 24-hour nursing, medical, palliative, dietary, and life-enrichment care. McCormick Dementia Services operates what the organization describes as the largest dementia day program in Ontario, running seven days per week alongside overnight respite, support groups, individual and family counselling, and a care-partner education series delivered both in-person and virtually via Zoom.

Revenue is sourced primarily from the Ontario Ministry of Health through Ontario Health West, supplemented by client user fees and donations through the McCormick Care Foundation (hosting the annual Ritz Gala, which raised over $185,000 in net proceeds in 2024). The organization adds an innovation layer through McCormick Dementia Research, which formalized a research partnership with Western University's Faculty of Health Sciences in 2023 and maintains collaborations with Fanshawe College, London Health Sciences Centre, St. Joseph's/Parkwood Institute, Baycrest Health Sciences, Brain Canada, and the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging. Notable recent program innovations include the McCormick Mobile in-home pilot (Phase 2 funded by the Petro Canada Care Makers Foundation in 2024) and the Be EPIC-VR virtual-reality training program for personal support workers (2023).

The organization is governed by a community-based board, has no parent company, and is not publicly traded; it markets its services through its website (mccormickcaregroup.ca), weekly email newsletter, webinars, a YouTube education series, and partnerships with regional healthcare providers. It operates solely within Ontario and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2024, having been founded in 1874 as the Women's Christian Association.

Name

McCormick Care Group

Legal name

McCormick Care Group

Website

https://mccormickcaregroup.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1874

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

McCormick Care Group is a London, Ontario-based non-profit operating a 160-bed long-term care home, the largest dementia day program in Ontario, a research division, and a fundraising foundation, serving seniors with dementia and their care partners across southwestern Ontario.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dementia and Long-Term Care Services

NAICS

Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311), Home Health Care Services (6216), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Memory Care Units within Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF/Nursing Homes) (HLADACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Memory Care Adult Day Programs (Dementia/Alzheimer’s) (HSABANAC), Dementia & Alzheimer’s Respite Care (HSABAGAF), In-Home Dementia Care Services (Specialized Personal Care) (HLADACAI), Dementia Care Coordination & Care Planning (HSABAEAJ)

Keywords

• Long-term care services
• Dementia day program
• Senior residential care
• Caregiver education workshops
• Community dementia support

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Ministry of Health Funding: Primary funding through Ontario Health West from the Ministry of Health, providing core funding for dementia services and programs.
2. Client User Fees: Day Program client user fees supplement government funding for services.
3. McCormick Care Foundation Donations: The McCormick Care Foundation provides additional funding support through charitable donations, including the Ritz Gala which raised over $185,000 in net proceeds for the Learning and Development Centre.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

McCormick Care Group operates a 160-bed long-term care home (McCormick Home) for seniors in London, Ontario, and runs community-based dementia programs through McCormick Dementia Services, including the largest dementia day program in Ontario, overnight respite, support groups, and care-partner education. McCormick Dementia Research advances dementia care through partnerships with Western University, Fanshawe College, and national dementia organizations, while the McCormick Care Foundation funds enhancements through donations.

Product overview

McCormick Care Group operates three core divisions: McCormick Home (a 160-bed long-term care facility), McCormick Dementia Services (the largest adult day program in Ontario offering respite, support groups, and education), and McCormick Dementia Research (driving innovation through research partnerships). The organization also delivers specialized educational programs including the Powerful Tools for Caregivers Series, McCormick Enhanced Care Partner Education Series, McCormick Mobile (in-home education pilot), and Be EPIC-VR (virtual reality training). These products work together to provide a continuum of dementia care from residential services to community-based programs and caregiver education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• McCormick Home A 160-bed non-profit long-term care home for seniors in London, Ontario, providing 24-hour nursing, medical, palliative, dietary, physiotherapy, social work, and life enrichment services, with a specialization in dementia care. Serves seniors requiring residential long-term care, including those with complex medical needs and dementia.
• McCormick Dementia Services Community-based dementia program offering the largest dementia day program in Ontario operating seven days per week, overnight respite, support groups, individual and family counselling, information/referral, and telephone consultation. Serves individuals with dementia living at home and their care partners in the London, Ontario region.
• McCormick Dementia Research Research division focused on advancing dementia care through strategic research partnerships with Western University's Faculty of Health Sciences, Fanshawe College, Baycrest Health Sciences, Brain Canada, and the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging.
• Powerful Tools for Caregivers Series Six-week virtual workshop delivered via Zoom, providing tips and information for caregivers of people with dementia, covering stress reduction, effective communication, caring for a spouse, managing transitions, and making tough caregiving decisions. Targets family caregivers of persons with dementia.
• McCormick Enhanced Care Partner Education Series Ten-week course covering practical communication strategies, understanding behaviours with practical strategies, strategies for meaningful activity engagement, and practical strategies for providing personal care. Targeted at family and informal care partners of persons with dementia.
• McCormick Mobile Pilot research project providing intensive in-home dementia care education through an interdisciplinary McCormick Mobile team. Focuses on communication strategies, simplified personal care, behavioural interventions, and meaningful activities, delivered in the care partner's home. Targeted at family care partners of persons with dementia in the London area.
• Be EPIC-VR Training Virtual reality version of the Be-EPIC person-centred communication training program for personal support workers (PSWs), comprising 10 hours of interactive modules exploring VR simulations versus real-world clinical interactions with persons living with dementia. Builds skills in person-centred communication, addressing responsive behaviours, and managing delirium symptoms.

Quantifiable outcome

• High wellbeing sustained after horticultural therapy program completion (Therapeutic Gardening study)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Western University - Faculty of Health SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Formalized research partnership established in 2023 with a steering committee overseeing a sustainable and mutually beneficial collaboration. Leverages expertise of researchers and McCormick Care Group staff to co-create initiatives focused on improving dementia care. Partnership includes research coordinator Winnie Twum-Ampofo who splits time between Western and McCormick.
• Western UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing research and educational relationship. Includes faculties of Health Sciences, Nursing, Health Studies, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Faculty of Information and Media Studies.
• Fanshawe CollegemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership providing learning enhancement, training and internship opportunities across multiple schools: School of Nursing, Collaborative Nursing, Personal Service Workers, School of Community Studies, Gerontology Interprofessional Practice, Recreation and Leisure Studies, School of Design, School of Information Technology, and Health Systems Management.
• London Health Sciences CentremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital partnership for research and healthcare coordination.
• St. Joseph's Health Care CentremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital partnership including Parkwood Institute for research and healthcare coordination.
• Parkwood InstitutemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of St. Joseph's Health Care Centre, providing specialized care and research opportunities.
• Baycrest Health SciencesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership including joint study on adult day program quality (2014-2017) examining benefits for persons with dementia and their caregivers.
• Brain CanadamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational research partner supporting dementia research initiatives.
• Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in AgingmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational research consortium advancing neurodegenerative disease research.
• King's University College - Social WorkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership with School of Social Work for training and research collaboration.
• University of Chicago - Healthy Aging & Alzheimer's Research Care CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational research partnership focused on healthy aging and Alzheimer's disease research.
• Ontario Health WestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunder and healthcare system partner providing Ministry of Health funding for dementia services. Also supported renovation of dementia-friendly spa and bathing room.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sunrise Senior Living: International senior living operator with strong specialization in memory care through its Reminiscence neighborhoods and dementia-focused programming. Directly comparable to McCormick's dementia-focused care model, though at much larger international scale and via a for-profit delivery structure.
• Baycrest Health Sciences: Toronto-based academic health sciences center specializing in aging, dementia care, and brain health, with research, residential, and community programs. Directly comparable to McCormick given overlapping dementia research partnership (joint adult day program study 2014–2017), day programming, and long-term care offerings targeting similar populations.
• Atria Senior Living: U.S.-based operator recognized for its Life Guidance memory care neighborhoods and dementia-capable training programs. Directly comparable to McCormick's dementia specialization—operating residential settings with structured cognitive-care programming and caregiver education, though primarily U.S.-focused rather than Canadian.

Regional players

• Verve Senior Living: Canadian operator of retirement residences including memory care offerings in Ontario and other provinces. Comparable as a regionally focused senior living provider with dementia-care capability, though smaller scale and without McCormick's research partnership or community-based programming depth.
• Amica Senior Lifestyles: Canadian operator of premium retirement residences offering assisted living and memory care suites. Comparable as an Ontario-present retirement and memory care provider, though focused primarily on independent/assisted living rather than the skilled nursing long-term care anchor of McCormick Home.

Broad incumbents

• Revera Inc. One of Canada's largest senior living operators with retirement communities, long-term care homes, and memory care services across multiple provinces. Broad incumbent offering overlapping long-term care and dementia services at greater scale, though as part of a diversified senior living portfolio rather than a dementia-specialized mission.
• Extendicare: Canadian provider of long-term care, retirement living, and home health care services across multiple provinces. Comparable operating model with both facility-based skilled nursing and home care, though Extendicare operates as a publicly traded company with a for-profit incentive structure opposite to McCormick's non-profit model.
• Sienna Senior Living: Canadian operator of retirement residences and long-term care communities, including dedicated memory care neighborhoods. Comparable as a Canadian long-term care provider serving similar elderly and dementia populations, though at much larger scale and across broader geographies.
• Chartwell Retirement Residences: One of Canada's largest operators of retirement residences, including memory care neighborhoods, serving a similarly aged population. Relevant as a broad senior-living incumbent in the same Canadian market, though it does not match McCormick's depth of community-based dementia programming or research integration.

Others

• Alzheimer Society of Canada: National charitable organization delivering dementia education, support programs, and research funding across Canada. Adjacent rather than directly competitive—partners with providers like McCormick through referral networks and shared research, but does not operate residential or day program services itself.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/mccormickhome
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mccormick-care-group

Compliance5 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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